Volunteering

Opportunities to be involved include providing classroom reading support for teachers in the Early Years, accompanying students on excursions, coaching sports teams, volunteering in the canteen, covering books in the library and helping out at fundraising events. Any person volunteering is required to contact the Deputy Principal and is subject to screening and assessing suitability. The school requires:-

• • Volunteer Declaration
  • Working with Children Check
  • Participation in Induction Process
  • Participation in RAN-EC for Volunteers

RAN-EC induction

All volunteers who provide ongoing assistance must have attended or undertaken a RAN-EC induction session for volunteers. The RAN-EC induction outlines the volunteers’ child protection responsibilities and provides guidelines on protective practices. The RAN-EC session for volunteers is now available via an online session. A certificate of participation is provided when completed and can be brought to the front office; the certificate is transferable across sites. To access the Department for Education & Child Development online training click here.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK (WWCC)

From 1 July 2019, people working or volunteering with children in South Australia must, by law, have a valid child-related clearance. WWCC replaces all other types of child-related employment screening checks. A WWCC will be valid for five years and if this is solely used for volunteering purposes, the volunteer will receive theirs for free.
You don’t need a working with children check if you:

• • work for SA Police or the Australian Federal Police
  • are a parent or guardian volunteering with your own child (e.g. at school) and do not have close personal contact with other children

Working with Children checks are required for:

• • parents or guardians attending overnight camps
  • sports coaches who are not parents / guardians of a child in the team
  • parent volunteers, if their own child is not involved in the service / activity

Please click here This link takes you to access the application form. Complete this form, make an appointment at the front office and bring 100 points of identification to commence the WWCC. Full details are available of the Department for Human Services website