Our Child Safety Commitments

Child safety is our priority. At Access Health and Community we:

• are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.
• have zero tolerance of child abuse
• take all allegations and concerns very seriously and have robust systems and processes in place to protect children from abuse
• are committed to promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability
• have a code of conduct on how to behave when working with and around children that all staff, students and volunteers must agree to abide by and sign
• provide training and education to ensure that everyone understands their responsibilities
• have rigorous recruitment practices to ensure that appropriately qualified and skilled people are employed to work with children
• have risk management strategies in place to identify, assess and take steps to minimise potential child safety risks and concerns
• have appointed Child Safety Officers to support employees and to oversee, monitor and review all practices and policies around child safety

Access Health and Community is a Child Safe organisation