MILDURA WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL Child Safety Standards Staff Selection Rationale: Strong human resources practices promote child safe school environments and reduce the risk of child abuse. Child Safe Standard 4 requires schools to use policies and procedures for recruitment, supervision, training and managing performance that support a child safe school environment. These must comply with Ministerial Order 870. Implementation: Mildura West School will: ensure that position descriptions for all new positions advertised from 1 August 2016 include the standard Safe Environments’ clause as provided in the in Schools’ Guide. ‘Recruitment identify the actions the school proposes to take, per Standard 1, to promote and the Child Safety Code of Conduct in accordance with Standard 3 [this is to address Requirement 1 for existing staff].and articulate the timeframe for this. determine the timeframes for the School Council to oversee and review Standard 4 as part of the school’s Action Plan [Standard 1] and School Child Safe Environments policy [Standard 2]. adhere to all DET requirements listed in the table below Requirement Departmental action School action Each job or category of jobs The in Schools’ Guide has Ensure that position ‘Recruitment for school staff that involves been updated and requires that position descriptions for all new positions descriptions for all new positions advertised include the standard safe child connected work must ‘Child have clear statements from 1 August 2016 include the following environments’ clause as regarding the child safety standard safe environments’ clause: provided in the in ‘Child ‘Recruitment requirements of the role Schools’ Guide. government schools are child safe “Victorian and the expectations of the environments. Our schools actively promote For existing the school will the safety and wellbeing of all students, and occupant promote and embed the Child all school staff are committed to protecting Safety Code of Conduct in students from abuse or harm in the school accordance with Standard 3. environment in accordance with their legal obligations including the Child Safe Note that the Principal Class Standards. The school’s Child Safety Code Contract of Employment has of Conduct is available on the school’s been updated to include website.“ reference to the Standards, and In the near future, position descriptions all contracts offered on or after 1 generated in Recruitment Online (ROL) will August will include the revised be automated to include a standard clause wording. regarding safety. The Principal Class Contract of Employment has been updated to include the text italicised in the below: Preamble: The aims of the Department include: “ … the provision of a child safe environment” Schedule B Accountabilities of a –
MILDURA WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL Child Safety Standards Staff Selection Rationale: Strong human resources practices promote child safe school environments and reduce the risk of child abuse. Child Safe Standard 4 requires schools to use policies and procedures for recruitment, supervision, training and managing performance that support a child safe school environment. These must comply with Ministerial Order 870. Implementation: Mildura West School will: ensure that position descriptions for all new positions advertised from 1 August 2016 include the standard Safe Environments’ clause as provided in the ‘Recruitment in Schools’ Guide. identify the actions the school proposes to take, per Standard 1, to promote and the Child Safety Code of Conduct in accordance with Standard 3 [this is to address Requirement 1 for existing staff].and articulate the timeframe for this. determine the timeframes for the School Council to oversee and review Standard 4 as part of the school’s Action Plan [Standard 1] and School Child Safe Environments policy [Standard 2]. adhere to all DET requirements listed in the table below Requirement Departmental action School action Each job or category of jobs for school staff that involves child connected work must have clear statements regarding the child safety requirements of the role and the expectations of the occupant The ‘Recruitment in Schools’ Guide has been updated and requires that position descriptions for all new positions advertised from 1 August 2016 include the following standard ‘Child safe environments’ clause: “Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment in accordance with their legal obligations including the Child Safe Standards. The school’s Child Safety Code of Conduct is available on the school’s website.“ In the near future, position descriptions generated in Recruitment Online (ROL) will be automated to include a standard clause regarding safety. The Principal Class Contract of Employment has been updated to include the text italicised in the below: Preamble: The aims of the Department include: “ … the provision of a child safe environment” Schedule B – Accountabilities of a Ensure that position descriptions for all new positions include the standard ‘Child safe environments’ clause as provided in the ‘Recruitment in Schools’ Guide. For existing the school will promote and embed the Child Safety Code of Conduct in accordance with Standard 3. Note that the Principal Class Contract of Employment has been updated to include reference to the Standards, and all contracts offered on or after 1 August will include the revised wording.