Replenish supports the active participation of children in our church. 

We respect and value children and will provide a safe environment where they can learn and develop.

1. We promote respect, fairness and consideration for all staff, volunteers and students.

2.     We have appointed a Child Safety Officer who will provide support and advice to

our workers.

3.     All new staff, volunteers and students will receive a copy of the Child Safe Child Friendly Policy including our Code of Conduct and our How to Deal with

Complaints process.

4.     All staff, volunteers and students will be trained yearly in our child protection procedures.

5.     Our Child Safety Officer is Leonie Tart. Contact phone numbers are below or email at cso@bwcc.org.au should parents be interested in looking at our Child Safe

practices.

Replenish takes Child protection seriously and has a set of policies and codes of conduct in place to ensure our staff and volunteers provide safe care for your children.

All our staff and volunteers who work in our children’s ministries (18 years and over) have been cleared through the Working With Children Checks.

1.     What we Believe

a.     Everyone in our Church should be confident that complaints will be dealt with honestly and fairly.

b.     Everyone in our Church should be confident in reporting inappropriate behaviour around children.

c.     Everyone in our Church should report any concerns about the safety or welfare of a child or young person immediately.

2.     All complaints should be reported. This includes

a.     Disclosure of abuse

b.     Inappropriate behaviour around children

c.     Suspicion of abuse or harm to a child.

3.     All complaints must be reported to the Child Safety person Name:  Leonie Tart              Contact Number: 0416 214 584 Email: cso@bwcc.org.au

A child or young person or any staff member, volunteer or student can make a complaint, or raise a concern, directly to the Child Safety Officer.

4.     The Child Safety Officer will take the following actions:

a.     Listen to the person making the complaint and make a record of the complaint using the “Complaint Record Form”.

b.     Assess the complaint and if appropriate report the complaint to Community Services and other appropriate authorities if warranted. (i.e. Police) Inform everyone involved in the complaint of the requirement to make this report.

c.     If the complaint involves inappropriate behaviour and a breach of the Code of Conduct, the Church Leaders will need to take action in accordance with

internal discipline procedures.

5.     The Church must provide details to the Office of the Children’s Guardian (WWCC people) of any staff, volunteer or student who has been the subject of completed employment proceedings involving;

a. Reportable conduct; or

b.     Acts of violence committed by them in the presence of a child.

Reportable conduct is:

i.        Any sexual offence or sexual misconduct, committed against, with or in the presence of a child (including a child pornography offence); or

ii.      Any assault, ill treatment or neglect of a child; or

iii.    Any behaviour that causes psychological harm to a child; whether or not, in any case, with the consent of the child.