Definitions
An employee compensated by Mission Adelante for their work, including apprentices and staff interns.
What is a staff member?
Physical contact with a child should only be in response to this.
What is the need of a child?
The best place for Jorge, a first-time volunteer, to have a talk with Susie, a KA participant.
What is a room with glass doors or a room with a windowed door?
Prior to working with minors, each potential volunteer or staff member must complete an application and undergo this step.
What is a background check?
Ana, an Arts Community volunteer, becomes aware of an incident of alleged abuse. This is the person she should contact first.
Who is the program director?
Any person under the age of eighteen (also referred to as minors).
What is a child?
When transporting multiple children home, this child should be dropped off last.
What is the child of the same gender?
Michelle, a youth volunteer, will be taking Rachel and Mateo, youth participants, home. This student should be taken home last.
Who is Rachel?
While we know Christ can redeem and heal, this can exclude any volunteer or staff member from working with children at Mission Adelante.
What is a history of having abused a child?
Ana tells Ashley about the incident. Instead of confronting the volunteer or staff member in question, Ashley would notify this person next.
Who is the Executive Director?
Any act that harms a child, whether physically, sexually, or emotionally.
What is abuse?
Volunteers should seek the assistance of this person if there are disciplinary issues and a child is not responding to positive re-direction.
Who is the program director?
Patrique has organized a camping trip for the youth. This is the number of adults that should be present in each cabin.
What is two?
In rare cases, if the potential volunteer is unable to submit a background check, they should submit this instead.
What is a pastoral reference?
An investigation will happen as part of the allegation of abuse. This person is the only one authorized to communicate with anyone about this investigation.
Who is the Executive Director?
Any person serving in Mission Adelante's ministry without compensation, including summer interns.
What is a volunteer?
Trust is important in the relationships with our students. However, adults should never ask students to do this.
What is keep a secret?
Carla is organizing a basketball night and wants to communicate it to the LIT students. This is the type of text that would be preferable for this situation.
What is a group text?
Before volunteering, potential volunteers will participate in this event that occurs solely on Saturdays.
What is volunteer orientation?
During this investigation, the person in question will be prohibited from doing this.
What is having contact with any minors in our community?
The act of deriding or mocking a person's physical appearance.
What is body shaming?
Children this age and younger may not be sent to the bathroom on their own.
What is six?
Ashley is excited to drive the LIT girls to the movies. She must submit a copy of these two items to Shannon before doing so.
What is a driver's license and insurance?
Before volunteering, potential volunteers will have to provide the email of two different people to complete this step.
What is a reference check?
To safeguard the integrity of the ministry and the privacy of those involved, staff members and volunteers should refrain from doing this.
What is discussing the allegation/investigation?