Risk Assessment A key part of a risk management strategy is a risk assessment. Risk assessments can take many forms. An example of a common style of risk assessment is provided below. Also provided is an example of a risk rating matrix and some examples of risks and controls. Example Risk Assessment Template Below is an example of a child safety risk assessment approach that could be used to identify risks and document child safety risk management strategies. Risk Event Existing Likelihood Consequence Current risk New risk Who is Residual risk Management assessment management responsible? strategies or controls or internal controls internal controls No organisational Child safety code Possible Severe Extreme Staff induction and Principal and Low culture of child of conduct, annual awareness Chair of School safety- child abuse embedding culture training, inclusion of Governing tolerated, hidden of child safety obligation in staff authority from public. position descriptions, policy and procedure for managing child safety, performance management procedures, reporting procedures Recruitment of an WWCC or Unlikely Medium Criminal history Principal Low inappropriate Victorian Institute search, online person of Teaching searches (Google, – inappropriate registration Facebook etc), behaviour reference includes asking about child safety
Risk Assessment A key part of a risk management strategy is a risk assessment. Risk assessments can take many forms. An example of a common style of risk assessment is provided below. Also provided is an example of a risk rating matrix and some examples of risks and controls. Example Risk Assessment Template Below is an example of a child safety risk assessment approach that could be used to identify risks and document child safety risk management strategies. Risk Event Existing Management strategies or internal controls Likelihood Consequence Current risk assessment New risk management controls or internal controls Who is responsible? Residual risk No organisational culture of child safety- child abuse tolerated, hidden from public. Child safety code of conduct, embedding culture of child safety Possible Severe Extreme Staff induction and annual awareness training, inclusion of obligation in staff position descriptions, policy and procedure for managing child safety, performance management procedures, reporting procedures Principal and Chair of School Governing authority Low Recruitment of an inappropriate person – inappropriate behaviour WWCC or Victorian Institute of Teaching registration Unlikely Medium Criminal history search, online searches (Google, Facebook etc), reference includes asking about child safety Principal Low