Make a Day Better is a children’s charity that employs family support workers – it’s based in an area of high deprivation. The job description for the role says ‘the post-holder will have regular, family focused safeguarding training and should make sure they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the charity’.
The job specification includes safeguarding related elements under the heading of ‘essential’, that cover working with families, a good understanding of safeguarding practice and an understanding of challenges children and families can face. It also includes safeguarding elements under the heading of 'desirable' as an understanding of the ‘prevent’ strategy.
