Office: 9am - 4pm Tuesday - Friday

Mail: merndawhittlesea@cam.org.au

Call Us: 03 9412 8493 | 0448 101 401

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Safeguarding children

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We are a Child Safe Parish. We hold the care, safety and well-being of children, young people and vulnerable adults as a central and fundamental responsibility of our community.

All volunteers must have a valid Working With Children Check

Do you provide any kind of ministry to our parish?  If YES please:

  1. Get your free WWCC at Service Victoria Work and volunteering | Service Victoria
  2. Email or text a copy of your WWCC card to merndawhittlesea@cam.org.au or 0448 101 401
  3. Ensure that you put our parish as your volunteer organisation at Services Victoria Working with children check - Update details 
    • Enter Christ the Light Parish (Parish of Mernda Whittlesea) as the organisation you volunteer. 
    • Put in our email merndawhittlesea@cam.org.au 

Safeguarding Essentials online training module now available

Safeguarding Essentials is a 30-60 minute online training module for all clergy, parish staff and volunteers within the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. This accessible and engaging online resource provides foundational knowledge in relation to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable persons from abuse and harm. 

Volunteers will be required to complete the training every 3 years.

At the completion of the training participants will receive a certificate of completion and you will receive an email notification that the module has been completed successfully.

To access the online training go to: www.safeguarding.melbournecatholic.org

You will need your unique Working with Children Check ID/VIT ID number and an email address

To register, volunteers will need to select their parish from the dropdown menu as their Primary Organisation of Service.

If you volunteer in the parish we invite you to complete the online training as soon as possible.

If you would like to take part in a group session please contact the parish office 0448 101 401.  More details regarding a group session to follow……...

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