District 9710 Youth Protection

1. District 9710 YouthProtection

2. RI Statement of Conduct for Working withYouth • Source: Rotary Code ofPolicies 2 “Rotary International strives to create and maintain a safe environment for all youth who participate in Rotaryactivities. To the best of their ability, Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses and partners, and other volunteers must safeguard the children and young people they come into contact with and protect them from physical, sexual, and emotionalabuse”

3. When in doubt apply thetest: What would I expect if it were mychild? OurObligations 3

4. Each State and Territory in Australia. • The National Coordinating Committee for International Secondary Student Exchange (NCCISSE) overseeslegislation. • Rotary International. • Rotary’s Liability insurer. Rotary Youth Program Authorities 4

5. Clubs that participate in any Youth Programshall: • Youth ProtectionOfficer • Ensure all Volunteers (as defined) arescreened • Provide copies of all Volunteer Declarations to District • Ensure Clubs who participate in the YEP are “Certified” • Assign one meeting per year for information andtraining. Youth Protectioncompliance 5

6. Rotary OnlineTraining • Access via MyRotary • Go to Learning &Reference • Select LearningCentre • Select Protecting Youth ProgramParticipants • Start Protecting Youth ProgramParticipants Rotary Online TrainingModule 6

7. Who is deemed a“Volunteer” • Put simply, a Volunteer in these circumstances, is any adult person who might be in the position of being alone with a young person for a period oftime.

8. “one on one” contact, or an adult person could be alone with a *young person for a period of time, that person shall be screened. • The screening process requires the adult person to provideaVolunteerDeclaration. • *Definition of YoungPerson • Any individual who might participate in a Rotary Youth Program, regardlessof whether or not they are of legal age ofmajority.Also referred to as children, child, youth, student or youngpeople Screening

9. It is a statement made by Volunteers declaring themselves to be a fit and proper person, supported by referees to work with young people, and agree to Rotary International requirements &guidelines. Names of three Referees The relevant State/Territory Working With Childrencheck Criminal Historycheck Volunteer Declaration

10. Answer isNo. Whereas these checks might say that a person is eligible to work with young people, a Volunteer Declaration attempts to establish whether a person is suitable to work with youngpeople. IsaWWC oR WWVP check sufficient screening for aVolunteer?

11. Are all Club Members deemed to beVOLUNTEERS? The majority of Club members would bedeemed “ResponsibleAdults” 16

12. Answer: NoVolunteeris exempt. • Any adult person who falls under the category of aVolunteer(as defined) shall bescreened. • Volunteer screening in respect of Youth Programsis: • a mandatory Rotary Internationalrequirement. • an Insurer requirement Who is exempt fromscreening?

13. Approved driver with no less than one year’s experience. • Recommendation: • minimum of two (2) adults in attendance at any onetime. • Where practicable this should include when transporting youth/ children in avehicle. Transport of YOUNG PEOPLE

14. Rotary Australia Youth Protection PolicySummary

15. Questions