Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety

Unit ID:
CCY365
Unit Code:
PT23CY131
Level:
Three
Credit Value:
2
Sector:
1.3
LDCS:
PT21
GLH:
15
Last registration date:
31/08/2019
Lower age restriction:
16
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Purpose and Aim

This unit provides the knowledge, understanding and skills required to support children and young people’s health and safety. It requires a demonstration of competence in recognising hazards and undertaking risk assessments in the work setting

Learning Outcomes

The learner will

Assessment Criteria

The learner can
1. Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety.
1.1Describe the factors to take into accountwhen planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services.
1.2Explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained and how people in the work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely
1.3Identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments and services
1.4Explain how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service.
2. Be able to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a work setting or off site visits
2.1Demonstrate how to identify potential hazards to the health, safety and security of children or young people, families and other visitors and colleagues
2.2Demonstrate ability to deal with hazards in the work setting or in off site visits
2.3Undertake a health and safety risk assessment in own work setting or service illustrating how its implementation will reduce risk.
2.4Explain how health and safety risk assessments are monitored and reviewed.
3. Be able to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
3.1Explain why it is important to take a balanced approach to risk management
3.2Explain the dilemma between the rights and choices of children and young people and health and safety requirements
3.3Give example from own practice of supporting children or young people to assess and manage risk
4. Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents emergencies and illness in work settings and off site visits
4.1Explain the policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness
4.2Identify the correct procedures for recording and reporting accidents, incidents, injuries, signs of illness and other emergencies

Assessment Methods:

There are no prescribed assessment methods for this unit. Assessments used should be fit for purpose for the unit and learners, and generate evidence of achievement for all the assessment criteria.

Assessment Information:

There is no specific assessment information to be used with this unit.

If not specifically stated in the assessment information, a plural statement in any assessment criterion means a minimum of two.

Other Mappings:

Mapping to National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the Knowledge and Skills Framework(KSF) for the NHS.

NOS ref: CCLD NOS Unit 302 Develop and maintain a healthy, safe and secure environment for children,
HSC NOS Unit 32:?Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment,
LDSS Unit 2: Ensure your own actions reduce risk to health and safety &
CWDC Training, support and development standards for Foster care Standard 3: Understand health and safety, and healthy care UK Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers

Assessor Requirements:

Units need to be assessed in line with the Skills for Care and Development QCF Assessment Principles.
Assessment of Learning Outcome 2 must take place in a real work environment.

Additional information:
1.1. Factors e.g.
• The individual needs, age and abilities of the children and young people
• Specific risks to individuals such as pregnancy, sensory impairments
• The needs of carers where relevant
• The function and purpose of environments and services offered
• The duty of care
• Desired outcomes for the children and young people
• Lines of responsibility and accountability

2.1 Potential hazards: e.g.
• Physical
• Security
• Fire
• Food safety
• Personal safety

2.5. Other people including:
• Colleagues
• Visitors
• Families and carers

3.1. Balanced approach to risk management
• Taking into account child or young person’s age, needs and abilities
• Avoiding excessive risk taking
• Not being excessively risk averse
• Recognising the importance of risk and challenge to a child or young persons development

4.1 Accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness e.g. Accidents involving children, young people or adults
• Incidents –all types
• Emergencies such as fire, missing children or young people, evacuation.
• Recognising signs of illness such as fever, rashes or unconsciousness and taking appropriate action