People
The people protected by Safe Sanctuary policies.
What is children, youth, and vulnerable adults?
Children - aged 17 and younger
Youth - aged 12-17
The people who should have an up-to-date background check on file.
Who are all staff and volunteers who ever work with or volunteer with children, youth, or vulnerable adults?
The minimum number of people who should be in a car when traveling for official church activities.
What is 3? (note: this can be 1 adult staff member/volunteer and 2 kids/youth/vulnerable adult, or 2 non-related adult volunteers/staff members and 1 child/youth/vulnerable adult)
These people should never initiate a connection on social media.
Who are adult volunteers? (note: The FVUMC Youth Instagram account may follow back up with a youth after they follow the FVUMC Youth account. If a student requests to be friends on Facebook or Instagram (e.g., the youth asks to follow a leader and the leader opts to follow back), then it is at the discretion of the leader whether or not they accept.)
Individuals 18 and older who are given the responsibility of managing or directly working with children/youth who are not paid for this work.
Who are volunteers?
The MINIMUM number of non-related adults responsible for a group of children at any given time.
What is 2?
People for whom FVUMC will check driving history.
Who are drivers for church events?
The platform on which there should NEVER be communication between volunteers/leaders and youth/children.
What is snapchat?
These people are the only ones authorized to change diapers of any child who is not their own.
Who are staff and childcare staff? (note: When changing diapers, doors should remain open and another adult should remain close by. Childcare staff should take care to preserve dignity and privacy in this event, taking children to a separate space for diaper changes where they are not around other children. )
You should never be this with a child, youth, or vulnerable adult in any non-public space where another adult cannot walk by and see and hear you.
What is alone?
People who should be approved and covered by church's insurance company.
Who are drivers of church vehicles?
The final word in this sentence: when you communicate with a child/youth via electronic communication, a second adult (either another leader, staff member, or the child's parent/guardian) should be ____.
What is included? (note: if they message you first, kindly let them know you're adding someone else to the conversation as you do so.)
A person younger than 18 who has been appraised of the Safe Sanctuary policies but who is also protected by them.
Who are youth volunteers?
You should do this immediately if you witness or suspect abuse by anyone at FVUMC.
What is report it?
People who should never drive youth as part of church events.
Who are youth? (note: No youth should drive to/from events with additional youth or children, without having been given explicit permission from both sets of guardians (providing their own transportation is permitted with parental guidance). Youth leaders should be notified of this explicit permission by both parents. Transportation to and from church is not covered by this rule.)
The person you should immediately notify if any electronic communication is worrisome.
A person age 18 or older who has a mental or other disability or illness and who is or may be unable to take care of him/herself, or unable to protect him/herself against significant harm or serious exploitation.
Who is a vulnerable adult?
If children need assistance with this, children are monitored from outside at all times, and when an adult goes in to assist, the door should remain cracked open and another Safe-Sanctuaries trained adult should be nearby.
What is going to the bathroom?
The minimum number of chaperones for off-site trips.
What is 2? (minimum of 2 non-related adults, and must include at least one male and one female if the group is mixed-gender)
What you need to post photos on social media.
What is explicit, written permission? (note: Adult leaders should post photos on social network sites only with prior written permission granted by a parent/guardian. When posted, photos must NOT be tagged with names or location indicators. All photos must be appropriate and in keeping with the spirit of the ministry event.
FVUMC staff and social media page administrators may speak with staff to establish whether permission was granted during registration. That permission only covers FVUMC accounts
To post on FVUMC pages (such as facebook groups for mission trips), volunteers should check with FVUMC staff to establish from whom we have permission to post
Other leaders may post on their own accounts with written permission from a parent, either through text/email or via paper and pen