Child Safety Coordinator Job Description

Last Revised: January 6, 2026

NOTE 1: This Job Description template is intended for use with the Child Safety Coordinator (CSC) White Paper as context, and is designed to assist your organization’s compliance to ECAP Standard 1 Indicator 1.3. 

NOTE 2: This template is intended as a “starter kit” only, for your organization to adapt to your situation, based on organization type, staff dynamics, and programming.  The Job Description elements are recommendations only.

Job Summary: The Child Safety Coordinator is responsible for the organization’s Child Safety Team and child protection program, maintaining compliance with organization policies and procedures, including working across departments and with leadership, staff, and volunteers to satisfy program and accreditation requirements.

A day (or week) in the life: The Child Safety Coordinator may conduct screening for prospective Workers, review completion of attendance records, or meet with leaders or teachers to discuss policy improvements.  Irregular tasks may involve meeting with local resources (CPS social worker, law enforcement, Child Advocacy Center), reviewing a report of suspected abuse, or following up with parents who asked questions about the abuse prevention measures in place for ministry events.

Areas of responsibility include the following: 

Leadership of the Child Safety Team, including direct coordination with other safety-related teams and coordinating protective measures. 

Expertise and focus on Child Safety Operations and Response protocols.

Observe and verify Child Protection Policy measures in place during the majority of programming, with regular verification of all observable measures.

1. Governance. Thorough understanding of organization records, policies, and procedures.  This includes annual formal reviews and self-assessment.

2. Child Safety Operations. Comprehensive understanding of the visibility, monitoring, parent/guardian communication, and visitor protocols.  This includes assessing approved policies and procedures and implementing improvements to ensure safety and compliance with ECAP standards.

3. Screening. Thorough understanding of the process and requirements.  Coordination with screeners and background check providers.

4. Training.  Thorough understanding of training requirements for child abuse prevention.  Comprehensive knowledge of training for child safety reporting. 

5. Response.  Comprehensive knowledge of organization Response Plan, with responsibility to lead response including: incident reporting, insurance reporting, and (possibly) Crisis Response Team.

Additional potential job elements:

• Motivate the Child Safety Team to share the importance of child safety and to oversee training of volunteers to serve in children’s and youth ministry.
• Work with service providers to build relationships for cooperation and mutual support.
• Collaborate across the organization and with partner organizations to ensure consistent application of child protection policies and procedures.
• Conduct annual program reviews to ensure all measures instituted are current, in compliance with ECAP Standards, and sufficient to protect children in your care.
• Serve as the organization’s Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) accreditation manager.  Work with ECAP to establish and maintain accreditation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Pass a Background Check and Screening Process led by your organization, including Reference Checks
• Minimum age of 25 years old and minimum of five years of experience working with children or youth.
• Familiar with child protection and abuse prevention programs.
• Comfortable in emotionally charged situations, such as with a concerned parent.
• Comfortable speaking in public, and able to convey the importance of uncomfortable topics and material.
• Willingness to ask difficult questions while completing detailed child worker screenings.

Absolute trustworthiness handling confidential and sensitive records and situations.

Adherence to code of conduct.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in social work.

Experience in ministry settings similar to the organization.

Experience serving those directly affected by child abuse.

Experience in counseling.

Experience leading a team of ___ people (# appropriate to the organization’s Child Safety Team)

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS:

1. If the CSC is also expected to establish the Child Protection Program (CPP) compliance with ECAP Standards, the role will require greater organizational skill and administrative experience.  
2. After the Child Protection Program has been implemented, the skills and experience necessary for program maintenance may lower possibly even requiring a different individual who is charged with maintaining rather than building the safeguards and program.  
3. Significant organizational change will demand greater skills to keep the CPP compliant with ECAP Standards during a period of growth or expansion.  
4. The CSC may be full time, part time, or volunteer. It is not intended that the CSC be present during event event or activity. 
5. If the organization is large (>500 children + staff), a full-time CSC role may be necessary. 
6. If the organization is responsible for concurrent operation at multiple campuses, the CSC may be in a supervisory role over other CSCs at the campus-level. *This is also true of national organizations, which may require regional or district CSCs.