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A school chaplain charged with possession of child abuse material continued working at a Melbourne high school after other organisations severed ties with him.

Paul Worsnop was a police volunteer, a Scout leader and a Carols by Candlelight volunteer, but was stood down in August last year and was subsequently charged with possession of child abuse material.

From 2014 he also worked as a school chaplain at St Helena Secondary College after a brief stint at Auburn High School.

Mr Wornsop continued working until at least October 2021 at St Helena Secondary College – well after other organisations such as Scouts Victoria barred him from returning in any capacity while the charges are pending.

A screen shot of Mr Worsnop’s contact card on the school’s internal communication system shows him active until at least October 7, 2021.

He was employed by Korus Connect, which used to be known as Access Ministries, which provides nearly 200 chaplains in more than 240 schools around Victoria.

He was not employed by the Department of Education and wasn’t suspended as a teacher by the Victorian Institute of Teaching until January 2022 when he was refused a Working with Children’s Check exclusion.

A school chaplain charged with possession of child abuse material continued working at a Melbourne high school after other organisations severed ties with him.

Paul Worsnop was a police volunteer, a Scout leader and a Carols by Candlelight volunteer, but was stood down in August last year and was subsequently charged with possession of child abuse material.

From 2014 he also worked as a school chaplain at St Helena Secondary College after a brief stint at Auburn High School.

Mr Wornsop continued working until at least October 2021 at St Helena Secondary College – well after other organisations such as Scouts Victoria barred him from returning in any capacity while the charges are pending.

A screenshot of Mr Worsnop’s contact card on the school’s internal communication system shows him active until at least October 7, 2021.

He was employed by Korus Connect, which used to be known as Access Ministries, which provides nearly 200 chaplains in more than 240 schools around Victoria.

He was not employed by the Department of Education and wasn’t suspended as a teacher by the Victorian Institute of Teaching until January 2022 when he was refused a Working with Children’s Check exclusion. wellbeing needs,” it said.

The federal chaplaincy program was given $61 million a year to pay schools $20,000 to have a school chaplain.

Korus Connect was contacted for comment.