{"id":243,"date":"2021-11-15T19:12:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T19:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/apps\/wordpress\/VLM\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:39:26","slug":"safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/safeguarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"243\" class=\"elementor elementor-243\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d63790 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8d63790\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f15462\" data-id=\"8f15462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf331d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edf331d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safeguarding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360aa59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"360aa59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a50c95f\" data-id=\"a50c95f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9ba74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f9ba74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The safety and wellbeing of the people we work with is our priority. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse or exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Safeguarding people from exploitation and abuse caused by our representatives, programmes or activities remains a core commitment for VLM.\u00a0We work to ensure that safeguarding is embedded throughout all our work both in Ireland and overseas.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to creating an environment which prevents abuse and exploitation and have in place a suite of policies including safe recruitment, safeguarding, code of conduct and mechanisms for raising and responding to concerns. All volunteers must provide two references and they are subject to police clearance checks. Safeguarding is covered in the pre-departure training and VLM has a Child and Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding Policy available for download\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wp-block-file__button\" style=\"width: fit-content; margin: 1em 0; display: block;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/child_and_vulnerable_adult_policy_2022.docx\" download=\"\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4c6de683-7e9b-4ac5-b033-eed94dc8b217\">Download Child and Vulnerable Adult Policy<\/a><\/div>\n<p>As VLM works in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity, we also work with them to strengthen their safeguarding policies and practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding The safety and wellbeing of the people we work with is our priority. 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Safeguarding is covered in the pre-departure training and VLM has a Child and Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding Policy available for download\u00a0 Download Child and Vulnerable Adult Policy As VLM works in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity, we also work with them to strengthen their safeguarding policies and practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-243","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Safeguarding The safety and wellbeing of the people we work with is our priority. 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