National Police checks for volunteers and what are the Requirements

KONCHEOK POLICE CHECKS FOR VOLUNTEERS Interested in volunteer work in Australia? A Police check may be required by you. WHAT ARE Generally, volunteer checks are used to assess the VOLUNTEER suitability of candidates who wish to work with non-profitable organisations, especially for work CHECKS? involving vulnerable groups such as children, aged or disabled people. The candidates need to obtain a criminal history check. SERVICE SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER CHECKS Aged Care Children Care Disability Services Helping an aged person or a group in their daily Volunteers who are associated with supervised or unsupervised child care. Volunteering to help disabled persons. activities. Disaster Relief Health Services Community Services Volunteers for disaster Volunteers who are Volunteer work relief, such as bushfires, flood reliefs, etc. working in hospitals or personal care. in community shops, gardening etc. Education and Volunteering in an Emergeñcy training Emergency need from foster carers to State emergency Volunteers who work in schools or training centres. service cadet volunteers. WHY MAY • Funding • Duty of Care requirements VOLUNTEERS There are two types of checks available; • Police check for Volunteers • Working with Children check NEED A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK? One can obtain a Volunteer Police NATIONAL check from KONCHECK which is valid Australia wide. However, one VOLUNTEER may have to attain Working with CHECKS Children check in a specific state/territory. Volunteer checks State/Territory wise Every state or territory has its own requirements and laws for volunteer work as well. Western Australia (WA) Northern Territory (NT) Queensland (QLD) Registered organisations who involve volunteers can obtain One can obtain the police certificate from Queensland Police. Working with Children Volunteer Name check is available. But currently Working with Children check is not available. National Police Checks for volunteers. Working with children checks are mandatory check for certain volunteers are mandatory. These checks are commonly referred to as 'blue for people who are volunteering in certain child-related work. card'. New South Wales (NSW) To work in aged care, Police check is required by law. But working with children check is not available. However, the employers provide a 'Prohibited Employment Declaration' form that states they haven't convict- ed in any offence. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police check for volunteers is available. Working with Children Check is not legally required South Australia (SA) though most organizations obtain it for their own risk National Police certificates is available from police. Some management procedures. organizations who works for children, disabled and aged Victoria (VIC) Tasmania (TAS) people can access it free for volunteers if eligibility matches. Individuals have to apply their Criminal History Record Check is available from police. A system is developing for monitoring the volunteers who are working with Working with Children check is not available. However, a private publication screens the volunteer-involved organizations own Criminal History Record Check from police. Working with children check is mandatory for volunteers. children. for families. How many days is a Volunteer check valid? Volunteers who want to work in government-funded or supported aged care is required to have a Police check renewed in every 3 years. Blue card is valid for 2 years and can be transferred within organizations. What are the documents required? The documents requirement is the same as the Standard Employment check. (See: https://www.koncheck.com/website- document/Document-Guide.pdf) What is the processing time of the check? 70% of the cases are processed within 1-2 days. If your details are identified as a potential match, it will be referred for manual vetting to police agencies. In such cases, it may take 15 business days or more to deliver the result. KONCHECK is affordable and can provide NCCHC certificate within 1-2 business days. It is a fast and secure process to lodge a criminal history check for volunteers. Infographic provided by: www.koncheck.com O