Balance Gymnastics is committed to a proactive and preventative approach to protecting the interests and safety of all children and young people and has zero tolerance for child abuse which includes anything that compromises the health and well-being of children. Everyone involved with Balance Gymnastics is responsible for the care and protection of children under 18.  This includes reporting information about child abuse to the relevant authority.

 

As part of the Balance child safety commitment:

• All staff over 18 hold a working with children’s check;

• Our child safe representative has completed the Gymnastics Victoria Child Safe Online Training course covering:

• Our responsibilities and obligations in relation to child safety

• How GV addresses and promotes child safety. 

• Screening and working with children check requirements. 

• Identifying child abuse. 

• Reporting and responding to child abuse allegations. 

• Reporting and responding to child safety concerns. 

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Balance Gymnastics adheres to  the comprehensive Gymnastics Victoria  Child Safe Policy, incorporating Child Safe Codes of Behaviour. This policy affirms and outlines Gymnastics Victoria’s commitment to the proactive and preventative approach to upholding its commitment to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of children in gymnastics.  It sits alongside and is to be read in conjunction with the Member Protection Policy. 

To report a child safety concern please contact our Operations Manager or club Directors.

 

View the Balance Gymnastics Member Protection Policy