I WANT TO WORK WITH CHILDREN

Thank you for your interest in wanting to work with children here at Cairns South Baptist Church. In order to provide adequate care, minimise risk and comply with government standards, we adhere to a ‘Risk Management Strategy.’

This ‘Safe Church Policy’ outlines the requirements of ‘screening,’ ‘training’ and ‘reporting’. It requires that all volunteers and staff working with to:

• Have been issued a blue card;
• Submit an application – including the submission of at least two references (schedule 3);
• Complete the ‘Child Safe Training‘ (see below);
• Attend an interview if deemed necessary by church leadership (Schedule 5).

Once approved to work with children, staff and volunteers are required to:

• Comply with the Code of Conduct;
• Comply with the requirements of risk management plans in place for various activities and ministries.

Cairns South Baptist Church uses ‘Child Safe – Safety Management Online,’ in order to:

• Maintain the Blue Card registry;
• Maintain an incident report form registry;
• Provide training;
• Provide resources to minimise risk during activities.

Once you have been approved to work with children, you will receive login details to access this training and resources.