You will have heard about Safer Recruitment. I prefer to think of it as Safer Selection. For many managers in early years, one of their responsibilities is to resource for our settings. So how do we find out whether we are about to hire the ‘right’ person? Sadly, there’s no magic spell.
What we need in our nurseries is robust recruitment and selection methods. For many settings this will include an application form, an interview and references. A bit like the fire triangle, think of this as the selection triangle! Without one of these, your selection just isn’t robust.
We recommend that you make it easy for potential candidates to get your application form – downloadable from a website or where printed copies can be collected from the nursery.
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