Junior Football Club Volunteers MUST be WWC accreditation.
In 2006, the Victorian Government introduced a new checking system to help protect children under 18 years of age from physical or sexual harm.
The Working with Children (WWC) Check creates a mandatory minimum checking standard across Victoria. The WWC Check helps to keep children safe by preventing those who pose a risk to the safety of children from working with them, in either paid or volunteer work.
If you work or volunteer with children you may need to apply for a WWC Check. Employers, volunteer organisations and agencies must ensure that any of their staff or volunteers who need a WWC Check have applied by the due date.
The WWC Check is being phased in over five years. If you need a WWC Check, you must apply by the due date for your field of child-related work. All Junior Sporting organisation (and in this case F&DJFL) volunteers must have WWC accreditation as of 30 June 2009.
Exemptions do apply to parent volunteers in certain situations, BUT the F&DJFL recommend that ALL volunteers obtain WWC accreditation.
The onus is on Club Committees to ensure that volunteers are correctly accrdited.
Please refer to the Vic Government Working With Children site for full details, and relevant forms.