Child Safety at The Infants' Home

We are Child Safe

• We embed the Child Safe Standards into our policies, procedures and daily practice.
• We provide a safe and supportive environment for all children.
• We protect children from exposure to harmful conduct or abuse.
• We ensure that all Board Directors, staff, family day care educators and volunteers are appropriately screened, trained, and supported to uphold child safety policies and practices.
• We promote cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and children with disabilities and additional needs.
• We respond promptly and appropriately to complaints, allegations, disclosures and concerns.

We Listen to Children

• We empower children to participate in decisions that affect them and share any concerns they have.
• We encourage children to speak up to trusted adults if they feel unsafe or have concerns about their safety.

We Continuously Improve

• We welcome feedback to continuously improve our child safe policies, procedures and practices.
• We train mandatory reporters to understand and fulfil their legal obligations.
• We review and improve our child safety culture and practices to ensure they remain effective and responsive.

1. Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture.
2. Children and young people are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
3. Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
4. Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice.
5. People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
6. Processes to respond to complaints and concerns are child focused.
7. Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.
8. Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
9. Implementation of the national child safe principles is regularly reviewed and improved.
10. Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people.

(Source: Australian Human Rights Commission 2018).