True or False
Staff should have your back to the door
False
Staff should all be huddled in one spot outside
False
Should there be any tother type of incident involving a child (you witness a child slip on wet floor in your program are and is injured) what would you do?
Comfort child and provide first aid as required
Fill out YMCA accident form and Government reporting form if needed
Call parents to let them know and pick up if necessary
Fix area where accident happened to prevent future accidents
Ensure form gets to Health and Safety Committee for review
Staff should always know how many children are in their group
True
What are examples of behaviours that are prohibited?
Do not discipline children and youth using emotional abuse, physical or corporal punishment
Withdrawal of the necessities of care (including food, shelter and emotional warmth
Do not have a child or youth sit on their knee, in their lap, piggy back them, cuddle, kiss, hug, tickle or touch them in an inappropriate and or culturally insensitive manner. This also includes rough
When do staff and volunteers require individuals to provide identification? What type of ID is required? What's the procedure when an individual doesn't have identification?
Individuals must provide identification when entering any YMCA administration or program space
Government ID
If an individual does not have identification they are not able to go past the lobby/sign in and mist meet in a public area
If you saw or heard something you were concerned about from a Child Protection perspective, what steps would you take?
Record the incident on Child Protection reporting form
Call Child Protection and inform Supervisor a call was made
Hand form into Child Protection Lead in sealed envelope
What should staff and volunteers do when there is someone unfamiliar to them in their program space?
Approach and greet visitor
Ask them the nature of their visit and ask them to sign in
Ask them to present Government Issued ID
Supervise visitors while on site
You can just hand your tracker to your relief staff then leave
False
Communicate with other staff any information that needs to be passed on to guardians. If a child is in the bathroom or else where.
What screening was done for you to work at the YMCA?
submit resume/cover letter
formal interview with 2 YMCA staff
Interview question designed for suitability for working with young children
Reference checks are completed
Provide CRC/SD
How do you effectively supervise children in your care?
Children ae welcomed and their attendance is recorded as soon as they entre a program
Body position during programming ensures all children can be seen
Head counts are completed throughout the program
Maintain proper staff: child ratio
Is there anything else you would do if the Child Protection concern you had included a staff memeber?
The staff must notify the Supervisor AFTER a call to Child Protection Services
The notification should only include the name of the staff and the children
If you cannot reach you Supervisor call your Manager/Cheif or CEO
Does your association have a policy that includes guidelines about the use of electronic communication, such as cell phone, text messages, photography, emails and social networking sites between staff/volunteers and children? What are some of those guidelines?
Photography: Photos are only to be taken on YMCA devices and shared publicly with signed parental consent
Social Media: Staff/Volunteers are not to friend/communicate with minors on social media
Emails: can be exchanged with minors ONLY when the minor's parent/guardian or a YMCA supervisor is copied and ONLY regarding YMCA-related matters. These messages must be sent and received from an official YMCA email address
Text messages: as a general practice, texting is nota recommended form of communication with minor as there can be limited to no ability to maintain a record of the communication
Frontline staff are required to have 3 references
False
2- Frontline
3- Leadership
Can you provide two to three examples of behaviours that re encouraged in your Association's code of conduct?
Valuing, listening to and respecting members, clients & children
Selecting suitable spaces that support child safety, such as locations with adequate exits, proximity to washrooms, windows and line of sight
Promptly and without hesitation, report complaints from children, youth, adults or their families
How do you ensure effective transfer of care at the beginning and end of the program and through out the day
Government or YMCA attendance sheets are always kept with staff member
Child Trackers forms are used when break into small groups
Staff continuously do headcounts during program and when changing area
If you observed or hear about an incident between two children, what would you do? (a younger child approached you and tells you that an older child touched him/her inappropriately)
Comfort the child and ask them to tell me what happened, do not ask leading questions
Ensure both children are separated in programming until incident is resolved
Record incident on reporting form and call Child Protective Services If reportable: follow CP lead If not reportable: Report to Supervisor who will support and lead in speaking to both children separately to understand what happened