You may need this check if you intend to work with or care for children in Victoria.
If you meet all 5 of the following criteria, you need a check:
- you are an adult volunteer, paid, or self-employed worker caring for children under 18 years of age
- you work or care for children in any of the occupational fields referred to as ‘service, places, bodies or activities’
- your work usually involves direct contact with children
- your contact with children is part of your duties
- you are not otherwise exempt.
Note, if you don't meet all the criteria, your organisation may still require you to obtain a check.
Please refer to the attached document, ‘Do I Need a Working with Children Check?’ for more information.
