Caraniche’s commitment to safeguarding young people

• Caraniche is committed to safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
• We want children to be safe, happy and empowered.
• We support and respect all children, clients, staff, and volunteers.
• We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.
• Caraniche has zero tolerance for child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.
• We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.
• Caraniche is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
• Caraniche has robust human resources and recruitment practices to reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing board members, staff and volunteers.
• Caraniche is committed to training and educating our board members, staff and volunteers on child abuse risks.
• We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.
• We have specific policies and procedures in place that support our board members, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.