Child Safe Statement
At Learning Doing Living, we are committed to being a child-safe organisation where the safety, rights and wellbeing of children and young people are always respected, protected and upheld. We believe every child has the right to feel safe, heard, valued and supported in all environments and in all interactions with our team.
Worried about a child? Speak up ↓Our Child-Safe Commitment
We are committed to:
- implementing and maintaining a child-safe culture across our organisation
- promoting children’s rights and participation in decisions that affect them
- preventing abuse, neglect, exploitation or harm in all forms
- responding to any safety concerns quickly, respectfully and appropriately
- ensuring all staff, students and volunteers are screened, trained and supported to uphold child safety
- applying the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
How We Keep Children and Young People Safe
We ensure child safety by:
Clear policies
Embedding child-safe policies, a child-safe code of conduct and clear behavioural expectations.
Screening and checks
Requiring Working With Children Checks (WWCC) and undertaking robust recruitment and referee checks for child-related roles.
Training and supervision
Providing ongoing training and supervision on child safety, boundaries and responding to concerns.
Information for children
Offering age-appropriate information to children and young people about their rights and how to get help.
Ways to raise concerns
Providing clear pathways for children, families and staff to raise concerns or make complaints.
Reporting concerns
Reporting child protection concerns in line with legal requirements, including to the Child Protection Helpline, Police and the NDIS Commission where required.
Review and improvement
Regularly reviewing and improving our child-safe practices.
Our services – including therapy, early intervention and behaviour support – are designed to promote positive, developmentally appropriate and empowering experiences for every child we work with.
Working Together with Families
We recognise that families, carers and communities play a critical role in keeping children safe. We work in partnership with families to:
- build environments where children feel secure and respected
- communicate openly and honestly about risks and responsibilities
- foster safe, strong and trusting relationships between children and their support teams.
Speak Up – We’re Listening
If you have a concern, question or feedback about child safety at Learning Doing Living, we encourage you to contact us.
Every concern will be taken seriously and responded to in line with our policies and legal obligations.
If a child is in immediate danger, call 000. If you think a child is at risk of harm, including outside our opening hours, call the NSW Child Protection Helpline on 132 111. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.