Parent Helpers in the Classroom or School

The teachers and students welcome your participation in your child’s education, and appreciate the support and assistance parent helpers provide in the classroom. 

• All parent helpers must complete an Occupational Health and Safety induction at our office, before helping in the classroom or school. These take approximately 10 minutes to complete, and must be re-completed at least once every following calendar year (Jan-Dec).
• All parent helpers and volunteers are to provide the office with a copy of their Working with Children Check (WWCC). Working with Children Check applications can be completed online at http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au. There are no fees for volunteer WWC Checks. 
• All parent helpers and volunteers are asked to sign a confidentiality agreement and the ENPS Child Safety Code of Conduct at the start of each school year.
• Before entering the classroom to assist, parents are to sign in at the office via Compass where they will be given a ‘visitor’ lanyard to wear. Parent helpers and volunteers are also asked to sign out when they leave and return the lanyard.

These procedures are to ensure we provide the highest standards of safety for everyone in our school.

Our parent helpers mostly support through listening to students read and changing take home reading books, between 8:45am and 9:15am in the lower year levels. 

Teachers will ask for volunteers early in the year and then organise a weekly schedule. Please understand that toddlers can be a distraction for the students in the class and also to you. It would be appreciated if they did not come with you during this important learning time. Parents are also asked to help for excursions and different school events throughout the year as appropriate.