Safeguarding children/vulnerable adults

Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults in our care. We expect all employees to share this commitment. This means that staff who work with vulnerable groups will be recruited and selected in line with the Key Safeguarding Employment Standards for Cambridgeshire.

CRB checks at an appropriate level are mandatory. In addition, person specifications for posts involving work with vulnerable groups will include at least one criterion about the candidate’s suitability to work with the client group. This will be tested at interview when the candidate will be asked a specific question or questions about their suitability and/or their experience of safe working in the past. This is likely to include giving information about past employment history. We reserve the right to apply to a candidate’s last employer for a reference. All referees are asked to comment specifically on the suitability of the candidate. No person will be appointed to work with vulnerable client groups if there is any doubt at all about their suitability to do so.

Once appointed, the new member of staff will complete an induction process which will include gaining an in-depth understanding of how to work safely and appropriately with vulnerable groups. Staff working with such groups will be supervised by their managers on a regular basis.