Procedure

2.1 Staff Taking a Child to a Private Home

Last Modified: 20-Jul-2023 Review Date: 01-Jun-2019

Purpose
To provide direction to residential care workers about taking a child to their private homes.

Practice Requirements

For safety reasons residential care workers must not take a child who is a resident, or past resident, to their private home.
If there is a legitimate reason for taking a child to their private home, residential care workers must first discuss this with the child’s case manager and their manager.
If agreed, approval must be obtained in writing from Director Residential Care, or the district director in country locations. If these officers are absent, approval must be obtained from the Assistant Director Residential Care or country locations.
A Individual Crisis Support Plan will need to be developed to ensure the safety of the child, worker, and other people in the household for the duration that the child is in attendance.