Safeguarding – Useful Resources
Resources for Children and Young People
Child Friendly Commitment Statement
Child-Friendly-Commitment-Statement-A4
Rights and Responsibilities
Children’s Rights-and-Responsibilities
Feel Safe and be safe
Feel-Safe-and-Be-Safe-At-Our-Church
Code of Conduct Explanation – Children
Code of Conduct Explanation – Young People
https://melbournecatholic.org/uploads/documents/Code-of-Conduct-Explanation_YoungPeople_A4.pdf
A Safe Church for Everyone
A-Safe-Church-for-Everyone-Poster
Online Safety Young People – Targeted Advice to Help Stay Safe
Resources for Parent
PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN
Parent’s Resource: A Catholic Parent’s Guide to Keeping Their Kids Safe
Protecting God’s Children – Suggested Reading
This is a list of children’s books that support the Protecting God’s Children resource for parents/carers.
National Principles of Child Safe Organisations
Guide for Parents and Carers
ONLINE SAFETY
Children – Talk with your children about how to protect themselves online.
Swoosh and Glide and Rule — Online Picture Book, Video & Audio
Mighty Heroes online safety adventures — Video Series (5-8 years)
Families – Set rules to suit age, needs of children and young people about devices use eg mobile, gaming etc.
ONLINE SAFETY RESOURCES
Online safety for grandparents and carers | eSafety Commissioner
The eSafety Guide | eSafety Commissioner – eSafety guide to social media, games, apps and sites
Responding to and Reporting Abuse
Defining Abuse
Reporting Abuse
Responding to a disclosure
Victoria Child Safe Standards
MASS TIMES
St Joseph's Church
cnr Rouse and Stoke Streets
Port Melbourne
Mon, Wed, Fri 9am
Sunday 9am
Children welcome at all Masses
MASS TIMES
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Cnr Richardson & Wright Streets
Middle Park
Tue, Thu, Sat 9am
Saturday (Vigil) 5pm
Sunday 10.30am
Children welcome at all Masses
PARISH OFFICE OPENING TIMES
The Carmelite Parish Office is currently open Tuesday and Wednesday between 9.00am and 4.00pm and Friday between 9.00am and 12.00pm (except public holidays). The Parish Office is closed on Monday and Thursday. The Parish Office phone number is 9681 9600. If we can’t answer at the time, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You can email any other enquiries to parish@sj-mc.org.au and once again, we will get back to you as soon as possible. The After Hours emergency number is 0419 136 030.