Redlands Youth is a church-run program by the Redlands Presbyterian Church held on a Friday night.

If you would like more information about us or would like help filling out this form, please contact Sam Wheeler-Smith on 0411 643 954 or sam@redlands.org.au.

REDLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

REDLANDS YOUTH TRANSPORT POLICY

Redlands Presbyterian Church takes seriously our responsibility to care for the spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing of the youth entrusted to our care. That extends to our transport arrangements and that policy is detailed below.

• There must be two leaders/helpers present in any vehicle when a youth is to be transported.  This requirement can be waived in the following situations:
  • The leader is a direct family member of the youth being transported.
  • If a parent requests their youth to be transported to and from Youth events by only one leader, their prior written consent and Session approval is required.
  • If an urgent/unexpected situation arises where only one leader/driver is available, written approval from a parent (a text message being acceptable) and verbal approval by a Minister of the church must be provided.
• All drivers must have a minimum of Secondary Provisional License (Green P Plate).
• All vehicles used must be registered and in road worthy condition.   Also, if not the property of the driver, prior written consent must be provided by the owner.
• Session must approve all drivers and a register of approved drivers, including a copy of each driver’s license, is to be kept on file.  This must updated yearly and when new drivers are approved by Session.  Parents of youth are not required to be approved by Session.

I give permission for photographs and videos of my youth to be taken and used on the church website, facebook page and/or noticeboard. Note: these are taken of youth group members doing group activities or in groups. There will be no individual shots taken. 

Protecting your privacy is important to us. The information we seek allows us to manage risk, provide reasonable care and administer your involvement in our program. We are careful to keep your information confidential, and provide it only to hose agents acting on behalf of the organisations who need it to enable them to perform their agreed activities (e.g. First Aid Officer). We will not use your information for other purposes. 
In some circumstances, if you don't provide us with all the requested information you could miss the opportunity to be involved in our program. 

I am aware that by signing this form for my youth's participation this program, certain elements of the program could be physically and emotionally demanding. Furthermore, I understand that certain inherent risks and dangers may exist in the activities in which my youth will be participating. I acknowledge that while the organisation and its leaders will make every reasonable effort to minimise exposure to known risks, all hazards and dangers associated with these activities cannot be foreseen or may be beyond the control of the organisation, its leaders and staff. In the event of any emergency where my nominated contact people are unavailable:

1. I authorise the leaders to obtain medical advice and/or assistance which they deem necessary.
2. I further authorise qualified practitioners to administer anaesthetic if required.
3. I accept all operations, blood transfusion and/or anaesthetic risks involved, in the event that such procedures are deemed necessary.
4. I accept the responsibility for payment and agree to pay medical, transport and any other related expenses.

I confirm that the information contained in this application is true and correct.

I agree to inform the leader of any change to these details.