Tungamah Primary School values volunteers assisting in our classrooms, with sports events/camps/excursions, Breakfast Club, other events and programs.

To ensure that we are meeting our legal obligations under the Worker Screening Act and the Child Safe Standards, Tungamah Primary School is required to undertake suitability checks which in most cases will involve asking for evidence of a Working with Children (WWC) Clearance. Additional suitability checks may also be required depending on the volunteer role, such as a reference, proof of identity, qualification and work history involving children checks.

Considering our legal obligations, and our commitment to ensuring that Tungamah Primary School is a child safe environment, we will require volunteers to obtain a WWC Check and produce their valid card to the principal or business manager for verification in the following circumstances:

• Parent/family volunteers who are assisting with any classroom or school activities involving direct contact with children in circumstances where the volunteer’s child is not participating, or does not ordinarily participate in, the activity.
• Parent/family volunteers who assist with excursions (including swimming), camps and similar events, regardless of whether their own child is participating or not.
• Parent/family volunteers who regularly assist in school activities, regardless of whether their own child is participating or not
• Volunteers who are not parent/family members of any student at the school if they are engaged in child-related work regardless of whether they are being supervised.