CSSM MB Summer Missionary Manual - Standards 2
Standards of Behaviour
B. Child Security
CSSM Ministries understands the need to maintain child security. When parents bring their children to our facilities, we are responsible for their safety and security until they are once more in the care of the parent.
C. Relationships
1. Volunteers should seek to develop relationships with children and youth and be a positive role model for them. CSSM seeks to instill the importance of being a good role model and the impact of consistent moral behaviour.
2. CSSM forbids volunteers from pursuing or participating in a relationship beyond friendship with a child or youth, as the volunteers are in a position of leadership and authority over the child or youth.
3. If a volunteer suspects that a child or youth is seeking a relationship beyond friendship, they are responsible to limit contact with that child or youth. If the child or youth is pursuing a relationship or displaying sexual affection to the volunteer, the volunteer should report the incident to the CSSM personnel in charge.
4. Volunteers should support each other and intervene if one of them acts inappropriately with a child or youth or another volunteer.
5. It is expected that children and youth attending overnight events/retreats/camps will not leave the event while it is going on. Exceptions must be specifically added to the permission slip.
6. Children, youth and volunteers of the opposite sex are not allowed in each other's rooms, cabins or tents for any reason during overnight events except in family situations.
7. Children, youth and volunteers of the opposite sex are not permitted to sleep in a mixed group except in family situations.
8. Children, youth and volunteers of the same sex are not allowed to sleep in the same bed except in family situations.