Safe Church Training (SCT) is required by most volunteers at SBC — including those serving in Playgroup, Tribe, Fuel, Connect and welcome teams, Cafe, Lifegroups, Creative Arts, Conversational English, Photography, Morning Tea, Prayer ministry, Seniors, Production, Multimedia, all ministry team leaders, and some Community Care volunteers.
Part 1 — Online pre-learning is available throughout the year by clicking the link below. This will take you to our online training platform where you can select the most appropriate course for you and complete it in your own time.
Courses are available in English, with Chinese and Korean coming soon. A condensed version is also available for those with current VIT registration.
Most people find it takes 90 minutes or less to complete the pre-learning. Completing the pre-learning enables you to commence ministry.
Part 2 occurs twice annually, in February and July, and is offered in person or online via Zoom. This is a 1-hour session designed to put your learning into practice with scenario-based learning and opportunities for questions.
You must complete Part 2 in order to continue serving in ministry. Once you have completed the pre-learning, you will be provided with details of the next available session.
SCT remains current for 4 years, and we will remind you when you need to renew.
Training can also be completed externally via BUV Creating Safe Spaces at your own cost. Proof of completion will need to be provided.
Syndal Baptist Church (SBC) is committed to ministering to children, young people and adults by providing a church environment that is physically, emotionally and spiritually safe.
Syndal Baptist Church (SBC) is committed to child safety. All children and young people at SBC have the right to feel and be safe. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers.
We are committed to providing a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability to ensure they can participate equally.
We have zero tolerance for any and all forms of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently in line with our policies and procedures. SBC is committed to preventing abuse of children and young people by identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.
SBC is committed to protecting the safety of all people within its programs, ministries and events. All people, regardless of age, gender, race, culture, disability and family/social background have equal rights to this protection.
This policy outlines how SBC prioritises the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and those considered to be vulnerable, and what steps we will take to do this. This policy aims to:
This policy applies to all staff, volunteers, or anyone working on behalf of Syndal Baptist Church. This policy aims to:
For a copy of the complete Safe Church Policy, please click the button below.
If you have a concern about the safety of a child, young person or vulnerable adult at Syndal Baptist Church, please use the links below.