VOLUNTEERS - Parish Ministries, Groups etc.
The Archdiocese of Brisbane has implemented standards of conduct for voluntary church workers to maintain a safe and healthy ministry environment. Our commitment to these standards requires that we have a record of your Blue Card and conduct background referencing for all who intend to engage in voluntary ministry having direct and regular involvement with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
New Volunteers - Please go to: http://archbne.org/welcome Complete all your details then once you register the role you will be in within our parish the system will populate all your information onto the forms that are required for that particular role.
Individuals must have a valid blue card before they start paid work or volunteer. All card holders must apply to renew their blue card before it expires in order to continue working/volunteering. If an individual lets their card expire, they will have to cease work until they obtain a new valid blue card.
For further information about the Blue Card Application process, please click here >>
SEE ALSO
SAFEGUARDING TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Archdiocese of Brisbane has three safeguarding training packages, a Safeguarding Induction, Applied Safeguarding Training and training for Local Safeguarding Representatives.
The training packages can be viewed online (below).
Safeguarding Induction
All registered Archdiocesan volunteers who work with children or adults-at-risk must complete Applied Safeguarding training – in addition to the Safeguarding Induction. It should take about 45 minutes to complete the training.
Completion of the Safeguarding Induction is a prerequisite for this training.
Working with Children or Adults-at-Risk
Working with children or adults-at-risk means undertaking activities and ministries where contact with children or adults-at-risk is part of the activity, or reasonably expected, and the contact is more than incidental (i.e. brief or in passing).
Local Safeguarding Representative Training
Archdiocesan workers appointed as Local Safeguarding Representative (whether as an employee or volunteer) must complete the Local Safeguarding Representative training – in addition to the Safeguarding Induction. It should take about 1 hour to complete the training.
Completion of the Safeguarding Induction is a prerequisite for this training.
*** Local Safeguarding Representatives are not required to complete the Applied Safeguarding Training.
Confirmation of Completion
Associated training videos and documents are available at: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/
All volunteers are to view the short video on the ‘New Laws to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse’, particularly those who work directly with children. These laws apply to all adults in Queensland and attract significant criminal penalties for non-compliance. The video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgkAZFkJkJg.
The safeguarding training webpage includes links to register completed training online and directly with the People & Culture (HR) Office. Using the online Confirmation of Completion forms to register completed training avoids the need for volunteers and parishes to handle hardcopy forms. We encourage all our volunteers to use the online Confirmation of Completion forms where possible.
National Strategy to Prevent & Respond to Child Sexual Abuse
The Australian government has issued a National Strategy to Prevent & Respond to Child Sexual Abuse. The objective of the Strategy is to reduce the risk, extent and impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia. It also responds to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse. For more information go to https://childsafety.pmc.gov.au/what-we-do/national-strategy-prevent-child-sexual-abuse.
Further Information
For further information please refer to the Safeguarding section of the Archdiocese of Brisbane website https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/
The Archdiocese of Brisbane has implemented standards of conduct for voluntary church workers to maintain a safe and healthy ministry environment. Our commitment to these standards requires that we have a record of your Blue Card and conduct background referencing for all who intend to engage in voluntary ministry having direct and regular involvement with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
New Volunteers - Please go to: http://archbne.org/welcome Complete all your details then once you register the role you will be in within our parish the system will populate all your information onto the forms that are required for that particular role.
- Parish Volunteer Requirement Matrix produced by the Archdiocese of Brisbane
- Safe Conduct Standards (Archdiocese of Brisbane)
- Prior Conduct Declaration (Archdiocese of Brisbane)
- Archdiocese of Brisbane Policy Whistleblower
Individuals must have a valid blue card before they start paid work or volunteer. All card holders must apply to renew their blue card before it expires in order to continue working/volunteering. If an individual lets their card expire, they will have to cease work until they obtain a new valid blue card.
For further information about the Blue Card Application process, please click here >>
SEE ALSO
- Criminal History Statutory Declaration
- ‘Police Check’ can now be completed online using the following web link aob-volunteers.nationalcrimecheck.com.au
SAFEGUARDING TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Archdiocese of Brisbane has three safeguarding training packages, a Safeguarding Induction, Applied Safeguarding Training and training for Local Safeguarding Representatives.
The training packages can be viewed online (below).
Safeguarding Induction
- All registered Archdiocesan volunteers must complete a Safeguarding Induction. It takes about 20 minutes to view the Induction.
- The Induction is also used for refresher training every 2 years and is a pre-requisite for Applied Safeguarding training.
All registered Archdiocesan volunteers who work with children or adults-at-risk must complete Applied Safeguarding training – in addition to the Safeguarding Induction. It should take about 45 minutes to complete the training.
Completion of the Safeguarding Induction is a prerequisite for this training.
Working with Children or Adults-at-Risk
Working with children or adults-at-risk means undertaking activities and ministries where contact with children or adults-at-risk is part of the activity, or reasonably expected, and the contact is more than incidental (i.e. brief or in passing).
Local Safeguarding Representative Training
Archdiocesan workers appointed as Local Safeguarding Representative (whether as an employee or volunteer) must complete the Local Safeguarding Representative training – in addition to the Safeguarding Induction. It should take about 1 hour to complete the training.
Completion of the Safeguarding Induction is a prerequisite for this training.
*** Local Safeguarding Representatives are not required to complete the Applied Safeguarding Training.
Confirmation of Completion
- After completing the training, volunteers must submit a Confirmation of Completion form to register the training with their parish, ministry or community and the People & Culture (HR) Office.
- To register the training, download, complete and sign the Confirmation of Completion form and submit it to your parish, ministry or community for verification. After verifying, your parish, ministry or community will forward the form to the People & Culture (HR) Office.
- IMPORTANT – Training that is not properly registered with the People & Culture (HR) Office will not be recognised for compliance.
Associated training videos and documents are available at: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/
All volunteers are to view the short video on the ‘New Laws to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse’, particularly those who work directly with children. These laws apply to all adults in Queensland and attract significant criminal penalties for non-compliance. The video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgkAZFkJkJg.
The safeguarding training webpage includes links to register completed training online and directly with the People & Culture (HR) Office. Using the online Confirmation of Completion forms to register completed training avoids the need for volunteers and parishes to handle hardcopy forms. We encourage all our volunteers to use the online Confirmation of Completion forms where possible.
National Strategy to Prevent & Respond to Child Sexual Abuse
The Australian government has issued a National Strategy to Prevent & Respond to Child Sexual Abuse. The objective of the Strategy is to reduce the risk, extent and impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia. It also responds to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse. For more information go to https://childsafety.pmc.gov.au/what-we-do/national-strategy-prevent-child-sexual-abuse.
Further Information
For further information please refer to the Safeguarding section of the Archdiocese of Brisbane website https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/
