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May 2024 SMR News
Welcome to the May Newsletter!
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- Authorised Delegate Safe Ministry Check
- Safe Ministry parish consultations
- Face to face training
- SMR Zoom 101 Workshops
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Authorised Delegate - Volunteer Safe Ministry Check
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Who is an Authorised Delegate
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This is the Senior Minister of the church or the person he delegates with the task of processing and clearing applicants’ Safe Ministry Check forms.
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What is the role of the Authorised Delegate
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The Authorised Delegate will receive and review the contents of the forms and any related character references. Ideally, they should be a member of the pastoral staff.
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Authorised Delegate not receiving completed forms
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If your church is using the semi-automated online form and there has been a change in Authorised Delegate the contact details must be updated so the completed forms can be received by the new Authorised Delegate. This would be in circumstances where the Senior Minister has left the church or the role is delegated or the delegate has changed.
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How can I update the Authorised Delegate contact details?
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Ask your Senior Minister to email ros@safeministry.org.au to request an update to the Authorised Delegate details.
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Where can I get more information about Safe Ministry Checks and Authorised Delegates?
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Safe Ministry Consultations
Would you like to improve safe ministry practices in your church in 2024?
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Then participate in a Safe Ministry Parish Consultation.
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A Safe Ministry Parish consultation provides an opportunity to obtain feedback about your church’s safe ministry practices and receive recommendations for making improvements as part of your church’s continuous improvement process.
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Since 2022 under the NSW Child Safe Scheme churches are required to implement the 10 Child Safe Standards.
A Parish consultation can assist your church to:
- Highlight where your church is already meeting the Standards
- Bring to light gaps in implementation and develop a plan for continuous improvement
Additionally the consultation will review compliance with the Safe Ministry to Children Ordinance 2020.
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What’s involved?
+ Completing an online Child Safe Standards Self-Assessment tool
+ Meeting with the Parish Consultant and relevant staff in your church
+ Receive a Report which includes recommendations for improving Safe Ministry practices.
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Face to face training
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Registrations open 4-5 weeks prior to the event
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Course enrolments close 48hrs prior to the event
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Saturday 15 June 2024 Registrations now open
Safe Ministry Essentials | 9.00am – 3.00pm
Lower Mountains Anglican Church, Blaxland
Bomaderry Anglican Church, Bomaderry
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Safe Ministry Refresher | 9.00am – 12.30pm
Glenhaven Anglican Church, Glenhaven
Fairy Meadow Anglican Church, Fairy Meadow
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Soul Revival at MCC, Miranda
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Saturday 31 August 2024
Safe Ministry Essentials| 9.00am – 3.00pm
St Andrew’s House, Town Hall
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Safe Ministry Refresher | 9.00am – 12.30pm
St Andrew’s House, Town Hall
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Saturday 16 November 2024
Safe Ministry Essentials | 9.00am – 3.00pm
Narrabeen Anglican Church, Narrabeen
Minchinbury Anglican Church, Minchinbury
Sylvania Anglican Church, Sylvania
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Safe Ministry Refresher | 9.00am – 12.30pm
Shellharbour City Anglican Church, Shellharbour
Mittagong Anglican Church, Mittagong
Sadlier Anglican Church, Sadlier
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Please encourage those in your church who would benefit from face to face training to enrol, and be prepared to assist them if necessary with the technology.
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- Applicants for face to face training need to have an account on the Safe Ministry Training website, log in and enrol in the course.
- Once they complete the course, they will be emailed their certificate a day or so later, and a copy of their certificate details sent to you, their SMR.
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New and new-ish Safe Ministry Reps - Zoom Workshops
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The next SMR 101 Zoom workshops will happen in May 2024.
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If you are new (or new-ish) to the role of SMR, then invest an hour in this workshop and reap the benefits!
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No booking or rego required - just boot up your device at the right time and click the appropriate link below. Have your questions and a notebook ready!
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Two days/times - identical content.
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- Monday May 20th @ 10:00am - 11:00am
- Tuesday May 21st @ 07:30pm - 08:30pm
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SMR Facebook Group
A reminder that we have a private Facebook group just for SMR's
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- A safe and private place for SMR's to ask questions, support each other, share ideas or solutions to problems, etc
- The address is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173114257798286
- Involvement in this group is entirely optional - but it is proving to be a useful extra channel for SMR's to chat amongst themselves and pose questions.
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Keeping up to date with news
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An archive of all SMR Newsletters (since we moved to our new system) is available here.
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That's it for this edition! Back soon with more info about what is happening in the Safe Ministry scene.
If you are no longer the SMR for your church, please unsubscribe using the link below and drop me an email to let me know.
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