PART 8Requirements on service providers as to staffing

Supporting and developing staff29

1

The service provider must have a policy in place for the support and development of staff.

2

The service provider must ensure that any person working at the service (including a person allowed to work as a volunteer)—

a

receives an induction appropriate to their role;

b

is made aware of his or her own responsibilities and those of other staff;

c

receive appropriate supervision and appraisal;

d

receive core training appropriate to the work to be performed by them;

e

receive specialist training as appropriate;

f

receive support and assistance to obtain such further training as is appropriate to the work they perform.

3

The service provider must ensure that any person employed to work at the service is supported to maintain their registration with the appropriate regulatory or occupational body.