Working with Children Checks

All Volunteers engaged in a child-related role should sign a Volunteer/Student Placement Declaration (formerly known as a Prohibited Employment Declaration).

Employers are required to do Working with Children Checks on people engaged in child-related employment.

Volunteers however are not required to have a Working with Children Checks unless they are:

• mentoring disadvantaged children
• providing personal care to children with disabilities
• religious leaders
• foster carers
• an adult living at a registered carer for three months or more
• a student on placement at Community Services (formally known as Department of Community Services)

For more information go to Which Volunteers need a check?

Volunteer Declaration

The NSW Commission for Children and Young People has information on relevant employment checks and prohibited employment for employees and volunteers working with children and young people.

If a volunteer is supervising youth volunteers they are not required to have a working with children check; however a Volunteer Declaration Form should be filled in, signed by the volunteers who are in child related roles/voluntary work and kept on record at the voluntary agency.

Please note all forms can be completed online.

Child-Safe Child-Friendly Resources

Respect and safety of children and young people is everyone's responsibility.

The NSW Commission for Children and Young People have developed Child-Safe Child-Friendly resources to assist organisations involving children and young people.

Find out more information about best practices that help to create a child-safe child-friendly organisation check out the Child-Safe Child-Friendly Resources.