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Pastoral Assistant
Reports to:
Volunteer Team Leader (VTL) or Safeguarding Officer in specific instances.
Duties:
Pastoral Assistants share in the responsibility together with specific event-leaders for looking after children and young people, and of helping in the smooth running of events.
Responsibilities:
The Pastoral Assistant will be expected to:
• Ensure they are fully conversant with the RSCM’s Safeguarding Policy and good practice guidelines and have completed relevant clearance procedures themselves.
• Ensure that at any RSCM event they have access to a list of participants. In the case of under 18s, they should also have access to the parental consent forms. These will include contact details of a parent or responsible adult in case of emergency and any special requirements (including information about medical or health-related conditions and permissions for photography etc.).
• Read the relevant event task guidance and parameters, as allocated by an event leader.
• Wear an official RSCM name and role badge to assist identification both by children and church or venue staff.
• Arrive at least 30 minutes before the event, meet up with other Pastoral Assistants, if applicable and agree division of tasks. Liaise with the event director and check details of his or her planned schedule including times and venues of breaks, to ensure correct supervision arrangements are in place.
• Inform the children of any specific health and safety hazards (e.g. to take care on uneven steps) or speak to any venue officials to rectify the problem. Each pastoral assistant should have access to a mobile phone and identify the location of first-aid kit, toilets and local Accident and Emergency Unit. The Pastoral Assistant must remain with the children and young people at all times and appropriate ratios of adults to children must always be observed.
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