Safe Spaces

COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

Central Life Church is committed to being a safe place for all people who engage with us including children, young people and adults, especially those most vulnerable.

• Central Life Church is committed to child safety, and we want children to be safe, happy and empowered.
• We support and respect all children, vulnerable adults, our staff, partners and volunteers
• We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children, upholding systems that protect children from abuse
• We have policies and procedures for recruiting and managing our staff and volunteers and are committed to training and educating on child abuse risks
• We take all allegations seriously
• We have a zero tolerance for child abuse

Volunteers

Our volunteers play a significant and essential role in our Safe Church community. As such, we require every volunteer to undergo a simple screening process, attend an in-service training day on a quarterly basis and commit to our volunteer guidelines.

To volunteer in any area across Central Life Church the following are essential:

A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) ( See https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check)
Complete a Screening Questionnaire (for over 18 and under 18 year olds) and provide 2-character references
Attend a volunteer in-service day on a quarterly basis
Complete essential safe spaces training – National Priniciples for Child Safe Organisations
Agree with and sign the Central Life Church Volunteer Agreement

Further information regarding the above is provided when a potential volunteer expresses interest in joining one of our volunteer teams.

Safe Spaces Team