‘Safe recruitment’ means thinking about and including issues to do with child protection and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children at every stage of the recruitment process.
It starts with the process of planning the recruitment exercise and ensuring that the job advertisement makes clear the organisation’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
It requires a consistent and thorough process of scrutinising applicants by:
- verifying identity and any academic or vocational qualifications
- obtaining professional and character references
- checking previous employment history
- ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job
- undertaking a face to face interview
- undertaking any mandatory vetting and barring checks including where appropriate a DBS and enhanced regulated activity check
For more information see:
Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education (Wales focused guidance)
and
Welsh Government’s School Governor's Guide to the Law