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COLLINGWOOD BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION<\/strong><\/p>\n Child Safety Policy: PROCEDURES<\/strong><\/p>\n SCREENING REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n As required by the Basketball Victoria Member Protection By-Laws, this attachment sets out the screening process for people in our association who work, coach, supervise or have regular unsupervised contact with people under the age of 18 years.<\/p>\n Our association will:<\/strong> PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE<\/strong> Good Practice<\/strong> Poor Practice<\/strong> When a case arises where it is impractical\/impossible to avoid certain situation e.g. transporting a child in your car, the tasks should only be carried out with the full understanding and consent of the parent\/care and the child involved.<\/p>\n If during your care you accidentally hurt a child, the child seems distressed in any manner, appears to be sexually aroused by your actions and\/or if the child misunderstands or misinterprets something you have done, report any such incidents as soon as possible to another colleague and make a written note of it. Parents should also be informed of the incident.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n COACHES CODE of CONDUCT<\/strong><\/p>\n All coaches for Collingwood Basketball Association are required to read and complete Coaches Conduct Form<\/a> and to return to the Club signed.<\/p>\n
1) Identify positions that involve working, coaching, supervising or regular unsupervised contact with people under the age of 18 years.
2) Obtain a completed Member Protection Declaration_Feb 21<\/a> (MPD) from all people who are identified in the above step and keep it in a secure place.
3) Provide an opportunity for a person to give an explanation if a MPD isn\u2019t provided or it reveals that the person doesn\u2019t satisfactorily meet any of the clauses in the MPD. We will then make an assessment as to whether the person may be unsuitable to work with people under the age of 18 years. If unsatisfied we will not appoint them to the role\/position.
4) Where possible, check a person\u2019s referees (verbal or written) about his\/her suitability for the role.
5) Make sure that the person being interviewed\/screened has a valid Working with Children Check (WWC) issued by the Victorian government. Our organisation recognises two (2) exceptions to the Working with Children Check \u2013 police officers and teachers. These personnel will not be required to have a Victorian WWC for the positions identified in Step 1.<\/p>\n
This attachment will help you identify what is meant by good practice and poor practice.<\/p>\n
All personnel should adhere to the following principles and actions:
\u2022 always work in an open environment (e.g. avoiding private or unobserved situations and encouraging open communication with no secrets)
\u2022 make the experience of basketball fun and enjoyable: promote fairness, confront and deal with bullying
\u2022 treat all children, including Aboriginal children, children from culturally and\/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and children with a disability equally and with respect and dignity
\u2022 always put the welfare of the child first, before winning
\u2022 maintain a safe and appropriate distance with players (e.g. it is not appropriate for staff or volunteers to have an intimate relationship with a child or to share a room with them)
\u2022 avoid unnecessary physical contact with children. Where any form of manual\/physical support is required it should be provided openly and with the consent of the child. Physical contact can be appropriate so long as it is neither intrusive nor disturbing and the child\u2019s consent has been given
\u2022 involve parents\/carers wherever possible, e.g. where children need to be supervised in changing rooms, encourage parents to take responsibility for their own child. If groups have to be supervised in changing rooms always ensure parents, coaches, etc. work in pairs
\u2022 request written parental consent if Association officials are required to transport children in their cars
\u2022 gain written parental consent for any significant travel arrangements e.g. overnight stays
\u2022 ensure that if mixed teams are taken away, they should always be accompanied by a male and female member of staff
\u2022 ensure that at away events adults should not enter a child\u2019s room or invite young people to their rooms
\u2022 be an excellent role model; this includes not smoking or drinking alcohol in the company of children
\u2022 always give enthusiastic and constructive feedback rather than negative criticism
\u2022 recognising the developmental needs and capacity of the children and do not risk sacrificing welfare in a desire for Association or personal achievements. This means avoiding excessive training or competition and not pushing them against their will
\u2022 secure written parental consent for the Association to act in loco parentis, to give permission for the administration of emergency first aid or other medical treatment if the need arises
\u2022 keep a written record of any injury that occurs, along with details of any treatment given<\/p>\n
The following are regarded as poor practice and should be avoided by all personnel:
\u2022 unnecessarily spending excessive amounts of time alone with children away from others
\u2022 taking children alone in a car on journeys, however short
\u2022 taking children to your home where they will be alone with you
\u2022 sharing a room with a child
\u2022 engaging in rough, physical or sexually provocative games, including horseplay
\u2022 allowing or engaging in inappropriate touching of any form
\u2022 engaging with children on social media platforms
\u2022 taking unauthorised photographs of children (please read the attached document on precautions to be taken while photographing\/filming children)
\u2022 allowing children to use inappropriate language unchallenged
\u2022 making sexually suggestive comments to a child, even in fun
\u2022 reducing a child to tears as a form of control
\u2022 allowing allegations made by a child to go unchallenged, unrecorded or not acted upon
\u2022 doing things of a personal nature that the children can do for themselves.<\/p>\n