AccessNI

Boys and Girls Clubs is registered with AccessNI as an umbrella body and can process the checks for all volunteers and staff within your youth organisation. It is a free service for all our member clubs.

AccessNI is a Criminal History Disclosure Service within the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and enables organisations to make more informed recruitment decisions by providing criminal history information about anyone seeking paid or unpaid when working with children and young people.

As an employer, you may need to check the criminal records of potential employees or volunteers as part of your organisational recruitment process.  There are different levels of criminal record check and it will depend on the job or role as to which one is required.

The enhanced check is a legal requirement for those working in regulated activities with children and young people.

If your club would like to take advantage of this service or you need further information please contact the Mary at the office.

Child Protection Publications

Keeping Children Safe – Publications

Our Duty to Care – Principles of good practice for work with children and young people.

Getting It Right – Standards of practice for the protection of children and young people.

Useful organisations, phone numbers and websites 

NSPCC – Child Protection Help Line offering advice and support to anyone concerned about the wefare of a child.  It is confidential and open 24hrs a day.

Child Protection in Sport Unit – Child Protection in Sport are there to provide expert safeguarding and child protection advice to sports organisations.

Click CEOP - CEOP's Safety Centre
Click CEOP – CEOP’s Safety Centre

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre – The NCA’s CEOP Command is here to help children and young people. They are here to help if you are a young person and you or your friend (up to age 18) has been forced or tricked into taking part in sexual activity with anyone online, or in the real world. They also have advice and links to support for other online problems young people might face, such as cyberbullying and hacking. Visit their Safety Centre for advice and to report directly to CEOP, by clicking on the Click CEOP button.

Kidscape – Is a charity set up to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse. It provides individuals and organisations with practical skills and resources necessary to keep children safe from harm within the UK

Childline – Free helpline for children and young people in the uk.  Children and young people can call to talk about any problem.  A tetxphone service provides confidential support and advice from 9.30 am to 9.30 pm on weekdays and 9.30 am to 8pm at weekends.

Lifeline – Lifeline is the Northern Ireland crisis response helpline service for people who are experiencing distress or despair. No matter what your age or where you live in Northern Ireland, if you are or someone you know is in distress or despair, Lifeline is here to help.

 

 

Keeping Safe Training

Keeping Safe Training

Keeping Safe Training

Boys & Girls Clubs offers child protection training to all affiliated clubs. 
Keeping safe training will ensure that your organisation has the expertise to provide training on good child protection practice for all staff and volunteers who work with children and young people.

Adults working with children and young people not only have a moral responsibility to provide a safe environment but also a legal responsibility to ensure that the welfare of the child is of paramount importance. Participation in the Keeping Safe Training programme certifies quality assurance in good practice within your organisation and Boys & Girls Clubs recommend that all staff who work with children and young people partake in the training.

Participants who complete the training will receive a certificate for the corresponding module.

 

 

Module 1  An Introduction to Child Awareness Issues (3 hrs) is for those staff & volunteers who have limited and/or indirect contact with young people e.g. caretaker, cleaner, but who need to have an understanding of safeguarding issues.

Content: awareness of safeguarding children issues; procedures for reporting concerns; code of behaviour.

 

Module 2 Training for staff and volunteers  (6hrs) is for staff and volunteers who have regular and/or direct contact with young people e.g. supervisor, leader, coach.

Content : awareness of safeguarding issues;procedures for reporting concerns;creating a child centred environment; code of behaviour for staff/volunteers and young people

 

Module 3 Training for managers,supervisors and management committee members (6hrs) is for managers and supervisors and volunteers working with young people and members of voluntary management committees of groups and organisations that provide activities for young people

Content: module 1 forms the first half of this training while the second half focus on recruitment, selection and management of staff and volunteers;confidentiality issues and breach of a code of behaviour; dealing with allegations against staff and volunteers

 

Additional Courses

We can tailor other courses to meet the needs of your individual club requirements – in particular Safeguarding Children and Young People With Disabilities.

 

Keeping  Safe Training contact Mary O’Hara for more information.