Participation in Induction and Workforce Development

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Participation in Induction and Workforce
Development

• Project manager Pauline Smith SDSA
• 
  pauline.smith_at_sdsa.net
• Project team
• Lindsay Allen East Midlands Voluntary Youth
• Pam Curley - Connexions Derbyshire
• Liz Morris Family Welfare Association
• Naomi Feldman Derby CYPD
• Steering Group
• East Midlands Strategic Participation Leads and
  Strategic Workforce Development Leads

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Project Outline

• CWDC funded project, brought together a strong
  partnership
• Gap in induction related resources across the
  country
• Forming the project team
• Mapping questionnaire
• Identifying good practice in the East Midlands
• Developing the Toolkit

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Participation Toolkits

• Launching Today are
• Early Years Toolkit (supported by Participation
  Works)
• Participation in Induction Toolkit (supported by
  CWDC)
• Both developed in the East Midlands

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CWDC Induction Standards

• Standard 1 Principles and values
• Standard 2 Workers role
• Standard 3 Health and safety
• Standard 4 Communicating effectively
• Standard 5 Child development
• Standard 6 Safeguarding
• Standard 7 Self development

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Purpose of the Toolkit

• 9 case studies from around the region
• Interactive quiz for induction of new staff
• Ongoing staff training and development
• Use within in-house training

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Give it a go

• Question 1
• How does your organisation monitor the ethnicity,
  gender and disability of service users in a way
  that makes sense to children young people
• A) Tell them its a bit boring but we have a form
  to fill in
• B)  Explain its important that all children
  young people have access to the service and
  explain this information is important in order to
  improve the service
• C) Have a good look at them and fill in the form
  yourself

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Question 1 Answers

• A) This is unlikely to encourage them to take
  part
• B) Good Answer
• C) This may be seen as rude and it is easy to be
  wrong and to stereotype children young people

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Give it a go again

• Question 2
• Which of the following principles will be most
  important in your day to day work?
• A) Understanding the needs, rights and views of
  children young people?
• B) Health Safety
• C) Welfare of children young people working in
  their best interests
• D)Equality and diversity

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Question 2 Answers

• A) if you fully understand the needs, rights, and
  views of young people, you will be taking into
  account their health safety, welfare and
  equality of opportunity. All of these principles
  should be at the centre of all practice and
  provision

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Question 2 Answers

• B) Health Safety of children young people
  will be actively promoted
• C) The welfare of the child is paramount in all
  matters before the court (1989 Childrens Act)
• D) Equality Diversity helps us all to
  understand the best ways of working with children
  young people

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Derby Case Study

• Motivation behind the power point
• Young peoples involvement
• Using the power point
• Adapting it for the needs of your organisation
• Workshop this afternoon
• Within the CWDC toolkit

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NIGHTMARE STAFF Big Ego Obnoxious Two faced
Patronising Nasty Over
protective Angry Stubborn Depressed
Lazy Grumpy Swears Cold hearted Violent
Doesnt listen Unprofessional Uncaring Inappropri
ate clothing Sarcastic Puts you down
Makes assumptions Talks for you not
to you
IDEAL STAFF Polite Understanding Efficient
Smiling Willing to help Professional
Reliable Warm hearted Intelligent Easy to talk
to Trustworthy Happy Approachable
Punctual Presentable Welcoming Imaginative Good
listener Art work on all slides by Curtis,
Deepali,Josh, Mehwish and Tyrone
YOUR WORKER
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More Information pick up your Toolkit

• CWDC www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
•  Participation Works www.participationworks.org.
  uk
•  National Youth Agency (NYA) www.nya.org.uk
• Childrens Rights Officers Advocates
  www.croa.org.uk
• Childrens Rights Alliance for England
  www.crae.org.uk
• School Development Support Agency (SDSA)
  www.sdsa.net
• East Midlands Voluntary Youth www.emvy.org.uk
• National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
  (NCVYS) www.ncvys.org.uk