Safeguarding
Community Church Rochford attaches great importance to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Our Trustees and Leadership Team have therefore approved the following policy statement:
The Trust acknowledges its responsibility to provide a safe environment for the children and vulnerable adults in its care. It also acknowledges that they can be the victims of abuse and neglect. Therefore it undertakes to:
- Treat children and vulnerable adults with respect.
- Ensure that workers are appropriately recruited, trained and supervised.
- Implement systems to address concerns about possible abuse.
- Follow national and local safeguarding legislation and procedures.
This statement is backed up by a comprehensive set of procedures. Those working with children or vulnerable adults have to undergo criminal records checks and receive appropriate training.
Key members of our Safeguarding Team include:
Simon Ford, Safeguarding Co-ordinator
Matthew Klaushofer, Deputy Safeguarding Co-ordinator
Samantha Butt, Trustee Contact
You can contact our safeguarding team by emailing communitychurchrochford@outlook.com
Click below to view our Safeguarding Policy
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CCR Safeguarding Summary...
Good Working Practice:
Responding to a child or adult:
Good Working Practice:
- Treat everyone with dignity and respect
- Be available but don’t intrude on personal space and privacy
- Develop awareness of individual needs, likes and dislikes
- Avoid questionable activity e.g. inappropriate touch or language
- Challenge unacceptable behaviour
- Refer to someone from the safeguarding team
- Follow official guidelines and report suspicions/allegations of abuse
Responding to a child or adult:
- Listen – and keep on listening
- Don’t question or do your own investigations
- Don’t Comment on what you are told
- Never promise confidentiality
- Explain what you are going to do and don’t delay in taking action
- Contact a member of the Safeguarding team
- Write down the content of your conversation (i.e. he/she said, I replied…etc. dates and times). Sign, date and keep safely