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Roles
and Responsibilities
Bishop
- Guides the development of policy
in the area of CP and ASAH.
- Strongly encourages all licensed
persons, lay and clergy, to attend
CP and ASAH training.
- Supports Rural/Area Deans, the
Professional Standards Officer and
the Professional Standards
Committee in the management and
implementation of CP policy.
- Chairs the Professional
Standards Reference Group.
- Liaises with Rural/Area Deans.
- Oversees the proper
implementation of right
relationships in the church.
Rural
Deans, Sector Deans, Area Deans
- Responsible for the coordination
and management of workshops in
their area/region.
- Recruit potential workshop
trainers from within their deanery
area.
- Liaise with the Bishop in Child
Protection matters.
- Encourage parishes to be
involved; remind clergy and
wardens of their responsibilities
in this area.
- Encourage local parishes and
ministry units to conduct annual
Child Protection reminders,
updates and reviews.
Professional
Standards Reference Group
- Appoints and mentors the
trainers of Child Protection
trainers.
- Arranges for the management,
production and dissemination of CP
resources and information.
- Liaises with Diocesan Schools,
the Chancellor, DoCS(NSW),
DEYFS(ACT), Anglicare agencies and
services, the Professional
Standards Officer, the
Professional Standards Committee,
the Provincial Commission on
Christian Education.
- Advises the Bishop in relation
to changes in CP legislation or
requirements.
Professional
Standards Officer and Committee
- Perform the roles and carry out
the responsibilities recommended
by the Standing Committee of
General Synod.
Bishop's
Office
- Maintains records of screening
and training of clergy and of
ministry unit returns.
- Conducts an annual ministry
audit of clergy and paid workers
in child-related ministry.
- Maintains/stores other records
required by legislation or
Diocesan ordinance.
Local
Clergy and Church Wardens
- Adopt and implement the policy
“Building
Safe Communities of Faith”
in their ministry units, adapting
where necessary to meet local
needs and circumstances.
- Ensure that all persons in
ministry to children and young
people are appropriately trained
and authorised.
- Work through the Rural/Area
Deans for the provision of Child
Protection workshops.
- Keep parish members informed of
CP and ASAH policies and issues.
Other
Church Agencies
- All agencies of the diocese are
required to provide the Bishop
with a copy of their policies and
procedures in this area. These
will include any statutory or
external requirements as well as
internal or diocesan requirements.
- Agencies included: Camp Pelican;
St Mark’s National Theological
Centre; Diocesan schools; St
Martin’s College, Wagga Wagga;
Wambiri, Tathra; Anglicare
agencies and services.
Child
Protection Trainers/workshop
presenters
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