Safeguarding Volunteer Recruitment
Effective safeguarding learning is essential to creating a safe and healthy Church.
At Christ Church, we are committed to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are recruited safely.
This means the church will promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults, work to prevent abuse from occurring, seek to protect those that are at risk and respond well to those who have been abused.
In accordance with the church of England’s policy guidance, ‘Promoting a Safer Church' we are committed to:
Promoting a safer environment and culture. This means that we respect all children, young people, and adults, and are committed to their care and nurture, the provision of respectful pastoral ministry and establishing safer, caring communities which provide an environment of love where there is informed vigilance as to the risk of harm.
We shall select and train carefully all those with any responsibility related to children or vulnerable adults within the Church, in line with safer recruitment principles.
We shall respond promptly to every concern raised which suggests that a child, young person, or vulnerable adult may have been harmed or be at risk of harm. We will cooperate with the statutory authorities in their safeguarding work.
We shall endeavour to work with anyone who is suffering or who has suffered abuse or harm, developing with them and others appropriate support and care.
We shall challenge any abuse in our Church communities, and care pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse.
We shall endeavour to offer pastoral care and support, including managed oversight and referral to the proper authorities, to any member of our church community who may present a risk to a child, young person, or vulnerable adults.
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