Screening Toolbox: Observation of the Applicant & Home Assessment
When possible, it can be informative to observe an applicant in your environment with the child(ren) and youth you serve, to look for potential red…
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To determine what screening tools are most appropriate to use for a particular position and to ensure consistency in your screening protocols, we recommend that you inventory the strengths and risks associated with your paid and volunteer positions. That includes:
To sum it up, whether your youth-serving organization is large enough to have a risk management or human resources office that can conduct a formal assessment, or is a small business with a single proprietor, our risk inventory translates into some basic questions that can help determine the appropriate level of screening for your potential employees and volunteers.
Screening & Hiring
When possible, it can be informative to observe an applicant in your environment with the child(ren) and youth you serve, to look for potential red…
Code of Conduct
Every YSO has certain risks associated with its activities, functions, and responsibilities—and thinking about those risks is an important part of…
Training
Training for Different Audiences Training programs designed to prevent child sexual abuse take many forms and contain varying levels of detail,…
Training
Training Best Practices To protect the children/youth you serve, your organization needs a comprehensive framework: a set of abuse prevention…
Reporting
Who Are Mandated Reporters? Massachusetts law defines a number of professionals as mandated reporters (for the full list, see MGL Chapter 119,…
Training
Training programs are offered to staff at least annually to heighten awareness of your commitment to safety and help create a culture of…
Screening & Hiring
Certain organizations, such as public schools and licensed childcare programs, must also query national criminal record and fingerprint-based…
Code of Conduct
Once your Code of Conduct is in place, it’s important to implement it through training and by disseminating the information widely, in a variety…
Training
The approaches in the chart below can provide frameworks that make your organization most effective when training adults and/or children/youth….
Monitoring Behavior
Your Youth-Serving Organization (YSO) should develop a protocol to keep staff and volunteers accountable for their behaviors. Identify the…
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