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Working With Children Checks For Volunteers 

A Victorian Government Working With Children Check (WWC) will be required by all adults who undertake any voluntary work at Billanook.  This means anyone working in the school canteen, helpers in the classroom, school camps, computer lab etc.

Holding a Police Check is not enough. WWC is ongoing monitoring of the criminal records of those who hold a WWC Card. Since the 30th June 2008 it is compulsory for all volunteers to provide a current WWC.

To obtain a Working With Children Check you must now apply online at www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au. To complete the application form you must have:

• an email address, so you can contacted
• the address of every place you have lived in the last 5 years in Australia
• the name, postal address and phone number in Australia for each organisation you will be doing paid or volunteer child-related work for
• a printer that will print a legible copy of the Application summary.

After filling in the online form, finalise your application at a participating Australia Post retail outlet, by presenting your   application summary, proof of identity documents and a passport quality photo. Employee WWC Check applicants need to also pay a fee. Fees are non-refundable.