PSO INDUCTION COURSE – EVENTBRITE INFORMATION

This is being held via Zoom. This stand-alone course is aimed at any person taking on the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer and / or those who are existing Parish Safeguarding Officers – regardless of how long you have been doing the role.

Aim:

• To equip learners with an understanding of the role of the Parish Safeguarding Officer and induct them into key working practices, policies and relationships.

Outcomes:

• Understand the role, responsibilities and working relationships of the PSO.

• Identify a variety of approaches to raising awareness and improving safeguarding practice.

• Evaluate safeguarding information reported by members of the church or community and determining an appropriate response.

• Create a development plan for local ministry to support development of safeguarding practice in their context.

Delivery:

• This is an induction session. It introduces participants to the role and the safeguarding team, rather than being a learning pathway.

• One three-hour session.

• Pre-reading materials will be prior to the session.

• Post course evaluation –a brief reflection of 3 points learned and 3 areas of development for your church / parish.

Please note that if you are unsuccessful securing a place on these events, we will be hopefully launching additional dates in the near future.

Everyone who attends this course should have completed the Basic and Foundation online Pathways in the past 3 years. You can access these via the following link: https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org.

Privacy statement:

The Diocese of Carlisle Safeguarding Team is constantly reviewing and quality assuring training delivery to ensure it is being delivered to a high standard, is in line with national guidance and, it is well received by participants. It is imperative that together, we create a healthy safeguarding culture across the Diocese of Carlisle and we may therefore contact you to gain your valuable feedback to measure the impact of training delivery in the short and longer term to assist with this process.

By booking this course, you are agreeing to your data being collected and stored in relation to your training needs. If you wish to opt out, you can do so in the ticket booking section of this event. For our full privacy policy please see the safeguarding training page on the Carlisle Diocese website or, contact: safeguarding.administration@carlislediocese.org.uk to request a copy.

Parish Safeguarding Officer Induction PSO2025/03