Wider Workforce

Recognise * Respond * Record * Report

Everybody, regardless of role and remit, where they do not fit into any other professional groups or workforces below, require at least a minimum, baseline awareness of core messages about child welfare, safety and protection.

Training for General Workforce in Fife is available within single agencies as well as a range of e-learning options.

General Workforce

Recognise * Respond * Record * Support* Report

Staff who, as part of their role, are likely to require a PVG and to:

• Recognise potential signs of harm and abuse
• Raise a protection concern through the appropriate route
• Contribute relevant and appropriately recorded information to assessments/reports

Training for General Workforce in Fife is available within single agencies as well as a range of e-learning options. Should staff within this group wish to attend training for Specific Workforce for professional development reasons please speak to your single agency Child Protection lead for further advice.

Specific Workforce

Recognise * Respond * Record * Support * Advocate * Report

Staff who, as part of their role, work directly with children or their family. People in this workforce group are likely to require a PVG and to:

• Routinely work closely with children and their family, including supporting learning, health, practical or skill development in children, parents or supporting family time between children/parents
• Keep routine records, write reports and/or assessments for multi agency child protection meetings, participate in child protection support plans
• Contribute to single agency recording and chronologies
• Contribute to generic or specific risk assessments
• Contribute to identifying and implementing appropriate support/intervention plans
• Attend and contribute to formal protection or risk management meetings (Team Around the Child

Training for Specific Workforce in Fife is available within single agencies as well as a range of Multi Agency training offered by Fife Child Protection Committee. Content specified when time is required.

Courses are bookable on Oracle or here for external staff: Book a child protection training course | Fife Council

Intensive Workforce

Recognise * Respond * Record * Support * Advocate * Report * Assess * Analyse * Plan * Implement

Staff who:

• Have a lead role in compiling and implementing a multi agency Child’s Plan and/or in decisions making relevant to a child’s welfare
• Oversee the implementation of protection plans
• Have a specific, designated role in formal protection processes, including carrying out a child protection investigation
• Carry out specific, focused or specialist risk assessments
• Compile multi agency or integrated chronologies
• Produce assessment/analytical reports on a child’s behalf for formal statutory decision making
• Provide leadership, specialist advice, support and reflective supervision to colleagues, including the creation of safe working practices and safer culture that support a ‘whistleblowing’ policy

The following Child Protection training is available to Intensive Workforce in Fife. Details can be obtained from line managers.

• IRD Participants Forum
• Scottish Child Interview Model Training
• CARM Training