Adelaide Youth Orchestras staff, adult players (i.e. 18 years of age and over), and volunteers will:
- Respect all children by valuing their diverse backgrounds, different capabilities, and behaviours.
- Treat every child with dignity regardless of differences of ethnicity, religion, age, ability, gender, and economic circumstances.
- Raise immediately any concerns for the safety or wellbeing of a child in accordance with Adelaide Youth Orchestra’s reporting processes.
- Be visible when working with children.
- Avoid being alone with children where possible and try to ensure that other adults are present when working with children.
- Discourage bullying by adults or other children.
- Ensure that all rehearsal and performance venues are safe and comply with WHS regulations.
The Adelaide Youth Orchestras’ staff, adult players and volunteers will not:
- Use language, make suggestions, or offer advice that is inappropriate, offensive, or abusive.
- Do things of a personal nature that a child can do for him/herself.
- Smack, hit or physically assault children.
- Bully children.
- Develop sexual relationships with children or relationships with children that can in any way be deemed exploitative or abusive.
- Behave physically in a manner that is inappropriate or sexually provocative towards a child.
- Photograph or video a child without the consent of the child and his/her parents or guardians.
- Touch a child in an inappropriate or culturally insensitive way.
In cases where The Adelaide Youth Orchestras’ personnel are made aware of a child’s safety and welfare being compromised, then the processes for dealing with the concern will include:
- Prompt reporting of any incident to the Executive Director and/or Board Chair and Deputy Board Chair.
- An investigation being undertaken by the Executive Director, Board Chair and if necessary, an independent person.
- A mitigation process, to ensure that the problem is solved, and appropriate action is taken so that future instances do not occur.
- A review being undertaken to ensure that the process conducted was satisfactory.
If you have any enquiries regarding this document or our Child Protection Policy, please contact Nic Jeffries, Executive Director
