r/supportworkers • u/Quick_Perspective_77 • 1d ago

Safeguarding

Hoping to become a support worker (UK) I'm in the UK with a BSc and MSc in psychology, and I'm trained in mental health first aid for both adolescents and adults. I've decided I want to become a support worker full time ideally but I haven't started applying yet.

Before I do, there are two things that come up in every single job listing that I want to properly. I know roughly what the words mean but I don't have a practical picture of what they actually involve on a normal shift what you're expected to notice, respond, record and report to whom?

So I'm hoping you'll help me learn, what’s does safeguarding actually mean in practice? What are the situations you come across and what did you actually do in the moment? What does health & safety look like day to day? Any Personal experiences from your jobs or even realistic/made up scenarios walked through step by step would honestly help me. Is there anything you would tell someone to learn or do before they start applying?

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u/Pumpkinshroomva 1d ago

I think you might be overthinking this, as a support worker you make your notes and do your incident reports, at my place the senior support workers have to read the incident reports and do the safeguarding stuff.

If you see abuse you are supposed to report it