Volunteer: A person who willingly undertakes defined activities to support the education and care programs at a service in an unpaid or honorary capacity. These activities may include child-related work (refer to Definitions), administrative tasks, or preparing materials or food. Working with Children (WWC) The check is a legal requirement for those undertaking paid or voluntary child-related work (refer to Definitions) in Victoria and is a measure to help protect children from harm arising as a result of physical or sexual abuse. The Department of Justice assesses a person’s suitability to work with children by examining relevant serious sexual, physical and drug offences in a person’s national criminal history and, where appropriate, their professional history. A WWC Check card is granted to a person under working with children legislation if: they have been assessed as suitable to work with children there has been no information that, if the person worked with children, they would pose a risk to those children they are not prohibited from attempting to obtain, undertake or remain in child-related employment. Sources Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA): The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia: Belonging, Being, Becoming: A Guide for Creating a Child Safe Organisation (The Commission for Children and Young People) Working with Children Check unit, Department of Justice & Regulation provides details of how to – obtain a WWC Check: Service policies Child Safe Environment Policy Code of Conduct Policy Complaints and Grievances Policy Delivery and Collection of Children Policy Determining Responsible Person Policy Inclusion and Equity Policy Interactions with Children Policy Occupational Health and Safety Policy Privacy and Confidentiality Policy Staffing Policy Supervision of Children Policy The Approved Provider and Persons with Management or Control are responsible for: developing guidelines for accepting applications from volunteers and students to work at the service in consultation with the Nominated Supervisor and educators and which are aligned with the Child Safe Environment Policy accepting or rejecting a potential volunteer or student based on the circumstances of the service at the time, in consultation with the Nominated Supervisor ensuring that children being educated and cared for by the service are adequately supervised, and the legislated educator-to-child ratios are complied with at all times (Regulations 123, 355, 360) (refer to Supervision of Children Policy) reading the Working with Children (WWC) Check of volunteers and students where required, and ensuring that the details are recorded in the service register ensuring that the staff record contains the name, address and date of birth of volunteers and students attending the service (Regulations 145, 149(1))
Volunteer: A person who willingly undertakes defined activities to support the education and care programs at a service in an unpaid or honorary capacity. These activities may include child-related work (refer to Definitions), administrative tasks, or preparing materials or food. Working with Children (WWC) The check is a legal requirement for those undertaking paid or voluntary child-related work (refer to Definitions) in Victoria and is a measure to help protect children from harm arising as a result of physical or sexual abuse. The Department of Justice assesses a person’s suitability to work with children by examining relevant serious sexual, physical and drug offences in a person’s national criminal history and, where appropriate, their professional history. A WWC Check card is granted to a person under working with children legislation if: they have been assessed as suitable to work with children there has been no information that, if the person worked with children, they would pose a risk to those children they are not prohibited from attempting to obtain, undertake or remain in child-related employment. Sources Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA): The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia: Belonging, Being, Becoming: A Guide for Creating a Child Safe Organisation (The Commission for Children and Young People) Working with Children Check unit, Department of Justice & Regulation – provides details of how to obtain a WWC Check: Service policies Child Safe Environment Policy Code of Conduct Policy Complaints and Grievances Policy Delivery and Collection of Children Policy Determining Responsible Person Policy Inclusion and Equity Policy Interactions with Children Policy Occupational Health and Safety Policy Privacy and Confidentiality Policy Staffing Policy Supervision of Children Policy The Approved Provider and Persons with Management or Control are responsible for: developing guidelines for accepting applications from volunteers and students to work at the service in consultation with the Nominated Supervisor and educators and which are aligned with the Child Safe Environment Policy accepting or rejecting a potential volunteer or student based on the circumstances of the service at the time, in consultation with the Nominated Supervisor ensuring that children being educated and cared for by the service are adequately supervised, and the legislated educator-to-child ratios are complied with at all times (Regulations 123, 355, 360) (refer to Supervision of Children Policy) reading the Working with Children (WWC) Check of volunteers and students where required, and ensuring that the details are recorded in the service register ensuring that the staff record contains the name, address and date of birth of volunteers and students attending the service (Regulations 145, 149(1))