Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility
At St Therese’s Parish Essendon, we consider the safety and wellbeing of all persons to be our highest priority.
We acknowledge that children, young people and vulnerable adults may require additional safeguards to promote their safety and wellbeing and promote their participation.
Clergy, employees and volunteers are committed to upholding the right to safety of all persons, and participating in a creating a culture of safety supported by policies, practices and procedures that strive to prevent abuse in the first instance and to respond appropriately and effectively if abuse does occur.
At St Therese’s we strive to create an inclusive and welcoming parish which enables its people to grow and develop in their faith free from abuse, harm and neglect.
Safeguarding Resources
The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne’s Safeguarding Children and Young People (SCYP) Framework version 2.0, is now available. These documents replace all previous versions, including the Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and the May Our Children Flourish Child Safety Code of Conduct.
Please go to the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne website for the most up to date documents relating to Safeguarding:
https://melbournecatholic.org/safeguarding/safeguarding-framework-resources
Resources/Policy Documents
Safeguarding and Wellbeing of Children and Young People Policy
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Code of Conduct
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Reporting Procedure
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Antidiscrimination and Racism Policy
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Record Keeping Policy
Please note:
You will notice changes to the Safeguarding section of the Archdiocese website as they continue to develop the second version of the Safeguarding Children and Young People Framework.
During this time, all newly released policies and supporting resources (e.g. implementation guides, information sheets and templates) will be located on this page.
The second version of our translated resources are currently under review to align with the latest version of the SCYP Framework documents. In the interim, you may view some of our translated resources for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.