All Baptist Care SA employees, volunteers, foster carers and contractors are responsible for the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care.

We are all required to ensure we maintain professional transparency and accountability of our own behaviours and demonstrate awareness of and adherence to Baptist Care SA’s Child safety policies and procedures, as well as to Australian Child Protection laws.

We will actively seek to identify and prevent risks to children and young people by encouraging client feedback and responding as an upmost priority to any harm or risk of harm, suspicions or reports of child abuse (physical, emotional, or sexual), neglect, exploitation, or grooming.

Through our values of integrity, compassion, empowerment and innovation, together we will ensure a safe environment for children and young people in our care in order for them to achieve their full potential.  

Acknowledgement of Country

Baptist Care SA acknowledges we work on the lands of the Kaurna, Peramangk and Boandik people. We respect the ongoing skilful custodianship of lands, skies and waters and the continuous deep cultural connection with Country. We pay respect to Elders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from all Countries, Nations and Mobs.

Ngadlu tampinthi Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama. Tarntanyaku, ngadluku piipawarpulayi kuu Kaurna yartangka tikanthi.

(We acknowledge the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains as the traditional owners of the land on which our office sits.)

Ngathu putama nhu mraat, mraat Boandikat wulnuwitjara Berrinat ba mraatat mingru Berrin (I recognise this country (is) the country of the Boandik, the custodians of Mt Gambier and the country around Mt Gambier.)