Policies and Guidelines
The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus (Province) is committed to creating and maintaining environments in all its ministries that are safe, positive, enriching and supportive and which promote the fullness of life (i.e. religious, educational, social, physical, professional and emotional development).
Cura personalis or the care for the entire person is a value central to our Ignatian tradition. To that end, all within the Province are committed to creating and maintaining an environment that is safe, supportive, caring and nurturing for all children and young people. We commit ourselves to safeguarding children and young people from all abuse and neglect.
The purpose of the College policies and procedures is to provide a framework which ensures that the safety, individual care (cura personalis) and wellbeing of each person is paramount.
Child safety incidents or concerns can take many forms including disclosures, allegations, suspicions, concerns or reports of threatening actions, assault, abuse or other harm to a student at the College. It is critical that the broader College community tells us about all child safety concerns or incidents that occur or otherwise involve the College. This enables the College to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students and to comply with its legislative reporting obligations. Anyone, including students, can make a child safety related complaint or report to the College in person, in writing or over the phone.
The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus (Province) and Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview are committed to embedding a culture where the safety, wellbeing, and participation of all children, young people and people at risk under our care is paramount. We commit ourselves to safeguarding children and young people from all abuse and neglect.
Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview is committed to developing and promoting a strong sense of community which values integrity, justice, service, responsibility, discernment and conscience. These are in keeping with the College’s mission to provide a holistic Catholic education for boys that inspire them to a life-long development of their faith.
The College is committed to providing an effective procedure for handling complaints based on the principles of procedural fairness and natural justice—supported by the Executive of the College. All members of the College community are strongly encouraged to maintain respectful and collaborative working relationships and quickly address any misunderstandings should they arise. However, a person may feel aggrieved in the course of their engagement with the College or feel that a situation cannot be addressed quickly and believe that the situation is serious enough to warrant formal intervention to remedy the issue. Complaints will be dealt with in a fair, transparent and consistent manner.
Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview is committed to resolving all complaints in a fair, transparent and consistent manner. The following procedures provide a process for members of the College community who feel that they have grounds for complaint, to seek resolution of these issues.
Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all those in our College community including contractors. This Contractors Induction has been written for your safety and wellbeing, and the safety and wellbeing of all people on the College campus.
The mission of Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview is to provide a holistic Catholic education for boys that inspires them to a life-long development of their faith. Informed by the spirit of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and grounded in Gospel values of justice, service, discernment, conscience and compassion, the College aims to produce young men who are cognisant of and responsive to global citizenship in a rapidly changing world.
The pastoral care of students at Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview (the College) is based upon the principle of cura personalis, meaning care for the individual. This is a constitutive element of, and serves as the pivot for, Ignatian Education.
The purpose of the policy is to set out how the College manages personal information provided to or collected by it.
The Privacy Collection Notice relates to the purposes for which the College collects personal information.
The purpose of this Policy is to provide direction to staff regarding their obligations with respect to complying with the relevant law on unlawful discrimination, harassment and bullying as it pertains to the workplace.
As an employee, staff should be aware of the College’s policies and procedures, particularly those that apply to their work. Many of these are available online; others may be made available through induction and training and development programs.
The College’s commitment to protecting boarders from harm is based on the following overarching principles, that guide the development and regular review of our work systems, practices, policies and procedures to protect all children from injury, harm, abuse and grooming at Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview and in our Boarding Houses.
Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview strives to cultivate and provide an environment that is safe for all students. Everyone who studies, works or volunteers at the College has a legal obligation not to bully or harass for any unlawful reason, nor discriminate against any person. This Policy advises students and the College community how to identify and address issues of discrimination, bullying or harassment.
Student safety, welfare and wellbeing are of highest priority to the College, and every student is expected to uphold the highest standards of care and concern for each other, the staff and visitors to the College. The Student Code of Conduct provides clear guidelines for each student to follow to ensure the College is a safe place where every person is able to participate in school life to the full.
The Province encourages the reporting of any instances of suspected unethical, illegal, fraudulent or undesirable conduct involving the incorporated ministries of the Province and seeks to provide protections for those persons who make a report, so they may do so confidentially and without fear of intimidation, disadvantage or reprisal.
The Province encourages the reporting of any instances of suspected unethical, illegal, fraudulent or undesirable conduct involving the incorporated ministries of the Province and seeks to provide protections for those persons who make a report, so they may do so confidentially and without fear of intimidation, disadvantage or reprisal.
The Province is committed to maintaining workplaces that promote health, safety and wellbeing, while complying with national and state-based Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation as an integral part of the services and facilities provided by our ministries. The Province’s aspiration is that no person will come to harm while working, studying, living in or visiting its ministries.
Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview (the College) recognises its responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all our staff, students, contractors and visitors. The College makes every effort to ensure that appropriate levels of resources—physical, financial and organisational—are directed towards compliance with all relevant legal requirements regarding the health, safety and welfare of all workers.
