097241f3_ild_Family_Community_Australia_bject_to_screening_regulations_settings_subject_to_regulation
[Jurisdiction] NSW
Employees and volunteers over the age of 18 engaging in child-related works are required to hold a Working With Children Check clearance. Individuals who work face-to-face with children in one of the following child-related industry sectors need to obtain a check: child development and family welfare services, mentoring or counselling services; child protection; children's health services, including in wards of hospitals where children are treated; clubs, associations, movements or other bodies (including cultural, recreational or of a sporting nature) providing programs or services for children; respite care or other support services for children with a disability; early education and child care services, including nanny services; education services such as provided by schools and other education institutions, including private coaching or tuition of children; sporting, cultural or other entertainment venues used primarily by children and entertainment services for children; detention centres and juvenile correctional centres; any religious organisation; residential services including refuges used by children, long-term home stays, boarding houses and overnight camps; transport services for children, including school bus services and taxi services used for children with disabilities; supervision of school road crossings; and youth workers. In addition the following child-related roles are defined as child-related work: an approved provider or manager of and education and care services; a certified supervisor of education and care services; an authorised carer (foster carers and other authorised carers of children in statutory and supported out-of-home care); an assessment officer; the Principal Officer of a designated agency; and the Principal Officer of an accredited adoption service provider. Prospective adoptive parents; adults who reside at the home of an authorised carer, family day care service provider or home-based education and care service provider also require a Working with Children Check.
Pre-employment screening: Working With Children Checks and Police Checks | Child Family Community Australia
Types of child-related settings subject to regulation