We are committed to providing a safe environment for our children; all our volunteers undergo the Work With Children Check – http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ . We also have a Safe Church Policy, as governed by AdSafe – you can find out more here – http://safeplaceservices.org.au/
These are the 7 standards which we as a church are committing to adhere to:
- Strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements
- A child safe policy or statement of commitment to child safety
- A code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children
- Screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduced the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel
- Processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse
- Strategies to identify and reduce or remove the risk of abuse
- Strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children
We have a dedicated AdSAFE Officer Rosemary Bullen. Please feel free to contact her with any questions you may have: grsnbullen@bigpond.com