Ensure the safety of children in all the organisation’s activities. This includes ensuring that
children have the requisite authority to attend activities and that they are accompanied,
ensuring that activities are completed on time so that children get home on time
2.1.2. Inappropriate standards of behavior
JCT board, employees, interns and volunteers should not:
Abuse the power afforded by position and office to abuse a child
Abuse or exploit a child sexually, physically or emotionally or expose a child to illicit material
Hit and physically assault a child in any other way
Use language that may lead to the emotional abuse of a child
Embarrass, shame, humiliate or degrade a child
Discriminate a child on the basis of gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or any other status
To provide a child with unsolicited help to perform intimate acts that the child can manage alone
(such as accompanying the child to the toilet or changing clothing)
Allow children to engage in sexually provocative games with each other.
2.2. Standards for Human Resources
The Standards for Human Resources set out in this policy are in line with JCT’s Human Resources Policy
Manual and where there are inconsistencies, the Human Resources Policy Manual shall take precedence.
2.2.1. Job advertisement, recruitment and selection
Before the advertisement, selection and recruitment of an employee, a clear job description will
be formulated specifying the terms of reference for all posts, including short term contracts and
consultations.
The job advertisements will include a reference to our commitment to our child protection policy.
Recruiting procedures will be according to the child protection policy procedures where even
hired personnel have to comply.
Before the interview, a process to verify the prospective candidate’s identity and qualifications
will be conducted. The candidates will be asked to produce at least two referees who can
comment on their work with children.
Job offers will only be made subject to satisfactory clearance from checking statutory records
including police clearance, satisfactory verification of the candidate’s qualifications and
curriculum vitae.