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 or enter into private messaging.
Who are adult volunteers and staff?
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 the church 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? (Or other apps that content is automatically deleted)
These people are mandatory reporters of suspected or known abuse?
Who are clergy, school/child-care employee, or “an individual paid or unpaid, who, on the basis of the individual’s role as an integral part of a regularly scheduled program, activity or service, is a person responsible for the child’s welfare or has direct contact with 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 the church.
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.)
The person(s) you should immediately notify if any electronic communication is worrisome.
Who are the Pastor and Youth Director (or appropriate other staff member)?
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 non-related adults? (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?