Child Safety Training Course for Managers and supervisors

Did You Know?

Child safety or safeguarding refers to the actions, systems, behaviours and culture an organisation puts in place to protect children and young people from harm and to promote their wellbeing. Safeguarding is broader than simply responding to abuse allegations. It focuses heavily on prevention, early identification of risks, and creating a culture where safe behaviour is promoted and unsafe behaviour is recognised and addressed quickly.

Course Overview

This online course on child safety for managers explores your responsibilities in creating and maintaining safe environments for children and young people.

The child safety training course for managers is legally compliant and kept up to date with the latest legislation across all Australian states and territories. It has been written together with Mills Oakley Law Firm in Australia.

Target Audience

This child safety training course is suitable for supervisors and managers in organisations who may work directly with children every day or only interact with them occasionally. Even limited or indirect contact can create child safety responsibilities.

Topics Covered

The following topics are covered in the child safety training course for managers:

• What does child safety mean
• Legal and organisational responsibilities
• Identifying child safety risks
• Manager’s responsibilities in prevention
• Responding to concerns, disclosures or incidents
• Child-safe culture and continuous improvement

Duration

This child safety training course for managers will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Learner Experience

This online child safety training course for managers is simple to navigate, easy to understand, and accommodates all learning styles. During this child safety course for managers, learners will undertake case studies and learning activities to reinforce practical ways to ensure they understand the duty that supervisors and managers must keep children and young people safe. At the end of this child safety course for managers, there is a short online assessment. There is also a declaration that every supervisor and manager understands their duty to act on behalf of their employer to promote child safety, identify and manage risks, respond to concerns, and support a child-safe culture.

Learning Outcomes

Once your supervisors and managers have completed this child safety course, they will be able to:

• explain their role in maintaining child safety
• identify common child safety risks
• respond appropriately to child safety concerns or disclosures
• escalate and document issues correctly
• promote a child-safe organisational culture
• support prevention, reporting and continuous improvement.

Business Outcomes

Once your supervisors and managers have completed this online child safety course for managers, your organisation will be able to achieve:

• Increased employee understanding of their responsibilities for maintaining a child-safe environment across all interactions with children and young people.
• Improved identification and proactive management of child safety risks, reducing the likelihood of harm and strengthening organisational safeguards.
• More consistent and appropriate responses to child safety concerns and disclosures, ensuring children receive timely support and protection.
• Greater compliance with organisational policies and legislative requirements through accurate reporting, escalation and documentation of child safety incidents.
• A stronger child safe culture where employees actively demonstrate behaviours that prioritise the safety, well-being, and rights of children and young people.

Other Related Online Compliance Courses

This child safety course for managers can be completed as a stand-alone eLearning course or rolled out alongside other Sentrient online workplace compliance training at induction and as regular refresher training.