The Safeguarding Presbytery Contact shall:

  1. Monitor demand for congregational safeguarding training within their own presbytery by liaising with Congregational Safeguarding Coordinators and presbytery
  2. Liaise with the accredited Volunteer Safeguarding Trainer(s) to agree a programme of dates for training courses
  3. Where there is no accredited trainer within a presbytery, the presbytery contact shall request the Safeguarding Training Officer to make arrangement for an accredited trainer to attend on a mutually acceptable date(s)
  4. Arrange access to suitable video conferencing if training is online and send out any required information or pre-reading
  5. If training is face to face, arrange suitable venues, having consideration for:
    1. Accessibility both by public transport and physically for persons with restricted mobility
    2. Participant comfort (seating, heating, and light)
    3. Refreshment and toilet facilities
  6. Liaise with the trainer to provide or organise provision of technical and other requirements for training dates
  7. Notify the Safeguarding Service of the course type, dates and venues so that details can be entered onto the training calendar
  8. Notify all Safeguarding Coordinators and presbytery of the upcoming courses
  9. Act as a point of contact for persons enquiring about details of the courses and registration of participants
  10. Provide the trainer and participants with accurate details of each venue location and course (if training is online, provide joining instructions)
  11. Ensure that documents needed for courses are available (this can sometimes be done by the trainer themselves but should be agreed between the Safeguarding Presbytery Contact and Safeguarding Trainer).