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Section A: The foundations of the Jersey’s Children First approach
Introduction
Diversity Statement
Executive Summary
Using the Jersey's Children First Guidance
Our Values, Principle and Qualities
Ten Aims
Understanding the Continuum of Children's Needs
Roles and Responsibilities
Sharing Information
Section B: Putting Jersey’s Children First into practice
When to Start a Child's Assessment and The Five Questions
Wellbeing Indicators
Ensuring Children Get the Right Help at the Right Time
Knowing the Child
My World Triangle
Exploring Each Assessment Domain
Chronology of Significant Events
Resilience and Vulnerability Tool
Section C: Working together as a team around the child
Working Together
The Role of the Lead Worker
Main Tasks of the Lead Worker
Identifying the Lead Worker
Skills of the Lead Worker
Change of Lead Worker
Workforce Requirements
Outcomes Based Accountability - Jersey's Children First
Section D: Tools, templates and supporting documents
Team Around The Child Planning Checklist
Child's Chronology Template
Chronologies Guidance
Child and Family Assessment (Early Help) Template
My World Triangle Supporting the Child's Assessment
A Day in My Life Tool
Resilience and Vulnerability Tool
Team Around the Child Member's View for Meeting Template
Child and Family Plan (Early Help) Template
Child and Family Review Template
Early Intervention Process
Change of Lead Worker Terms of Reference
Change of Lead Worker Hand Over Actions
Managing the transition between Children’s Services and other agencies
RHRT Consent Form for Information sharing
Child and Family Participation Toolkit
Child Palliative Care Pathway
Preparing for Adulthood Pathway
TACSCOPE
TACSCOPE Consultation Form
Safeguarding Partnership Board Escalation and Resolution Pathway (Safeguarding website)
Safeguarding Partnership Board Multi-agency Supervision Statement (Safeguarding website)
Training
This matrix will help you to decide which levels of training are right for you:
Jersey's Children First Training Matrix
Course descriptions
Level 1: Introduction to Jersey's Children First (Virtual Learning Course)
This course provides a broad overview of Jersey's Children First framework. It is designed for people who work primarily with adults who may be parents/carers, or whose work does not regularly involve direct contact with children and young people.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will:
- have an overview of the Jersey's Children First approach
- understand the 10 aims of Jersey's Children First
- understand everyone's responsibility to ask questions when they think a child is not okay
Level 2: Jersey's Children First Essentials (Virtual Learning Course)
This course outlines the process of supporting children and young people and their families through Jersey's Children First approach. It is suitable for everyone who works regularly with children, young people, and their families.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will:
- understand Jersey's Children First shared values, principles and language
- understand the complex process of transition to engagement in children and families' experiences
- understand our shared qualities and what they look like in practice
- understand the 5 Questions and the Wellbeing Indicators and how these can be used to help understand when and how to provide support for a child and family
- be confident in completing Child and Family Assessments using the shared templates and tools
Level 3: Using and Sharing Chronologies (3 hours face to face training)
This specialist course looks at both single and multi-agency chronologies in detail; their purpose, construction and their use in working with children, young people and families. It is expected that participants will already have undertaken Level 2 training either virtually or face to face within the past 3 years.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will:
- understand when to consider a chronology
- understand what information needs to be included in a chronology
- be aware of what information is appropriate to share across agencies
- be able to consider the impact of the patterns/information in a chronology in conjunction with a child's assessment to improve a child's circumstances
Level 4: Role and Responsibilities of the Lead Worker (Full day, face to face training)
This specialist course builds directly on Level 2 to examine the role and responsibilities of the Lead Worker and the members of the Team around the Child in creating, monitoring and reviewing the Child and Family plan. It is expected that participants will already have undertaken Level 2 training either virtually or face to face within the within the past 3 years.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will:
- understand the shared responsibilities of all members of the Team around the Child
- understand the role, main tasks and skills of the Lead Worker
- be confident in chairing a planning meeting
- understand how to monitor and review the Child's Plan
How to access courses
Level 1: Introduction to Jersey's Children First and Level 2: Jersey's Children First Essentials are both available online, via Virtual College.
For employees of the Government of Jersey, courses can be accessed by:
- Clicking on the following link https://goj.vc-enable.co.uk
- Enter your payroll number and password (there is a link if you have forgotten your password and need to reset it). If you are a temporary worker or contractor, or are yet to receive your payroll number, then please use your email address. If you experience any problems gaining access then please email ODteam@gov.je
- On the learning platform, select the "learning" icon at the top of the page
- Scroll down the page to available learning and you will see the Jersey's Children First courses. Select the one appropriate to you and begin
For employees and volunteers from other organisations, the courses can be accessed via the following link:
Virtual College
You will be sent a welcome email inviting you to register with a password protected account. From there, you will be able to access the course you have requested.
Level 3: Using and Sharing Chronologies (3 hours face to face training)
This course is being refreshed and updated. New dates will be published early in 2021. For more information please email jerseyschildrenfirst@gov.je
Level 4: Role and Responsibilities of the Lead Worker
This course is being refreshed and updated. New dates will be published early in 2021. For more information please email jerseyschildrenfirst@gov.je
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