Child-Safe Child-Friendly Organisations

Advice, information and resources that will help your organisation, program or group to promote child-safe and child-friendly policies and practices.

The NSW Commission for Children and Young People provides online some simple and easy-to-follow strategies you can use to make your organisation safer for children.

They will also help make your service more attractive and fun to the children and young people who spend time there.

Information available online covers:

• Reducing risk
• Policies and code of conduct
• Choosing the right people
• Kids' participation
• Supporting staff
• Managing complaints
• Resources and templates
• Links
• Working With Children Check
• Volunteers and Students
• Child Sex Offender Counsellor Accreditation Scheme

Follow this link to the NSW Commission for Children and Young People website (opens in a new browser window)

“Working with Children Check – Guidelines for Employers” (2004) is also available free in hard copy from the Commission for Children and Young People (see contacts below).

It covers:

• Introduction
• Overview
• Step-by-step guide on how the check works
• Relevant employment proceedings
• Privacy, confidentiality and secure storage of documents
• Forms and resources for employers

For further information

Contact	:	NSW Commission for Children and Young People Working with Children Check
Address	:	Level 2, 407 Elizabeth Street Surry Hills NSW 2010
Phone	:	02 9286 7219
Fax	:	02 9286 7201
Email	:	check@kids.nsw.gov.au

WWW

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http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au