You may need a Working with Children (WWC) Check to do child related work.
The WWC Check is a criminal check for people who have regular and / or direct contact with children under the age of 18 which may not be directly supervised by another person. The assessment is compulsory for employment in certain occupations in Victoria.
Employers, volunteer organisations and agencies must ensure that any of their staff or volunteers who need a WWC Check have it completed.
The WWC Check is designed to complement good recruitment, selection (including reference checking), supervision and training practices for staff and volunteers who work with children. It involves an identity check, national police records check and a check of records from prescribed professional disciplinary bodies such as teaching institutions.
Operations that will need you to apply for a WWC Check include:
- child protection services, fostering, youth justice and community services
- educational institutions and all kinds of child care services
- counselling and other support services for children
- transport services specifically for children
- refuges or other residential facilities used by children
- religious organisations, clubs, associations or movements
- commercial babysitting, nannying or child-minding services
- camps, sports and recreation facilities, child gyms and play facilities
- school crossing services
- entertainment or party services
- photography services
- talent or beauty competitions.
Applications may be made as an individual or on behalf of an organisation that will receive the information for employment, voluntary work and occupation-related licensing or registration purposes.
Generally, information about you as an individual and your criminal history cannot be released by Victoria Police to an organisation without your written consent, and strict guidelines apply to the release of criminal history information to any individual or organisations.
