Safe Ministry at Jervis Bay Anglican

We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure the physical, emotional and spiritual welfare of all who participate in our activities. A high standard of behaviour and safe practice is expected of all members of our church, particularly those appointed to work with children & youth.

We are guided by three key documents - Faithfulness in Service, The Safe Ministry Blueprint and the Child Safe Standards.

Faithfulness in Service is the national code for personal behaviour and the practice of pastoral ministry by clergy and church workers (including volunteers) in the Anglican Church of Australia. Faithfulness in Service has been adopted by the Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia in the Diocese of Sydney.

The Safe Ministry Blueprint documents represent a holistic approach to safe ministry. These documents are aimed at informing people across all levels of leadership and church engagement to help ensure greater awareness, transparency and accountability within our churches and to help foster a culture of safe ministry at all levels of the church.

The Child Safe Standards are a set of 10 standards required by the NSW Office of Children’s Guardian in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Organisations under the Child Safe Scheme must demonstrate their commitment to child safety by having child safe systems, policies and processes based on the Child Safe Standards.