Lake Cathie Public School

Spirit Opportunity Excellence

Telephone02 6584 8060

Emaillakecathie-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Volunteering at school

Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your child’s education as well as get to know the staff and other parents and carers.

Research shows that children benefit when their parents or carers are actively involved in their education and school life.

You can help by:

  • listening to children read in the classroom
  • volunteering on sports days
  • helping supervise excursions
  • getting involved in fundraising activities
  • joining school committees.

Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your child's education and to get to know the school staff and other parents.

Research shows that children benefit when their parents are actively involved in their education and school life.

Keep an eye on the school newsletter for opportunities to help out at school and ask your child's teacher if you are interested in helping in the classroom. The following provides a guide for volunteers.

Volunteers who do not require a WWCC clearance

Exempt volunteers include parents or close relatives who volunteer at their child’s school (unless they are specified volunteers, see below), volunteers under the age of 18, including day-to-day reading helpers, and canteen helpers.

Step 1

Complete the WWCC Declaration for Volunteers and Non-Child Related Contractors available from:

https://policies.education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/associated-documents/non-child-related-declaration-wwcc.pdf

Step 2

Provide the school with:

• completed WWCC Declaration for Volunteers and Non-Child Related Contractors

• photo ID (see WWCC – Guide to Identity Documents available from   https://policies.education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/associated-documents/id-documents-guide-wwcc.pdf ). 

Specified volunteers who do require a WWCC clearance

Specified volunteers engaged by the school must hold a WWCC clearance to be engaged in child-related work. Specified volunteers include:

• Volunteers providing mentoring services as part of a formal mentoring program provided by a government or non-government agency.

• Volunteers over the age of 18 who are not parents or close relatives of a child attending the school at which they are volunteering.

It is your responsibility to apply for a WWCC clearance with the Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG). There is no fee payable for WWCC clearance for volunteers.