3. All staff responsibilities
All staff are responsible for the wellbeing and safety of the children and young people in their school and for MARAM Responsibility 1 and contributing to MARAM Responsibilities 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10. In addition, nominated staff hold additional responsibilities which are:
- screening for family violence
- making basic safety plans
- making referrals to specialist services and collaborating to provide ongoing support to the child, young person or their family
- making and responding to FVISS and CISS requests.
School staff can fulfil their responsibilities by:
- engaging respectfully, sensitively and safely with people who may be experiencing family violence
- using the Family violence identification tool (DOCX)(opens in a new window) to record information if they:
- receive a disclosure of family violence
- observe:
- signs of trauma(opens in a new window) that may indicate a child or young person is experiencing, or is at risk of experiencing, family violence
- family violence risk factors(opens in a new window)
- narratives (for example, statements or stories) or behaviours that indicate an adult is using family violence(opens in a new window)
- following the instructions in the Family violence identification tool to respond to family violence in accordance with the Four Critical Actions(opens in a new window)
- following their school’s Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures
- keeping appropriate records.
For further information, school staff can refer to the Introduction(opens in a new window) and All Staff(opens in a new window) chapters of the Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms: Guidance and Tools.
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