North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NYSAB) have launched a brand-new Workforce Champions Programme! 

This is an exciting development designed to strengthen safeguarding adults awareness, confidence and good practice across organisations in North Yorkshire.

What is the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board?

NYSAB is a statutory board under the Care Act 2014, there to keep adults who may be at risk safe from abuse by making sure different organisations work together better. It also aims to raise awareness of safeguarding across all organisations and with the public.  Safeguarding simply means to keep people with care and support needs safe.

Why are they launching Workforce Champions?

The programme aims to support staff in feeling more informed, engaged and confident about safeguarding. The board knows there are still gaps in how well its messages reach the community and the scheme aims to close that. By creating a network of champions, the board aims to empower interested staff or volunteers to play a part in improving safeguarding from within their everyday role. Champions can be from any part of the workforce in any role; they just need an interest in safeguarding adults and a willingness to share learning.

What will Workforce Champions do?

• Support staff to recognise early indicators of abuse and neglect.
• Share NYSAB comms, learning, and resources with colleagues.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning by sharing good practice and lessons learned.
• Strengthen two-way communication between NYSAB and the workforce and volunteers.

What support will Champions receive?

Welcome & Introductory Pack

With key safeguarding guidance, useful resources and branded communication materials.

Access to an Online Safeguarding Champions Space

Where Champions can access updates, resources, engagement opportunities, peer support, and campaign materials.

Annual Online Safeguarding Champions Forum

An annual free event with updates, expert speakers, networking, and Q&A for Safeguarding Champions.

Regular Communication & Updates
Key safeguarding messages and learning from safeguarding adult reviews.

Training & Learning Opportunities
Learning bites, toolkits, and good practice case studies to support their safeguarding knowledge and development.

Direct link to NYSAB
To share feedback, contribute to consultations or coproduction of safeguarding priorities and resources.

In return the champions role can be as much or as little as you make it. This can range from simply sharing information and following our social media, to leading safeguarding adults themed discussions at work using provided prompts or promoting learning from resources. The main goal is to raise more awareness, creating safer environments, supporting colleagues and ultimately helping to improve outcomes for adults at risk.

How to Join

To sign up to become a champion, or for more information, please contact: nysab@northyorks.gov.uk and include your name and organisation. You can also learn more on their website here.

Free online training: Did you know the board also offers a free online Safeguarding Adults Course to anyone who works with acts who may be at risk? You will learn what abuse is, how to recognise the signs, what to do if you suspect an adult is being abused, how to listen effectively to an adult at risk, how to reduce the likelihood of abuse and how to report a concern. You can find the direct link to this halfway down the page here.

All about the Board: for more information about the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board, please see the full website here.

Report a concern: If you are concerned about an adult at risk, find out how to raise a concern here.