Safeguarding
Safeguarding is one of our highest priorities at Wakefield Elim Community Church. We believe it is everyone’s responsibility to safeguard children and adults who are vulnerable. To achieve this, we have a rigorous safeguarding policy in place, which is further supplemented by additional guidelines for groups such as Youth. A copy of the policy can be seen on request from our Safeguarding Coordinator, or Pastor Sue. All leaders and volunteers are DBS checked and safeguarding is further supported by Elim’s National Leadership Team and the church safeguarding charity Thirtyone;Eight. All leaders attend training regularly so that they can actively promote safer practices and listen and record effectively to any concerns. If you have any concerns, please report these immediately to one of our Safeguarding Coordinators. In an emergency, please also contact the emergency services using 999.
You can read our current safeguarding policy HERE.
Here is our 2023 safeguarding policy HERE
Safeguarding Coordinator
Peter Bowley
Lead Safeguarding Coordinator
peter.wakefieldecc@gmail.com
Peter has worked in Children’s Ministry for many years and has been part of our Safeguarding Team since the church began. He is here to listen to any concerns you may have, and also carries out DBS checks and updates our Safeguarding Policy.
YVONNE CARLTON
Safeguarding Officer
Yvonne is our Safeguarding Officer who helps Peter to carry out DBS checks. She’s a mum to four girls and helps out in our kitchen with other mums at Messy Church, Connect Cafe and Sunday Service. She is here to talk about any problems you may have in regards to Safeguarding and always has a friendly smile on her face.