Club Safety
Boys & Girls Clubs are required to immediately report any suspected abuse or victimization to the appropriate authorities and then to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
What is Mandated Reporting?
How many children is each staff member assigned to look after?
1:20 Ratio
True or False: There will be either a designated adult restroom or procedures to ensure adults and minors never utilize a restroom at the same time
True
A major event resulting from natural processes of the earth, including floods, tornadoes, thunder and lightning storms and hurricanes
What is a nature disaster?
In this curriculum you will learn how to report suspected abuse and neglect
What is Foundations: Preventing Abuse in Youth Service Organizations, participants will be prepared to create safer environments to prevent child sexual abuse.
Organization Club has a Board- led Committee elevating safety to the highest level of governance, and are required to fulfill the same responsibilities at every Club.
What is the Safety Committee?
Set clear boundaries with the organization about who can sign your child in and out of the program.
What is the sign-in and sign-out procedures?
When using restrooms at public facilities during field trips, ________ will be escorted by one staff member. .
What is a minimum of three youth?
A sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action
What is an emergency?
This curriculum, you will learn tips for supervising youth in different restroom layouts to ensure privacy and safety.
What is the restroom safety policy?
Any employee looking to move to another Club, MUST have a from the previous Club to be eligible for rehire.
What is a reference?
Steps the organization has taken to make sure that children are never unsupervised, and that one child is never alone with one staff member.
Can children and staff be seen by others at all times?
True or False:
Staff can enter main entrance of the restroom when members are inside?
False
These must be conducted at least once per month?
What are emergency drills?
In this curriculum, you will learn how to identify, interrupt, and report red flag behaviors.
What is Red Flag Behaviors?
Clubs are required to prominently display key safety resources and information, including the Child Safety Helpline and Crisis Text Line.
What is Resources for Youth Members?
Visit and walk around the places where the organization would care for your child to see if they are clean, well-cared for, and safe.
Can I tour your facilities?
Restrooms shall be regularly monitored by designated staff according to a schedule set by Club leadership.
What is restroom monitoring?
At least one per at your club should be trained in this?
What is FIRST AID and CPR?
The purpose of this course is to increase Youth Development Professional’s knowledge and awareness of common risks to emotional and physical safety.
What is child and club safety?
True or False: Clubs must inform parents and guardians of safety policies when they receive a youth membership application.
True
All Club activities and program spaces shall always be under continuous supervision by sight or sound (for restroom supervision) by an appropriate adult staff (18 or over).
What is active supervision?
All program spaces shall have clear lines of visibility and be monitored by adult staff when in use.
What is Active Supervision?
This is posted on the wall to give you directions on how to leave the building?
What is an evacuation map?
In this curriculum, we will learn why reporting incidents and accidents is important, to whom reports should be made, and about BGCA’s Critical Incident Reporting Requirement.
What is the Importance of Reporting Incidents and Accidents Curriculum