What is the role of the child protection officer?
A child protection officer coordinates your organisation’s child protection activities and needs to convey a clear message about the importance of child protection to the people involved in your sport. A child protection officer needs to: • coordinate your organisation’s response to child protection, • administer the record keeping associated with the Prohibited Employment Declarations, • ensure the Working with Children Check process is followed, and • ensure all people involved in with your organisation are aware of your child protection policy and relevant codes of conduct. In addition, it is important that the child protection officer: • knows the DOCS helpline number (132 111) and has copies of standard reporting forms, • is aware of, or creates, reporting procedures to deal with allegations of abuse, • promotes child protection awareness in your organisation, and • ensures children and adults in your organisation have someone to go to if they have a concern or need information on
