Kids/Youth Ministry Application — Rockingham Church of Christ

Join Us!

Interested in working together? Please take the time to read the documents below before filling out the form below, we will ask you to confirm having read them and agreeing to them before considering your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

Child Safe Policies

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name

First Name

Last Name

Phone

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Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

School / University Details and Year

Place of Employment

MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY

Please provide details for any health conditions or allergies

Please provide two in case of emergency contact names and phone numbers

Medicare Number

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT

What Church do you currently attend and for how long

Do you have any qualifications and/or previous experience with ministry in a local church? If so, please provide detail

EXPERIENCE AND/OR TRAINING

Do you have a current First Aid Certificate?

Yes

First Aid Expiry

YYYY

Do you have any other certificates or qualifications?

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK AND COCWA TRAINING

All volunteers (who are over 18) that work with children and / or youth (under 18 years of age), are required to apply for a Working With Children (WWC) card. The aim of this process is to screen out people who have a history of abusing or exploiting children, and/or violence or dishonesty. It is targeted to positions that have direct contact with young people.

You will be required to apply for a WWC card prior to joining a team. Please note that a conviction doesn’t mean automatic exclusion. The information contained in a WWC check will only be used for the express purpose of screening out people who pose a risk to children/young people. You will be required to undergo COCWA Safe training at the first available opportunity.

MINISTRY APPLICATION

What ministries are you interested in?

Creche

Kids Church

Playgroup

Primary Youth

High School Youth

Why do you want to serve in one of our Children's Ministry?

Why do you think you would suit this role?

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

What brought you to Christ and why do you still choose to follow him today?

We would like to get to know you! Please let us know what time and places would suit you best so that we can arrange for you to meet with one of our ministry team

REFEREES

Please provide the names of two people to act as your referees. If you are new to our church and have come from another church, please provide the details of your previous pastor as one of your referees. These people may be contacted by telephone and/or asked to compete a written reference.

Name of Referee 1

First Name

Last Name

Relationship to you

Phone

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Other details

Name of Referee 2

First Name

Last Name

Relationship to you

Phone

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Other details

APPLICATION DECLARATION

In applying to be a volunteer/leader at this church, I:

• Understand the responsibilities in being a leader/volunteer within a church based ministry. • Understand that it is my duty to protect children and young people and all people that I come into contact with. • Accept the leadership and guidance of those to whom I am responsible. • Have read and agree to abide by the Code of Conduct attached to this application form. • I understand that this information will be treated confidentially and access will be given to church staff or the church leadership team. • I acknowledge that this church may contact my referees to discuss matters relating to potential ministry. As appropriate, I acknowledge that this church may contact government agencies as deemed necessary in order to verify my suitability as a children/youth/ministry volunteer.

By submitting this application I declare that:

• The information contained in this application is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a person making a false declaration is liable to the penalties of perjury. • I do not have any criminal conviction which involves a crime against a minor or violence, sexual assault or provision of prohibited drugs. • I undertake to inform a member of the ministry staff team of this church if there are any changes to the above. • I have read the documents from the top of the page and agree to the terms and procedures of the Church, understanding that each document will need to be signed and followed as I serve in Children/Youth Ministry.