Volunteering

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Our school and P&C acknowledges the important work that volunteers carry out within our school environment. Assistance, in the following areas, enhances the quality of your child's teaching and learning experience:

classroom (including PE & swimming lessons)
tuckshop
excursions
P&C organised events
class parent representative program
sporting events/special school event days

To keep our students safe and comply with student protection and Work Health and Safety legislation, there are some requirements that must be addressed prior to commencing in a volunteering role.

On 31 August 2020, the Queensland Government made changes to strengthen and streamline the blue card system. The information provided below explains what this means for parents and non-parents volunteering within our school community.

Training of volunteers is now mandatory in Queensland under the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000. Most of these training expectations are in relation to child protection and exist for the good of all students in our care.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, head to the volunteer request page and fill out the Volunteer request form. Please allow 48 hours for processing of this request.

Together we can work towards a brighter future for our students.

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Our school and P&C acknowledges the important work that volunteers carry out within our school environment. Assistance, in the following areas, enhances the quality of your child's teaching and learning experience:

classroom (including PE & swimming lessons)
tuckshop
excursions
P&C organised events
Class Parent Representative program
sporting events/special school event days

To keep our students safe and comply with student protection and Work Health and Safety legislation, there are some requirements that must be addressed prior to commencing in a volunteering role.

On 31 August 2020, the Queensland Government made changes to strengthen and streamline the Blue Card system. The information provided below explains what this means for parents and non-parents volunteering within our school community.

Training of volunteers is now mandatory in Queensland under the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000. Most of these training expectations are in relation to Child Protection and exist for the good of all students in our care.

Together we can work towards a brighter future for our students.

Parent Volunteers

Parent volunteers, except for 'restricted persons', are still able to volunteer at Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School without a blue card.

Under the new changes, any parent (including those who have legal guardianship) who is a 'restricted person' is not able to volunteer within the school in any capacity. A restricted person is a person who:

has been issued a negative notice, or
has a suspended blue card, or
is a disqualified person, or
has been charged with a disqualifying offence that has not been finalised, or
is the subject of an adverse interstate Working with Children check decision that is in effect.

Non-Parent Volunteers

Volunteers who are not biological parents and who do not have legal guardianship of current students may not commence or continue in child-related activities unless they hold a valid blue card. This includes grandparents of current students.

If a non-parent volunteer already has a valid blue card through another employer/organisation, their blue card will need to be 'Linked' to the school before they can commence volunteering. Please visit the office to get your card linked. Blue cards expire three years from the date of issue and must be renewed prior to expiry to ensure continued validity. If a blue card is not renewed prior to its expiry date, the 'No Card, No Start' policy applies, and the volunteer will not be able to continue volunteering until their new blue card is received.

Your Blue Card should be carried at all times whilst on school grounds or on excursions.

For more information about these changes to Queensland's blue card system, visit the Blue Card Services website.

To obtain a Blue Card, applications can be made online and are free for volunteers. You will need to create an account at the Blue Card Services website.

Once you have your blue card account number you will need to email this through to admin@camphillipss.eq.edu.au along with the following details:

your full name,
your date of birth,
your email address you have registered your account with, and
your contact phone number.

Once this information has been received we will link your account to our school, you will receive an email from Blue Card Services to log back into your account and finish the process. Once you receive your blue card please forward a copy of this through to our administration office at the abovementioned email address.

What to do next

All volunteers are required to annually read the following information and complete the necessary forms:

If you have any questions or require assistance in relation to volunteering, please contact our Administration Office on 07 3900 9333 or email admin@camphillipss.eq.edu.au .

Thank you once again for your support. Your contributions are highly valued.

Privacy statement

The Department of Education through Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School is collecting personal information in accordance with Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 in order to register your interest in volunteering. The information will only be accessed by employees of the Department of Education. The information will not be given to any other person or agency unless prior consent is obtained.

Volunteer request form

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