Surf Life Saving Tasmania takes its responsibility seriously to deliver a safe, fair and inclusive environment for Children & Young People involved in Surf Life Saving.
The Child Safe Program assists Surf Life Saving (SLS) in our commitment to the protection of Children and Young People (CYP) from abuse, harm and exploitation.
The program builds the capacity of SLS to protect our CYP by providing resources and education to support clubs to provide a safe environment for all members. Clubs can begin to provide a safe environment through the development and implementation of the following key strategies:
• A statement of commitment to child safety
• Implementation of the code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour when dealing with CYP
• Screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel
• Educate and inform members of the signs and indicators of child abuse
• Processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse
• Regular communication, awareness and promotion of the Child Safe Program
• Strategies to identify and remove risks to CYP
• Strategies to communicate and promote the participation and empowerment of CYP within the club
Resources, webinars and an online training course have been developed to assist all Clubs to achieve these standards outlined above.
The Child Safe Program is underwritten by the Surf Life Saving Australia Child Safe Policy.
Find the Child Safe Policy, Commitment Statement and Child Safe Resources Here
The Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 aims to protect children from harm by providing the highest standard of compulsory background checking for anyone involved in child-related work or volunteering in Tasmania.
It is mandatory for all surf life saving members aged 18yrs+ to hold a registration to Work With Vulnerable People (RWVP) as well as members 16+ who work directly with children and young people (for example, people acting as Water Safety and/or Age Managers with the Nippers Program).
For more information on registering to volunteer with children visit the Tasmanian Department of Justice website.
Play by the Rules is a unique partnership between the Australian Sports Commission, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, all state and territory sport and recreation and anti-discrimination agencies and the Queensland Commission for Children, Young People and Child Guardian. Play by the Rules provides information and online learning for community sport and recreation on how to:
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