Possibility that activity will lead to children being employed in hazardous work? Vulnerability of Engages with parents true or cognitive age impacts on their ability to parent/carer protect their children? Engages with parents who have challenges that contribute to their ability to provide care? (e.g. psychological, situational) Engages with parents who do not have many support systems? Vulnerability can Physical and mental disabilities, homelessness, child sex workers or include: parents who are sex workers, children and families impacted by disasters, displaced, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, children in contact with the law, children that have been subject to trafficking, orphans, unaccompanied minors and the very young? Step 1 Part B Activity Inherent Risk – Based on your responses in Part 1, identify the inherent risk of the activity using the table below. Activity Risk is the level of potential risks to children due to the nature of the activity (working with children) or the design of the activity (design of the activity introduces risks to children). The activity does not involve any individuals working in-country (Nil LOW No contact Contact) (you answered No to all questions in Step 1 Part A) The activity involves or may involve contact with children (working Contact with incountry, remote or rural area) (you answered Yes to any questions in MODERATE Children with Children - Assessment’ but for all questions in with ‘Contact ‘No’ ‘Working Children - Assessment’) Working with The activity involves working with children (you answered YES to any HIGH Children questions under with Children - Assessment’) ‘Working Note: If an activity is determined to be with children’ then a full child protection risk assessment is ‘working required regardless of the organisational context outcome. Step 2: Is the organisation child-focused and what child protection controls are in place? There are two parts to this step: Part A Assessment of Organisation’s Focus on Children and strength of child protection systems in place – Part B Organisation Inherent Risk – Step 2 Part A Assessment of Organisation’s Focus on Children and strength of systems – Complete the worksheet below and add a Yes/No response against each question under and ‘Systems Controls’ and ‘Focus’. Organisation Profile
Possibility that activity will lead to children being employed in hazardous work? Vulnerability of parent/carer Engages with parents true or cognitive age impacts on their ability to protect their children? Engages with parents who have challenges that contribute to their ability to provide care? (e.g. psychological, situational) Engages with parents who do not have many support systems? Vulnerability can include: Physical and mental disabilities, homelessness, child sex workers or parents who are sex workers, children and families impacted by disasters, displaced, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, children in contact with the law, children that have been subject to trafficking, orphans, unaccompanied minors and the very young? Step 1 Part B – Activity Inherent Risk Based on your responses in Part 1, identify the inherent risk of the activity using the table below. Activity Risk is the level of potential risks to children due to the nature of the activity (working with children) or the design of the activity (design of the activity introduces risks to children). LOW No contact The activity does not involve any individuals working in-country (Nil Contact) (you answered No to all questions in Step 1 Part A) MODERATE Contact with Children The activity involves or may involve contact with children (working incountry, remote or rural area) (you answered Yes to any questions in ‘Contact with Children - Assessment’ but ‘No’ for all questions in ‘Working with Children - Assessment’) HIGH Working with Children The activity involves working with children (you answered YES to any questions under ‘Working with Children - Assessment’) Note: If an activity is determined to be ‘working with children’ then a full child protection risk assessment is required regardless of the organisational context outcome. Step 2: Is the organisation child-focused and what child protection controls are in place? There are two parts to this step: Part A – Assessment of Organisation’s Focus on Children and strength of child protection systems in place Part B – Organisation Inherent Risk Step 2 Part A – Assessment of Organisation’s Focus on Children and strength of systems Complete the worksheet below and add a Yes/No response against each question under ‘Systems and Controls’ and ‘Focus’. Organisation Profile
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