Pathfinder Club
News
Pathfinder Club meets the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the Month at 10am -11:15am
in the Fellowship Hall starting January 28, 2023
Documents
Pathfinder Membership Application Form
Adventurer Club
News
Adventurer Club meets the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the Month at 10am -11:15am
in the Fellowship Hall starting January 28, 2023
Documents
Adventurer Membership Application Form
Pathfinder and Adventurer Staff Application
N.A.D. YOUTH/CHILDREN’S MINISTRY VOLUNTEER CODE OF CONDUCT
My Commitment to Volunteer Ministry -As a Youth/Children’s Ministry Volunteer, I will:
- Provide appropriate adult supervision at all times for the children for whom I am responsible.
- Have at least one other adult, eighteen (18) years of age or older, to help with the supervision of children. If I find myself in a situation where I am the only adult present, under no circumstances will I allow myself to be alone with one child (the “two-person rule”). This protects the child as well as protecting the adult from possible allegations.
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Ask a child’s permission before physically touching him/her anywhere, even when responding to an injury or problem. This is especially true for any areas that would normally be covered by a T-shirt and/or shorts. lf an injury is within this area, make sure another adult works with you as care is provided.
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Refrain from physical and verbal attacks and corporal punishment which are inappropriate behaviors and s hould never be used as discipline. “Time outs” or “sit-in-that-chair” may be helpful discipline methods to use with children.
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Affirm children with appropriate touching by keeping hugs brief and “shoulder-to-shoulder” or “side-to- side.” I will keep hands at (not below) the shoulder level. For small children who like to sit on laps, I will encourage them to sit next to me.
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Provide extra care when taking small children to the restroom. I will take another adult along, or leave the door open.
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Be aware of conducting activities in rooms that do not have an interior viewing area, or I will leave the door open during the activity to allow easy observation by others.
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Cooperate with the volunteer screening process and successfully complete the Verified Volunteers (Formerly Shield the Vulnerable) training, as required by the church.
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Be aware of the signs and symptoms of child abuse and aware of the legal requirements for reporting suspected cases of abuse. In addition to any legally required reporting, I agree that if I become aware of any behavior by another individual which seems abusive or inappropriate towards children I am supervising, I will report that behavior to the church pastor, elder, or directly to the Conference Treasurer’s or Risk Management Director.
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Cooperate with church leadership in conducting children and youth ministries by being a volunteer who is loving, kind, firm, and always a thoroughly professional person. Working with children and youth is not only a privilege; it is also a serious responsibility that must be approached with utmost care.
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Participate in orientation and training programs conducted by the church.
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Uphold the standards of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.