03 Feb 2020
All family members who are volunteering at our school in 2020 must complete the annual Working with Children Check through our office. This involves presenting 100 points of identification and signing a declaration. This check is a mandatory requirement of the Department of Education and must be completed each year.
In addition to this, those parents who volunteer to assist children with changing before and after our weekly swimming lessons need further clearance. Those parents must apply for a volunteer Working with Children Check through the Office of the Children’s Guardian at https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/. There is no cost to apply as a volunteer. The process involves visiting the website above, producing proof of identity requirements and then visiting a Service NSW centre. When the Working with Children Check is obtained, parents are asked to bring it to our office to be copied and stored on school records. Due the intimate nature of assisting children with changing, this process is mandatory.
All volunteers must visit our office upon arrival at our school to sign-in and collect a visitor’s badge.
We greatly appreciate the contributions of our family volunteers and I thank our entire community for your assistance in keeping our children happy, safe and healthy.