Safety

Equality

Blossom Hill will ensure that young people are treated fairly and equally and
no less favourably, specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender,
disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.

We promote equality by:

  • Treating all young people and staff fairly.
  • Creating an inclusive culture for all young people and staff.
  • Ensuring equal access to opportunities to enable young people to fully
    participate in enabling all young people and staff to develop to their full
    potential.
  • Equipping staff and young people with the skills to challenge inequality and
    discrimination in their work/home environment.
  • Making certain that any activities that the young people participate in do not
    discriminate against any individuals.
  • Ensuring policies, procedures and processes don’t discriminate.

Safeguarding

Blossom Hill have responsibility and accountability for safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of the young people in our care and protecting them
from harm.

All BHSS staff have a part to play in safeguarding and encouraging the welfare
of young people, for the purposes set out be below:

  • Protecting young people from danger.
  • Promoting enhancement of young people’s health or development.
  • Ensuring that young people develop in surroundings that are reliable safe and
    effective care.
  • Taking action to empower all young people to have the greatest outcomes in
    their life.

Cultural Diversity

Blossom Hill pride itself on its Cultural Diversity with a range of different
societies of people with different origins and religious traditions all living and
interacting together.

BHSS has benefited from diversity throughout its staffs and young people and
is currently one of the most culturally diverse place to work.

Our workforce is made up of a very diverse population of individuals from all
parts of the world, this creates a dynamic multicultural organisation.

Such diversity brings with it many differences in skills, abilities and
experiences. Because BHSS values having a very diverse employees
themselves, we insure that our human resources department employ all
different groups of people within the organisation.

This produces an atmosphere where different perspectives and philosophies
are welcomed.

Young People And Facility Safety

BHSS has a strict code of conduct for all staff and young people in their care for
their safety and the safety of the Team.

  • Be accountable by making sure you can answer for your actions or omissions.
  • Promote and uphold the privacy, dignity, rights, health and wellbeing of
    people who use our services and their carers at all times.
  • Work in collaboration with our colleagues to ensure the delivery of high
    quality, safe and compassionate, care and support.
  • Communicate in an open, and effective way to promote the health, safety
    and wellbeing of people who use our care services and their carers
  • Respect a person’s right to confidentiality.
  • Strive to improve the quality of care and support through continuing
    professional development.
  • Uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

Care & Support

  • To provide high quality meaningful support to young people
  • To provide good working conditions for the staff supporting the young people
    and by doing so ensuring that young people and staff lives and work within
    stimulating and positive environments.
  • Competent and passionate support staff that are both experienced and
    trained in meeting the needs of young people with complex and challenging
    needs.
  • Vocational Services that provide a full range of vocational and leisure
    opportunities.
    High quality standard.