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CHILD SAFE ENVIRONMENT POLICY

Commitment to the safety of children and young people

We are committed to providing a safe environment to all children and young people. Our policy complies with the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017, the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 and aligns with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

We value and respect children and young people and welcome them regardless of their abilities, sex, gender, or social economic or cultural background. Bullying and harassment won’t be tolerated.

Scope of policy

This policy applies to all employees, volunteers, work placement students and contractors referred to throughout the policy collectively as workers.

All workers are required to agree in writing to accept and act in accordance with the policy.

Communication

This child safe policy and related documents are available to children, young people and their families on our website, on request and provided as part of a welcome pack at the first visit.

This child safe policy and related documents are provided to all workers as part of their induction following recruitment.

We encourage and respect the views of children and young people and involve them in decision making as appropriate. We provide clear age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate explanations to children and young people including their right to safety, their right to be listened to and that they can provide feedback or make a complaint if they have a concern, to any worker or ask their parent/guardian to do this on their behalf. We will listen to and act upon any complaints or concerns that a child or young person raises with us.

  • re viable, ethical, and scalable
  • We partner with families, schools, and community organisations
  • We contribute to the broader allied health ecosystem through education, training, and leadership
  • We take our governance responsibilities seriously, without fear-based compliance
Purpose-Led Governance

Our purpose and mission are actively reflected in:
Strategic planning and review cycles
Clinical governance and quality assurance
Risk management and decision-making
Workforce support and supervision models

Every significant decision is assessed against the question:
“Does this protect quality, uphold our values, and support sustainability?”
If the answer is no, the decision is revisited.

Living Our Purpose

This document is not static.
Our purpose and mission are:
Reviewed annually
Revisited during major strategic decisions
Reflected on during leadership reviews
Reinforced through supervision, training, and service design.

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