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Welcome to The Handcrafted Staff Handbook and Policy Wiki. Please use the contents table below to navigate to the information you need.

About Handcrafted

• Handcrafted's Mission
• Our Beliefs, Values and Principles
• The History of Handcrafted
• Strategic Planning
• Who does what at Handcrafted?

Quick Guides and Essentials

Our quick guides provide an overview of training topics that form the core of our approach and philosophy of care. The 'essentials' are condensed versions of full policies that tell you what you most need to know as a Handcrafted staff member.

• Conditioning Awareness Quick Guide
• Confidentiality Essentials
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Essentials
• Health and Safety Essentials
• Lone Working Essentials
• Privacy and Devices Essentials
• Record Keeping Quick Guide
• Risk Assessment Quick Guide
• Safeguarding Essentials
• Suicide Prevention Quick Guide
• The Person-Centred Approach Quick Guide
• The Solution-Focused Approach Quick Guide
• Trauma-Informed Practice Quick Guide

Organisational Topics

• Line Managers
• Probationary Period
• Contracts
• Working Hours Expectations
• Sickness and Absence
• Handcrafted Workwear
• Annual Leave
• Expenses Claims Procedure for Staff
• Complaints and Grievances Procedures
• Personal Development Reviews
• Personal Mental Health Care for Staff

Policies and Guidelines

• Absence Management Policy
• Behaviour Management Plan
• Capability Policy
• CCTV Review Policy
• Complaints Policy
• Confidentiality Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Data Privacy Notice
• Electronic Devices and Passwords Policy
• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Finance Policy
• Health and Safety Policy
• HR & Wellbeing Policy
• Lone Working Policy
• Missing Child Policy
• Missing Persons Policy
• Modern Day Slavery Statement
• On Call Working Policy
• Safeguarding Children Policy
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy
• Supported Housing Policy
• Training Policy

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