7.1.1 Identify and Analyse Risk of Harm The [Club] will develop and implement a risk management strategy, which includes a review of existing child protection practices, to determine how child-safe and child-friendly the organisation is and to determine what additional strategies are required to minimise and prevent risk of harm to children because of the action of an employee, volunteer or another person. 7.1.2 Develop Codes of Conduct for Adults and Children The [Club] will ensure that the organisation has codes of conduct that specify standards of conduct and care when dealing and interacting with children, particularly those in the organisation’s care. The organisation will also implement a code of conduct to address appropriate behaviour between children. The code(s) of conduct will set out professional boundaries, ethical behaviour and unacceptable behaviour. (See Part B) 7.1.3 Choose Suitable Employees and Volunteers The [Club] will ensure that the organisation takes all reasonable steps to ensure that it engages the most suitable and appropriate people to work with children (in prescribed positions). This may be achieved using a range of screening measures. Such measures will aim to minimise the likelihood of engaging (or retaining) people who are unsuitable to work with children. The [Club] will ensure that working with children checks/criminal history assessments are conducted for employees and volunteers working with children, where an assessment is required by law. If a criminal history report is obtained as part of their screening process, the [Club] will ensure that the criminal history information is dealt with in accordance with relevant state requirements. (See Part C) 7.1.4 Support, Train, Supervise and Enhance Performance The [Club] will ensure that volunteers and employees who work with children or their records have ongoing supervision, support and training such that their performance is developed and enhanced to promote the establishment and maintenance of a child-safe environment. 7.1.5 Empower and Promote the Participation of Children In Decision-Making And Service Development The [Club] will promote the involvement and participation of children and young people in developing and maintaining child-safe environments. 7.1.6 Report and Respond Appropriately To Suspected Abuse and Neglect
7.1.1 Identify and Analyse Risk of Harm The [Club] will develop and implement a risk management strategy, which includes a review of existing child protection practices, to determine how child-safe and child-friendly the organisation is and to determine what additional strategies are required to minimise and prevent risk of harm to children because of the action of an employee, volunteer or another person. 7.1.2 Develop Codes of Conduct for Adults and Children The [Club] will ensure that the organisation has codes of conduct that specify standards of conduct and care when dealing and interacting with children, particularly those in the organisation’s care. The organisation will also implement a code of conduct to address appropriate behaviour between children. The code(s) of conduct will set out professional boundaries, ethical behaviour and unacceptable behaviour. (See Part B) 7.1.3 Choose Suitable Employees and Volunteers The [Club] will ensure that the organisation takes all reasonable steps to ensure that it engages the most suitable and appropriate people to work with children (in prescribed positions). This may be achieved using a range of screening measures. Such measures will aim to minimise the likelihood of engaging (or retaining) people who are unsuitable to work with children. The [Club] will ensure that working with children checks/criminal history assessments are conducted for employees and volunteers working with children, where an assessment is required by law. If a criminal history report is obtained as part of their screening process, the [Club] will ensure that the criminal history information is dealt with in accordance with relevant state requirements. (See Part C) 7.1.4 Support, Train, Supervise and Enhance Performance The [Club] will ensure that volunteers and employees who work with children or their records have ongoing supervision, support and training such that their performance is developed and enhanced to promote the establishment and maintenance of a child-safe environment. 7.1.5 Empower and Promote the Participation of Children In Decision-Making And Service Development The [Club] will promote the involvement and participation of children and young people in developing and maintaining child-safe environments. 7.1.6 Report and Respond Appropriately To Suspected Abuse and Neglect