In March we launched a brand-new Workforce Champions Programme! This is an exciting development designed to strengthen safeguarding adults awareness, confidence and good practice across organisations in North Yorkshire.
To begin our launch, we attended Community First Yorkshire’s VCSE Voices Network in Ripon, where a number of people were keen to sign up!
Why have we created the role?
The programme aims to support staff or volunteers to feel more informed, engaged and confident about safeguarding. The board knows there are still gaps in how well its messages reach the community and the scheme aims to close that. By creating a network of champions, the board wants to empower interested staff or volunteers to play a part in improving safeguarding from within their everyday role. Champions can be from any part of the workforce in any role, they just need an interest in safeguarding adults and a willingness to share learning.
What will Workforce Champions do?
- Support staff to recognise early indicators of abuse and neglect
- Share NYSAB comms, learning, and resources with colleagues
- Promote a culture of continuous learning by sharing good practice and lessons learned
- Strengthen two-way communication between NYSAB and the workforce and volunteers
What do I get?
When you sign up you will get:
- Welcome & Introductory Pack
With key safeguarding guidance, useful resources and branded communication materials.
- Access to an Online Safeguarding Champions Space
Where Champions can access updates, resources, engagement opportunities, peer support, and campaign materials.
- Annual Online Safeguarding Champions Forum
An annual free event with updates, expert speakers, networking, and Q&A for Safeguarding Champions.
- Regular Communication & Updates
Key safeguarding messages and learning from safeguarding adult reviews.
- Training & Learning Opportunities
Learning bites, toolkits, and good practice case studies to support their safeguarding knowledge and development
- Direct link to NYSAB
To share feedback, contribute to consultations or coproduction of safeguarding priorities and resources.
In return, the champions role can be as much or as little as you make it. This can range from simply sharing information and following our social media, to leading safeguarding adults themed discussions at work using provided prompts or promoting learning from resources. The main goal is to raise more awareness, creating safer environments, supporting colleagues, and ultimately helping to improve outcomes for adults at risk.
I’m Interested! How to I apply?
For more information about the role, see here: NYSAB Workforce Safeguarding Champions or e-mail nysab@northyorks.gov.uk to join.
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