Youth Safety: Difference between revisions

#It is the responsibility of the Activity Director to ensure all Activity Workers have received a copy (electronic or paper) of the Activity Worker Guidelines '''(policies/activity-worker-guidelines)need link here'''. Revisions to this form are not allowed. Parents/Guardians must receive the '''Parent/Guardian Information form (need link here)'''approved by the UNMC Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance or their designee is needed.

#Activity Workers and Activity Support Staff must successfully pass a Sex Offender Registry Check for the state(s) in which they currently reside. No Activity Worker or Activity Support Staff can be listed on any Sex Offender Registry. Sex Offender Registry Checks must be conducted at least annually. The sponsor is responsible for ensuring the checks are completed. Activity Directors must maintain an updated list of Activity Workers and Activity Support Staff noting the date that the Sex Offender Registry Checks were completed. These checks are free.

#All Activities must have or arrange for access to individuals that are certified in Adult & Youth CPR and First Aid within reasonable proximity to the Activity in case of an emergency. Individuals may be on staff such as trainers, nurses, or trained staff or activities may arrange for pre-determined access to medical facilities.  In the case of an emergency or accident involving youth, parents/guardians will be notified, following notification of the appropriate emergency personnel.  

==Activity Worker and Activity Support Staff Eligibility==

#Or any other felony or crime involving moral turpitude.

UNMC Administration reserves the right to deny any Activity Worker or Activity Support Staff participation in the Activity should the Administration, in its sole discretion, determine that the Activity Worker or Activity Support Staff has engaged in behavior not conducive to the activities environment.

#Any participating Activity Worker who will be responsible for transporting youth by vehicle must have a valid driver’s license.  Activity Workers who transport youth must be approved by the Activity Director to transport youth.

#One-on-one transportation of youth is prohibited.

All UNMC employees and volunteers undergo a criminal background check which includes a check of the National Sexual Offenders Registry and the Nebraska Adult and Child Abuse Registry.  Everyone is required to report child abuse and neglect per Nebraska statues as listed in this policy.   

==References==

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Nebraska Statute 28-711: (1) When any physician, medical institution, nurse, school employee, social workers, or any other person has reasonable cause to believe that a youth has been subjected to abuse or neglect or observes such youth being subjected to conditions or circumstances which reasonably would result in abuse or neglect, he or she shall report such incident or cause a report to be made to the proper local law enforcement agency, the local Department of Health and Human Services or by calling the statewide hotline number at 1-800-652-1999.

Nebraska Statute 28-716: Persons participating in an investigation or making a report of youth abuse or neglect shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed, except for maliciously false statements.

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