Our Safeguarding Policy:
This safeguarding policy applies to all Owners, staff and volunteers or anyone working on behalf of Just Camps.
The purpose:
- To protect all children and minors under our duty of care at Just Camps.
- To provide all staff and volunteers at Just Camps with guidance on how to approach child protection and safeguarding.
- Just Camps believe no child should be exposed or experience any kind of abuse.
- At Just Camps we accept the responsibility to practice ways that promote child safety and are committed to protect all children and young people under our duty of care.
We recognise that:
- The welfare of the child is paramount, as stated in the Children Act 1989.
- All children, regardless of sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic background, identity, disability, gender or age have a right to be protected from all types of abuse.
- Some children will be more vulnerable than others due to the impact of past experiences. Their level of communication needs and dependency on certain issues.
- Working with children, young people, parents and guardians along with other agencies is essential when promoting child welfare.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
- Following child protection and safeguarding practices by following the staff and volunteers code of conduct.
- Valuing, respecting and listening to all.
- Providing the correct staff and volunteers with support, supervision, training and detailed assurance measures.
- Completing all checks on staff and volunteers before having contact with the children.
- Recording and saving information in a safe and professional manor.
- Sharing information about safeguarding and our practices with the children, families, staff and volunteers through one-to-one discussions and advertisement.
- Using our procedures and policy to manage allegations against staff and volunteers working at Just Camps.
- Using our safeguarding procedures to share relevant information with agencies who are involved with a child, family or carer, where appropriate.
- Maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring there is a policy to successfully deal with bullying incidence.
- Ensuring we have a complaint procedure in place.
- Ensuring we provide a safe environment for all children, staff and volunteers by following health and safety measures in accordance to regulations and the law.
