Safeguarding
We understand that to manage safeguarding well, we must be in a process of continuous improvement.
We encourage an atmosphere of openness, giving staff regular opportunities to talk about child protection and safeguarding, recognising that no concern is too small. We regularly offer opportunities to undertake activities which present potential safeguarding scenarios, giving staff time to discuss and reflect on their responses.
We also create opportunities to reflect on our values and potential blindspots as an organisation and as individuals, and how these will impact on our performance and behaviours around safeguarding and child protection, setting clear goals for improvements and working with blind spots.
We utilise safer recruitment practices, and have a regularly reviewed Safeguarding Policy and a set of clear procedures which are shared widely amongst staff and stakeholders, along with safeguarding training of an appropriate level, and frequency.
We record information efficiently: facilitators complete template trackers for each programme after every session, allowing them space for reflection and ensuring we have an accurate timeline for each student, which is seen by the CEO and the safeguarding trustee.
Gender Identity
At The Juno Project, we believe that no person should be held back by any aspect of their identity, whether that be ethnicity, age, sex, gender, disability, religion or belief, partnership status, or social class.
We want to create an organisation where everyone is comfortable coming to us for help and a workplace where everyone belongs. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and value for all, respecting the diversity of our staff and the young women we work with.
Although our focus has been on supporting young women who were assigned their gender at birth, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all individuals, including those who identify as Transgender (‘denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond with the sex registered for them at birth.’).
We recognise the importance of using language affirming and respectful of transgender individuals, and we will make every effort to use appropriate pronouns and terminology. We are committed to ongoing education and training for our staff to ensure we provide the best possible service to all members of The Juno Project community.