STAFFING

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1

The registered person shall, having regard to the size of the agency, its statement of purpose and the number and needs of service users and adult placement carers, take all reasonable measures to ensure that—

a

at all times there are an appropriate number of suitably qualified, competent and experienced staff employed for the purposes of the agency; and

b

appropriate information and advice are provided to staff about the needs of service users which may be met by the agency;

2

The registered person shall ensure that each member of staff—

a

is provided with a job description outlining his responsibilities;

b

receives training and appraisal which is appropriate to his work;

c

is enabled from time to time to obtain training and/ or further qualifications appropriate to his or her work; and

d

is appropriately supervised.