Chaplains are accredited by SCA. The accreditation process involves an application by an individual; obtaining a reference from the individual’s church; completion of our purpose-designed training; ensuring the individual has a current working with children approval/check with their relevant State or Territory authority and SCA staff carrying out a Duty of Care interview with the individual. Once accredited, Chaplains are supported by Regional Coordinators.
SCA Chaplains receive training in pastoral care, grief and loss, suicide awareness, incident response, referral, and the unique issues that emerge in working with sports communities. Ongoing specialised training is also available.
All current SCA Chaplains, staff and the Board abide by SCA’s Professional Code of Conduct and Child Safety Policy.
SCA’s independent integrity committee oversees the review and oversight of integrity matters made known to SCA, including professional conduct and child safety conduct matters. Reporting of such matters is open to both current and past Chaplains, sports, churches and the general public.