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Safe Church Training Update - I have been working dilligently with the Diocese and individuals to get you working Praesidium training links, it's become apparent there are still some issues and confusion around the new system.

In terms of modules to take - if you are a voluneer depending on which catergory of volunteer you are you will need to take the following modules:

Volunteers: liturgical (verger, sexton, servers, crucifers, intercessors, administrants, altar guild, etc.) 

  • Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter 
  • It Happened to Me 
  • Keeping your Church Safe 
  • Meet Sam 
  • Preventing Abuse and Exploitation in Pastoral Ministry 
  • Promoting a Safe Environment: Supervisor Sexual Harassment Training 
  • Recognizing Abuse and Exploitation in Elder Serving Programs 

Volunteers: pastoral & refugee workers 

  • Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter 
  • It Happened to Me 
  • Keeping your Church Safe 
  • Meet Sam 
  • Preventing Abuse and Exploitation in Pastoral Ministry 
  • Promoting a Safe Environment: Supervisor Sexual Harassment Training 
  • Recognizing Abuse and Exploitation in Elder Serving Programs 
  • Social Media Safety

Safety Volunteers: children and youth workers; camp leaders 

  • Basics of Youth Behavior Management
  •  Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter 
  • It Happened to Me 
  • Keeping your Church Safe 
  • Keeping your Day Camp Safe 
  • Keeping your Overnight Camp Safe 
  • Meet Sam
  •  Preventing Bullying – Youth Org 
  • Preventing Sexual Activity between Adolescents 
  • Preventing Sexual Activity between Young Children 
  • Promoting a Safe Environment: Employee Sexual Harassment Training
  • Social Media Safety

Volunteers: envelope secretary, counters, greeters and sidespeople.

  • Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter  
  • Keeping your Church Safe 
  • Promoting a Safe Environment: Employee Sexual Harassment Training 
  • Recognizing Abuse and Exploitation in Elder Serving Programs  

Volunteers: social media assistant, social media coordinator and videographer.

  • Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter  
  • Keeping your Church Safe 
  • Promoting a Safe Environment: Employee Sexual Harassment Training 
  • Recognizing Abuse and Exploitation in Elder Serving Programs  
  • Social Media Safety

This information can be found at the diocesan website at: https://www.bc.anglican.ca/resources/safe-church--211/pages/safe-church-modules-praesidium 

Please continue to watch your email for correspondence either from the Diocese or directly from Praesidium, the organization administering the online training. The training includes important information for everyone volunteering in an organization such as ours. There is an American focus to some of the legal information, but generally the modules are pertinent and pretty straight forward to work through. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Heather or email her at hrobinson@bc.anglican.ca or Andrew our Office Manager admin@stdunstansvictoria.ca. 

For criminal record checks information please refer to the diocesan website here: https://www.bc.anglican.ca/resources/safe-church--211/pages/crcs-versus-pics for more information about obtaining one. All volunteers need to have a valid CRC on file. Again please contact either Heather or Andrew if you have any questions!

A huge thank you to everyone that has helped take part to get St Duntan's up to date so far!