registering an assistant

[gemma659353]

Wat do I need in place to register an assistant?

[Amanda70]

Wat do I need in place to register an assistant?

DBS check through Ofsted portal

[gemma659353]

Is that it? Or do they did first aid and safeguarding training?

[lollipop kid]

Is that it? Or do they did first aid and safeguarding training?

The DBS is the first step. Once you've submitted it, and Ofsted therefore know about your intention to take on an Assistant, I would then arrange 3 x training courses and an induction to how things work at your setting as well as how you operate EYFS.

The key training courses are:

Paediatric First Aid (I would also send a copy of the assistant's certificate to Ofsted when you have it - email is fine - so they are aware)
Safeguarding Children (Introduction; The Legal Framework - these are two separate elements of the training)
Food Hygiene (Level 2)

I would also ensure that your parents are aware of the Assistant joining, and get their permission for the Assistant to be left alone with the children for up to 2 hours in one day (subject to the Assistant having first of all passed the DBS checks, and then completed First Aid Training), and advise parents of exactly what these circumstances might be.

Hope this helps,

L

[mumofone]

On this subject (sorry for jumping on your thread Gemma!), how dyou go about employing an assistant, is it usually "just" a friend of partner?

[gemma659353]

I'm lucky that my sister in law works in a preschool which isn't open during holidays and as this is my busiest time she will work for me during this time.