Children at CIT Policy

1. Purpose

To ensure the safety of children of CIT staff and students and to ensure staff and students are not disadvantaged because of their caring responsibilities.

2. Scope

This policy applies to all CIT employees and students with parent/caring responsibilities.

This policy should be read in conjunction with the WHS procedure: Children at CIT Campuses (CIT access only).

3. Principles

3.1 CIT will reasonably consider requests from staff and students to bring their child into the work and teaching environment and will balance the request with health and safety requirements of the area and the rights of others in the work environment.

3.2 CIT recognises that many staff have a range of needs when managing work, study and family responsibilities and there may be occasions when it is necessary to bring a child or children into the work and teaching environments at CIT.

3.3 Parents/carers are responsible for the supervision of their child/children at all times while at CIT.

3.3.1 Where conduct of a child/children of employees or students is considered unsafe, disruptive, or otherwise unacceptable, the matter should be managed according to the Resolving Staff Workplace Issues Policy or the Student Conduct Policy.

3.4 Parents/carer are responsible for the child's behaviour and safety and must always follow CIT requirements on restricted access and hazardous areas

3.5 Children under the supervision of their parent/carer can be at CIT in general community areas.

3.6 CIT will take all reasonably practicable steps to eliminate or effectively control hazards to children on CIT grounds and in accessible areas of CIT buildings.

3.7 Children with an infectious disease are not permitted at CIT campuses at any time.

4. Documentation

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

5. Definitions

All terminology used in this policy is consistent with definitions in the CIT Definitions of Terms.

6. Policy Contact Officer

For more information about this policy contact humanresources@cit.edu.au.

Contact CIT Student Services on (02) 6207 3188 or email infoline@cit.edu.au for further information.

7. Procedures

This policy is implemented through the associated procedures. Authority to make changes to the procedures rests with the policy owner.