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Adult Support and Protection Policy Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill aims to protect everyone in the community from any situation of abuse by promoting the highest possible standards of care which respect the rights, dignity and freedom of choice ...

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Policy    1. Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill is committed to creating an environment where alcohol is consumed only within sensible limits and under certain circumstances within the Residential Service. Drinking alcohol during Da...

Overview Behaviours of concern Behaviours of concern are a form of communication which reflects on the needs of the individual, and understanding these needs is the key to easing this communication and reducing behaviours of concern. Forging rela...

Overview In the event of a major disruption to the functioning of the Community, it will be important to ensure continuity and/or managed closure of some or all services. This may include the relocation of members of the Community. While recognising...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill is the home for children, who live in our residential houses and we have children visiting the sites regularly. Child protection issues at Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill are treated with all due seriousness. Child protect...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill recognises the importance of anyone concerned with the welfare of a community member or co-worker being able to freely voice complaints, suggestions as well as compliments to any co-worker or manager at Tigh a'Choma...

Introduction In this policy we set out the principles and procedures through which Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill secures its compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforced in the UK from 25th May 2018. For the purposes of the GDPR, Tigh a...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill aims to ensure that co-workers have good standards of performance and behaviour in the workplace. They should be fully aware of the standards of performance, action and behaviour expected to carry out their jobs as ...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill’s email and internet systems are to be used for business matters and only for personal matters in case of an emergency. When using Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill’s email system co-workers should ensure that they do not ma...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill considers there is an extreme weather situation when the following factors are present: public transport in the Aberdeenshire region is severely disrupted and/or social work transport for day service attenders is su...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill’s policy is that financial management should, where possible, be delegated to the most effective working levels. While oversight of all finances remains with the Finance Task Force (FTF) and in particular the Financ...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill operates under strict fire safety regulations set out by its regulatory bodies. The fire service in Scotland inspects our services on a regular as well as ad hoc basis. All co-workers in Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill nee...

  Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill aims to promote and maintain a uniformly high standard of ‘Food Safety & Hygiene Awareness’ within each part of its service whilst at the same time promoting healthy eating habits through a full nutritional spectru...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill aims to provide effective control of the health and safety risks arising from our work activities. This includes providing and maintaining a safe environment, vehicles and equipment; safe handling and use of substance...

Overview It is Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill’s policy to handle each infectious outbreak in a responsible manner in order to prevent infection spreading to other community members, and to support individuals who have infectious diseases. Each person in T...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill operates under strict guidelines for the administration of any type of medication. Only trained co-workers are to administer medication to residents and we employ a thorough audit process for any type of medication ...

Overview People living and working at Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill may experience ill health, serious illness or bereavement: this may involve the death of a resident. Each situation should be treated individually and appropriately for the person: there...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill’s recruitment of co-workers is guided by “Safer recruitment through better recruitment” published by the Scottish Government in 2016. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from workin...

Overview The purpose of Support and Supervision (S&S) is to provide support for co-workers, to promote their individual development and to help them fulfil their tasks effectively. S&S will focus on the supervisee’s needs and their role in their workp...

Overview Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill considers it appropriate to base training and development opportunities on the requirements of the organisation, its operations within its legal and regulatory context and its community ethos. Therefore, decisions about inve...