Parish Compliance & Sydney Archdiocese Safeugarding Information

Safeguarding and Child Protection & Adults at Risk Compliance

Here at Ryde-Gladesville, we are committed to keeping children and adults at risk in our parish, school and local communities safe.

PARISH COMPLIANCE

The NSW Kids Guardian along with the Sydney Archdiocese requires those who volunteer where children aged 18 years and under and or Vulnerable Adults are attending, to complete Parish Compliance.

All volunteers must complete and sign

Volunteer Registration form (see below)
Code of Conduct form (see below)
Both these forms should be emailed to the Safeguarding Officer at ea@rgcp.org.au or handed into the office on Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4pm.

All volunteers who require a Working With Children Check are required to complete the above documents and well as the following Safeguarding Training.

All who volunteer as Eucharist Ministers, Acolytes, Kids Liturgy Leaders & Helpers, Sacramental Group Helpers, Playgroup Leaders & Helpers, Children's Music Ministry Leaders and any Music/Choir Group with under 18 children who are musician and Choir, IGNITE volunteers aged over 18 years of age, Our Lady's Kitchen Volunteer (Delivery volunteers), are required to complete all Parish Compliance.
Please see below:
If you have any questions, please contact Judy, Parish Safeguarding Support Officer on 9807 2966 or ea@rgcp.org.au

PARISH VOLUNTEERS SAFEGUARDING TRAINING

Complete the Volunteer Registration Form (see below)
Sign the Code of Conduct (see below)
Provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC). If you do not already have one this can be obtained by visiting Service NSW.

EDUCATION FOR 'RED PATHWAY' VOLUNTEERS

The following Volunteers fall under 'Red Pathway'

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SACRAMENTAL GROUP HELPERS

CHILDREN'S LITURGY HELPERS ADULT ALTAR SERVERS

ACOLYTES

STEP 1: ONLINE INDUCTION EDUCATION - to be completed with 6 weeks of staring the role. Registration Link: https://goo.gl/forms/wSkRi3ZO6PzkRfbo1

STEP 2: ONLINE REFRESHER EDUCATION - required every 2 years

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/zTsfJRJJTTevbXVEA

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EDUCATION FOR KEY SAFEGUARDING PERSONNEL

- GOLD PATHWAY VOLUNTEERS

The following Volunteers fall under Gold Pathway

PARISH STAFF - SAFEGUARDING SUPPORT OFFICER

SACRAMENTAL COORDINATOR & LEADERS

CHILDREN'S LITURGY COORDINATOR & LEADERS

CHILDREN CHOIR COORDINATORS

CHOIR LEADER WHERE CHILDREN UNDER18 ARE PARTICIPATING

YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR & LEADERS

PLAYGROUPS AND LEADERS

OUR LADY'S KITCHEN

STEP 1: ONLINE INDUCTION EDUCATION : to be completed with 6 weeks of staring the role. Registration Link: https://goo.gl/forms/wSkRi3ZO6PzkRfbo1

STEP 2: ONLINE REFRESHER EDUCATION - required every 2 years

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/zTsfJRJJTTevbXVEA

Once you have completed the follow documents,

Volunteer Registration form
Code of Conduct
Online Induction course or Refresher course and received Salt Certificate.

please send these documents along with your Birth date (for WWC Verification) to Judy Raumer (Safeguarding Support Officer ) at ea@rgcp.org.au or bring them into the office during Parish business hours - Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm.

Thank you

Judy Raumer

Parish Safeguarding Support Officer

Frequently Asked Pathway Questions

Which Pathway is correct for me?

I am a volunteer with more than one role. What education pathway do I follow?

If you have more than one role, complete the education pathway for the role that has the highest level of responsibility. (Please note: Gold Pathway has the highest leve of responsibility, followed by Red pathway.

I am a Sydney Catholic School Teacher and/or have completed prior safeguarding education through another diocese or Catholic organisation.

If you have already completed safeguarding education in another role, as above, and can produce a completion certificate that is less than two (2) years old, you may be excempt from additional educaation at this time. Please contact the parish Safeguarding Officer (Judy) ea@rgcp.org.au or 9807 2966 to see if you qualify for recongnised prior learning.

My only role is as a Special Religious Education (SRE) catechist in a public school, what education will I need?

Safeguarding Induction and Refresher education for SRE catechists is organised by the CCD Office. Please contact Safeguarding Officer (Judy) on 9807 2966 or ea@rgcp.org.au for more information.

More Information

For questions about your educational needs please contact our Safeguarding Officer (Judy) ea@rgcp.org.au or 9807 2966.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a WWCC? How much does it cost?

A Working With Children Check (WWCC) can be obtained from the Office of the Children's Guardian and Service NSW. A volunteer WWC is free, and will not cost you anything, however if you are a paid employee with children at our Parish or elsewhere, you will require an employee's WWC, which incurs a fee of $80.

To obtain your WWCC, go to the Office of the Children’s Guardian website and fill in your details, and then take the completed form to Service NSW along with identity documents. If you or someone else has trouble with the website, you can go straight to Service NSW and apply for the check there.

You can find out more about how to obtain your WWCC here.

Volunteer Registration Form

18.-Volunteer-Registration-Acceptance-Form-as-of-Nov-2023.pdf

Code of Conduct

Code-of-Conduct-for-Working-with-Children-and-Adults-at-Risk May 2025.pdf

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