9. Guidance for Appointments
Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Principles of Intimate Care when working with young people and adults
- 3. Definitions within the Intimate and Personal care policy & Procedures
- 4. People involved in creating an Individual Support Plan – definition of role
- 5. Creating an Individual Support Plan for young people
- 6. Creating a Personal Care Plan for Adult Volunteers
- 7. Intimate & personal care: Support Practices
- 8. Guidance on who can provide intimate or personal care support
- 9. Guidance for Appointments
- 10. Training & Validation
- 11. Specific Safeguarding Considerations
- 12. Further Resources
- 13. Review
- Appendix
9. Guidance for Appointments
The guidance below shows which professionals are likely to be able to provide specific areas of more complex care once completing The Scouts Nominated Person training. Some of these roles need confirmation of their experience through the appointments process.
Appointments Personal Care
For any of these areas the County / Area / Regional Commissioner (or their designate) must be satisfied that the individual is able to provide this level of care.
As a reminder the Nominated Person is carrying out intimate or personal care of a specific young person within The Scouts as part of their existing volunteer role. In the same way we expect leaders and managers to be competent and able to do their role, we expect the County / Area / Regional Commissioner or their designate to be confident that the volunteer is acting within their experience and is able to keep the young person safe.
As a reminder the Designated Person is carrying out intimate or personal care of a specific young person within The Scouts as an extension of their normal professional care or parental care experience. To protect our young people and ensure all individuals supporting in The Scouts act within their skill set we require you to make sure the individual is able to provide the care needed for the young person. Exemplar roles who may have existing experience professionally include medical professionals, education professionals and social care professionals. However, we also recognise individuals may have gained experience in providing care to young people with additional needs in other areas beyond professional qualifications.
If you would like to discuss this form or our process further please feel free to contact The Scout Support Centre.