Child Safety

Westside Gymnastics is committed to a proactive and preventative approach to protecting the interests and safety of all children and young people. Westside has a zero tolerance for child abuse which includes anything that compromises the health and well-being of children. Everyone involved with Westside is responsible for the care and protection of people aged under 18.  This includes reporting information about child abuse to the relevant authorities.

 

As part of the Westside safety commitment:

• All staff over 18 hold a valid Working with Children’s Check;

• Our child safe representative has completed the Gymnastics Victoria Child Safe Online Training course covering:

• Our responsibilities and obligations in relation to child safety

• How GV addresses and promotes child safety. 

• Screening and working with children check requirements. 

• Identifying child abuse. 

• Reporting and responding to child abuse allegations. 

• Reporting and responding to child safety concerns. 

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Westside Gymnastics adheres to the comprehensive Gymnastics Victoria Child Safe Policy, incorporating Child Safe Codes of Behaviour. This policy affirms and outlines Gymnastics Victoria’s commitment to the proactive and preventative approach to upholding its commitment to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of children in gymnastics.  It sits alongside and is to be read in conjunction with the Member Protection Policy

 

To report a child safety concern please contact our club Director (info@westsidegymnastics.com.au)