Safer Hiring Practices Training for Schools

It is critical for a school’s recruiting approach to include an analysis of how candidates will navigate the “Culture of Safety.“

Every individual who joins a school community should be screened for safety in the same way. Once your candidate becomes part of your circle of trust, they have immediate access to all students in your care. It is critical that everyone responsible for hiring is trained on proper interviewing techniques that help identify the candidates who have the best intentions for working with and around children – and to screen out – those who don’t.

This program will be specific to your school and provide opportunities to go in-depth with the strategies that really get to the heart of who the candidate is. The lasting impact for you, is a much safer and comprehensive hiring process for your school.

Audiences - Safer Hiring Practices Training

The SOS ThreeSixty training program is intended for all school staff involved in the recruiting, interviewing and hiring process, as only an integrated safety community can effectively work together for student safety. The course is for:

It is critical for a school’s recruiting approach to include an analysis of how candidates will navigate the “Culture of Safety.”

Format - Current Practice Review & Live Training

“Kick Off” Hiring Practice Overview Meetings

The training program starts with meetings between SOS ThreeSixty and your school to review current hiring strategies and discuss specific examples and experiences that should be mentioned during the in-person/virtual live session.

The relatability of the training content and specific examples presented are key to its effectiveness and the content is prepared to reflect your school, empowering your staff to be effective in supporting the safest school community.

Key Content

Review of your school’s hiring practices.
Review of current safety screening protocols.
Discovery of specific situations and case study examples to use to tailor the live session to your school.

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Live Training: Asking the Right Questions: Hiring Strategies for Better Screening of Employees and Minimizing Risk

SOS ThreeSixty will prepare a live group session that brings to life the key learnings of the program and incorporates specific local examples and experiences.

Relevant and localized content will engage your team, and the training session will reinforce and contextualize the key learnings.

Two-hour, in-person or virtual training “ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS: Hiring Strategies for Better Screening of Employees and Minimizing Risk” that covers the following topics:

Key Content

Conducting an interview to screen for safety.
Specific questions to ask during an interview.
How to recognize deception during an interview – and what to do.
Best practices in conducting reference checks.
Specific questions to ask of references.

Quick Facts

Two-hour session.
Offered as an online group meeting or in-person at your school.
Participant driven questions are addressed.
All content tailored to your community.

The results :

Your entire recruiting and hiring team understand the importance of safer hiring.
Clearly defined interviewing and reference checking procedures based on global Best Practices.
A “Culture of Safety” that protects your entire school community.
Certification and tracking for insurance and legal requirements.

Hire right. Hire safe.

client comments

"We were looking for a program that would engage our staff and build on their safety knowledge and skills. After completing the SOS Three Sixty Boundary Training, so many of my colleagues came up to me and said how strong and effective it was. They felt informed and were able to relate directly to the content and apply it in their everyday interactions with students. This training brings home important messages and gave us such a good vocabulary and framework to sit down together and have meaningful discussions within our school about connecting with our students in a caring and healthy way."

"Their breadth of experience and understanding of our school culture was incredibly helpful in finalizing a document that was practical, actionable and would protect our students and our school."

“School safety has never been more important. Risk management and comprehensive HR policies are critical to protect the reputation and sustainability of all schools. By understanding each school’s individual culture, SOS ThreeSixty delivers unique and engaging trainings that utilize real-world examples and provide those ah-ha moments where safe practices meet reality.”

"I am thankful for the expertise I now have because of the one-on-one work I did with SOS ThreeSixty. Their engaging trainings are an incredible asset for any school leader and they always offer real-world examples that provide that ah-ha moment."

“The Newman School is known for its deep relationships and committed faculty and for those reasons, we knew taking the Boundary Training For Boarding Schools course was essential to our commitment to continue to create a safer and supportive environment for our students and faculty. We are very pleased with the information provided within the course as it is relatable to our school environment needs and common situations. We look forward in continuing our relationship with SOS ThreeSixty as part of our safety training program for our school.”

“SOS ThreeSixty’s Chaperone Training was such a very worthwhile seminar and brought so many important considerations to the forefront. As we begin our travel experiences again post-pandemic - and hope to expand those offerings for students and staff in the safest possible manner - your training session was truly invaluable."

"The work SOS ThreeSixty conducts is really important. We implemented their Boundary Training for Schools: Creating a Culture of Safety online, asynchronous course to all of our staff. I talked to every employee who completed the course and their feedback was really positive. SOS ThreeSixty is our partner in maintaining a Culture of Safety within our nurturing educational community."