Child Protection Awareness
Course Overview
The objective of Child Protection legislation is to promote and protect the rights, interests and wellbeing of children and young people throughout Australia. In particular, each child and young person receiving the services of, or dealing with organisations, has the right to feel safe and be protected from 'harm'. Employers and employees (including volunteers) have a duty of care to children and young people to take reasonable actions to protect them from a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm.
This Child Protection Awareness module is aimed at developing an awareness and applied understanding in all employers (including managers at all levels) and employees of their obligations in respect of promoting and protecting the rights, interests and wellbeing of children in an organisational context. It addresses the nature and scope of the "working with children check" process, as well as the framework for building a Child-Safe Organisation.
Key Content- What is Child-Related Work?
- What Constitutes "Contact with a Child"?
- Child Abuse - Types, Signs & Effects.
- What is Child Protection?
- The Legal / Legislative Obligations of Employers & Employees.
- Working with Children Checks:
- Nature & Scope.
- The Process.
- Building a Child-Safe Environment or Organisation:
- Risk Management Strategies to Protect Children.
- Jurisdictional Differences.
- Minimum Requirements.
- Guidelines & National Framework.
- Code of Conduct for Working with Children.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, learners should be able to:- Define child related work.
- Identify what constitutes 'contact with a child' from an employment or workplace perspective.
- Identify and list forms of child abuse and their signs and effects.
- Explain the legal obligations of employers and employees in regards to the protection of children.
- Describe and implement the "working with children checks" process.
- Outline the procedures and processes for building a child safe environment within their organisation.