Name of the Organization : Department of Justice
Type of Facility : Apply Online For Working With Children Check
Location : Melbourne
Country: Australia
Website : http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
Related :
Working With Children Check Renew Victoria : https://www.statusin.org/38.html
Working With Children Check :
Who needs a Check?:
Not everyone who has contact with children needs a Working with Children (WWC) Check.
There are no fees for a Volunteer WWC Check.
Under the Working with Children Act 2005 (the Act), only people who engage in paid or voluntary child-related work need a WWC Check and some of these people will qualify for an exemption.
The Application Process :
After you have lodged your Working with Children (WWC) Check application at Australia Post, it will be electronically sent to the Department of Justice. It is then verified to ensure it has been filled out correctly and that your proof of identity (POI) documentation satisfies the Proof of identification requirements.
If your application contains any errors, insufficient or unacceptable POI documentation the department will contact you. Errors such as misspelt names or an incorrect date of birth can be corrected over the phone.
If the department requires you to provide additional POI documentation you will need to return to the Australia Post outlet where you lodged your application.
If you fail to submit the required documentation your application will be deemed invalid and you can not engage in ‘child-related work’ using the application receipt. To do so would be a breach of the Working with Children Act 2005 (the Act)
How is a Police Check different? :
The Working with Children (WWC) Check and a Police Check are two different checks.
Under the Working with Children Act 2005 (the Act) if you are engaged in child-related work and not exempt, you must have a WWC Check even if you have undergone a Police Check.
The WWC Check is an ongoing assessment by the Department of Justice of a person’s suitability to work with children, examining relevant serious sexual, physical and drug offences in a person’s national criminal history and, where appropriate, their professional history.
The Police Check does not involve an assessment by a government agency. It is only a list of offences at a point in time. Some organisations need the list to help them assess a person’s suitability for other kinds of work e.g. an accountant or treasurer, where they would be looking for any fraud offences.
Apply for a Check :
How it works? :
To apply for a Working with Children (WWC) Check, you need to :
** Fill in an application
** get a passport size photo of yourself
** gather your proof of identity documents, and
** lodge your application at a participating Australia Post retail outlet (external link opens in a new window), providing a photo and proof of your identity and if you are applying for an Employee Check pay the fee of $102.70.
Not sure whether you need a WWC Check?
Not everyone who works around children needs a WWC Check. If you are not sure whether you need a Check, go to ‘Do I need a Check- ‘
Do I need a Check? http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.g…needs+a+check/
What information you will need to have ready?
In order to fill in an application, you will need :
** The full address of every place you have lived in the last five years, and
** The name, address and phone number for each organisation you will be doing paid or volunteer child-related work for.
What you will need to fill in application online?
You must have :
** an internet connection
** an email address so the department can let you know it has received your details
** a printer of reasonable quality and Adobe Acrobat Reader or Open Office to print a summary of your application.
When you are ready, choose one of the following :
I have applied for a WWC Check before :
Register for MyCheck here and the details we already have for you will appear in the online application. All you have to do is change or add new details.
Register for MyCheck :https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/register.doj
If you already have MyCheck account simply login and your details will appear in the online application. All you have to do is change or add new details.
Login to MyCheck :https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/login.doj
I want to resume an existing draft :
If you have previously started to fill in your application online click here to resume.
Resume draft : https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/ww…systemId=WWCCU
I have not applied for a WWC Check before :
If this is the first time you are applying for a WWC Check click ‘Start Application’ below
Start Application : https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
Contact Postal Address :
Working with Children Check Unit
Department of Justice
GPO Box 1915
Melbourne VIC 3001
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Also the one time I did get into the site and I can't remember which password it was , the program said my Surname wasn't recognised.
I must be known to the dept, because I got a letter telling me I had to access the site and reclaim the validation. My card is about to expire after 5 years.
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