APPENDIX Child Safe Standard 6: Risk Assessment Risk Event or Existing risk Likelihood Consequence Current risk New risk management strategies Who is Target risk Environment management strategies rating or treatments responsible? rating or existing controls No organisational culture of safety code of Unlikely Major Medium Strategies to organisational Principal, School Low child safety lack of conduct culture of child safety are Council – leadership, public reviewed Strategies developed to commitment and frequent embed culture of child Statement of commitment to messaging safety safety is publicly available Inappropriate behaviour is Child safety code of Unlikely Severe Low Strategies to embed Principal, Staff Low not reported and addressed conduct organisational culture of child safety are reviewed Clear Mandatory reporting procedures Refresher training for see – eLearning mandatory reporting Performance module management procedures Unquestioning trust of long Strategies developed to Possible Major Low Refresher training for staff see Principal, Office Staff Low – term employees and culture of child safety eLearning mandatory reporting contractors or norms module Clear child safety reporting procedures Child Safe Policy provided to all persons entering school site. Recruitment of an WWCC or Victorian Unlikely Major Low Processes updated to require: Principal, Selection Low inappropriate person Institute of Teaching Panels Criminal history search registration Pre-employment reference check includes asking about child safety Engagement with children Child safety code of Unlikely Moderate Medium Train students and staff to detect Principal, Staff, Low online conduct inappropriate behaviour School Community Strategies developed to Ensure appropriate settings on embed culture of child all student technologies safety
APPENDIX Child Safe Standard 6: Risk Assessment Risk Event or Environment Existing risk management strategies or existing controls Likelihood Consequence Current risk rating New risk management strategies or treatments Who is responsible? Target risk rating No organisational culture of child safety – lack of leadership, public commitment and frequent messaging safety code of conduct Strategies developed to embed culture of child safety Unlikely Major Medium Strategies to organisational culture of child safety are reviewed Statement of commitment to safety is publicly available Principal, School Council Low Inappropriate behaviour is not reported and addressed Child safety code of conduct Clear Mandatory reporting procedures Performance management procedures Unlikely Severe Low Strategies to embed organisational culture of child safety are reviewed Refresher training for – see eLearning mandatory reporting module Principal, Staff Low Unquestioning trust of long term employees and contractors or norms Strategies developed to culture of child safety Clear child safety reporting procedures Possible Major Low Refresher training for staff – see eLearning mandatory reporting module Child Safe Policy provided to all persons entering school site. Principal, Office Staff Low Recruitment of an inappropriate person WWCC or Victorian Institute of Teaching registration Unlikely Major Low Processes updated to require: Criminal history search Pre-employment reference check includes asking about child safety Principal, Selection Panels Low Engagement with children online Child safety code of conduct Strategies developed to embed culture of child safety Unlikely Moderate Medium Train students and staff to detect inappropriate behaviour Ensure appropriate settings on all student technologies Principal, Staff, School Community Low
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