Chaplains
Pastoral Care
Pastoral care is a vital facet of College life and is initially the responsibility of classroom teachers (in Junior College) and Form teachers (in Middle and Senior College). These are overseen by the Heads of Junior, Middle and Senior College.
Some aspects of College life that support Pastoral Care include:
- Bully Prevention Declaration & a Zero-Tolerance Bullying Policy
- Awareness days for ‘Day for Dolly’ and ‘RUOK Day’
- Anti-bullying and Cyber-bullying Education
- Free Breakfast Programs
- Regular Chapel Services
- Full-time Middle/Senior Chaplain and Part-time Junior Chaplain
- Annual Year Level Camps (Year 4 to 12)
- Full-time Guidance Officer
- Full-time College Nurse
- Visits by ministry groups, speakers and bands
- Student Welfare Committee
- Middle College Peer Mentoring Program
Chaplains
Riverside has a College Chaplaincy Team who oversee the spiritual direction of the College. With the continued growth in enrolment numbers, we have expanded our team to four Chaplains as we continue to harness new initiatives in supporting our staff and students.
Meet the Team
Mr. Harrold
Head of Chaplaincy
Mr. Batkin
DE College Chaplain
Chappy Hayley
College Chaplain
Chappy James
College Chaplain
How We Can Help
Our Chaplain Team serve the College community in building relationships and supporting staff and students with:
- Social Support
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Spiritual Guidance
- 1:1 Mentoring
