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There is no higher standard of just human interaction than that required of us by God and laid out for us in the Bible. God in His nature embodies love and justice, and expects our relationships and interactions with others, including children, to be based on the same principles. In fulfilling our responsibilities, we protect each other’s rights. This is based on an understanding that all people are created equally and have equal value and equal dignity before God, affirmed not just in creation but also in redemption.
PURPOSE
According, Da Nang International Fellowship (hereinafter referred to as DIF) has developed this Child Protection Policy as a foundational guide to our outline our non-negotiable commitment to child safety. It outlines the preventative and responsive measures DIF has in place to safeguard and ensure the care, protection, and wellbeing of children at DIF is being actively promoted.
SCOPE & APPLICABILITY
This policy has been developed as a foundational guide for all DIF Volunteers. These include but are not limited to Church Oversight Council Members, CORE Leaders, Servant Leaders, and all other Volunteer Team Members, not just the DIF Kids and DIF Students (Known) Teams.
DEFINITIONS
DIF defines a child or young person as someone under 18 years of age.
WHY SAFETY & PROTECTION MATTERS
SCHEDULED REVIEW
DIF’s Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct will be reviewed every three (3) years.
RATIOS
The DIF Kids and DIF Students (Known) ministries provide fun and age-appropriate spiritual development opportunities for children whose parents and/or caregivers are participating at DIF across the following age-groups:
AGE GROUP | LOCATION |
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PARENT’S ROOM |
Level 1 behind the Prayer Room (Education Building) |
EXPLORERS |
Level 2, room on the right (Education Building) |
IGNITE |
Level 2, room on the left (Education Building) |
DIF STUDENTS (KNOWN) |
Level 1, Prayer Room (Education Building) |
VISION STATEMENTS
In alignment with the overall vision of DIF, we feel it is important to clarify the purpose of thedifferent age groups with defined vision statements.
DIF Kids
We are passionate about partnering with parents and/or caregivers as we gather each week to give the gospel and grow the children of DIF through age-specific lessons and activities that lead them to become committed followers of Jesus.
DIF Students (Known)
We are committed to gathering and nurturing an attractive, Christ-centred community of students.Through consistently giving the gospel to our students, we want them to experience God intimately, grow to enjoy Him deeply, and bring Him glory into adulthood.
CORE VALUES
CHILD PROTECTION POLICIES & PROCEDURES
DIF has five non-negotiable policies along with various procedures that promise safety for children and youth along with their parents and/or caregivers. It should be noted that there is some differentiation in the outworking of these policies and procedures between DIF Kids and DIFStudents (Known) based on age and maturity level. These five non-negotiable policies are the:
1. TWO-ADULT POLICY |
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First, we have a non-negotiable two-adult policy for any DIF gathering which includes children or young people.
AGE GROUP | RATIO |
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PARENT’S ROOM |
Parents |
EXPLORERS |
1:4 |
IGNITE |
1:8 |
DIF STUDENTS (KNOWN) |
1:10 |
YOUTH-AGED TEAM MEMBERS | ADULT TEAM MEMBERS |
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11 – 18 Years |
Minimum of 2 |
2. CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT POLICY |
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Second, we have a non-negotiable check-in and check-out policy for any DIF gathering whichincludes children or young people. This policy is not purposed to cause stress, confusion, orfrustration, but to help parents and/or caregivers know their children will be in their DIF Kids or DIFStudents (Known) room, not wandering about unattended and at risk of harm. It also provides extrasecurity for families who may be going through familial issues with legal implications.
DIF Kids
DIF Students (Known)
3. RESTROOM AND DIAPER POLICY |
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Third, we have a non-negotiable restroom and diaper policy for any DIF gathering which includes children or young people. The procedures within ensure accountability for adult and student leaders, safety for our children, and security for parents – everybody wins.
DIF Kids
DIF Students (Known)
4. RECRUITMENT & CONDUCT POLICY |
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Fourth, as a demonstration of our commitment to provide an environment for children and young people to thrive, DIF has clear recruitment procedures and expectations regarding volunteer conduct.
Recruitment
Conduct
5. MANDATORY REPORTING POLICY |
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Finally, report or respond to allegations of abuse.
What is ‘Child Abuse’?
DIF defines ‘Child Abuse’ to be a general term used to describe the different ways in which a child’s physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health are damaged by the actions of another person.
Incident reporting procedure: against DIF Volunteer
If a child reports an incident of abuse against a DIF Volunteer Team Member, the person in receipt of the information should do the following:
Incident reporting procedure: Third Party
In the event a child discloses abuse by a third party to a DIF Volunteer, the person in receipt of the information should do the following:
Authority: Department of Labour, Invalids & Social Affairs – Da Nang branch
Address: Level 20, Da Nang Provincial Government Administrative Centre located at 24 Tran Phu Street, Da Nang City, VIETNAM
Phone: +84 236 382 7616
Website: http://ldtbxh.danang.gov.vn
FIRST AID PROCEDURES
IMPLEMENTATION
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
For questions or concerns about these guidelines, or you would like discuss an issue of concern for a child’s welfare, please speak to one of the following people:
Kelvin Windsor Senior Pastor email adress +84 932 828 795 |
Rebekah Windsor Senior Pastor & DIF Kids Leader email adress +84 932 828 895 |
Cindy Brewer Teaching Pastor email adress |
Paul Hilton Council Member email adress +84 903 589 885 |
Jinho Woo Council Member email adress +84 986 608 718 |
Phuong Le Council Member email adress +84 935 447 775 |
Ambre Doolan DIF Students Leader email adress +84 842 006 743 |
SCOPE & APPLICABILITY
This policy has been developed as a foundational guide for all DIF Volunteers. These include but are not limited to Church Oversight Council Members, CORE Leaders, Servant Leaders, and all other Volunteer Team Members.
TEAM MEMBERS
COUNCIL MEMBERS, CORE LEADERS & SERVANT LEADERS
(*Servant leaders include but are not limited to Praise & Worship Team Leaders; Life Group Leaders; DIF Service Prayer Partners; Kids Leaders; Youth Leaders; and others that the Church Oversight Council deems as having a role of spiritual impartation.)
Building on from the above foundational guidelines for DIF Volunteer Team Members, there are additional expectations for those in Council Member, CORE Leader and Servant Leader positions:
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY
ARTICLE 1. WHY DA NANG INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP (HEREAFTERIN THIS DOCUMENT CALLED DIF) COLLECTS PERSONAL/CONTACT INFORMATION
DIF is a non-denominational church committed to Christian evangelism, discipleship, and community outreach. To accomplish this calling, DIF develops and provides multiple Christian programs, trainings and opportunities to serve. To participate in these programs, trainings and opportunities to serve, DIF collects some information from those persons who want to be involved – enabling it to communicate with them to provide needed information.DIF may collect personal/contact information through, but is not limited to, the DIF website or database.
ARTICLE 2. INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED
The information that DIF may collect includes:
2.1. Contact details (name, address, phone numbers, email, etc);
2.2. Personal details (country of passport, birthdate, marital status, gender, vocation, place of work, other skills, hobbies, interests, health conditions, food preferences, etc);
2.3. Family details (information regarding spouses, children, etc).
ARTICLE 3. USE OF COOKIES
When you visit our website/database a record of your visit may be logged and the following data may be supplied by your browser:
3.1 The date, time and length of the visit to the website/database;
3.2 Your IP address and/or domain name;
3.3 Your operating system (type of browser and platform); and
3.4 The pages and resources you accessed and the documents you downloaded.Cookies are only used to store temporary information about your current visit, and all data stored in them is encrypted.Our website/database may contain links to third party websites, and third-party websites may also have links to our website (for example, Facebook or other social media). Our Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policies of any website you link to from our website.
ARTICLE 4. CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
DIF takes reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we hold and collect is accurate, completed and up-to-date. It is the responsibility of individual persons to provide updates and corrections for their personal contact information to DIF.
ARTICLE 5. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
DIF does not share your contact information with any government organisation.DIF may make contact information available to some of its leaders and staff, where such have agreed to a confidentiality statement, in order for them to provide pastoral services or manage DIF programs, trainings or service activities/opportunities.DIF does not sell, rent, or give your personal information to any third-party entity. We do not use your information for any purpose outside the scope of communicating with you in the most efficient manner regarding DIF purposes. DIF will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is protected from misuse; loss and from unauthorised access; modification or disclosure.We may use your personal information to deliver services, such as newsletters, events, or provide information that you request.DIF may update the Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes in the policy will be publicised through the weekly Bulletin and the updated policy will be accessible on the DIF website.
ARTICLE 6. REVIEW
DIF’s Privacy Policy will be reviewed at least every three years by the DIF Church Oversight Council.
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Da Nang International Volunteer Policy Agreement