Volunteering: Swimming, Excursions, in the classroom…anywhere at or with BPS!

Hi Everyone

Thank you for considering volunteering with our school.  All volunteers within a school need to have completed all of the Department for Education’s Volunteer components.

NEW TO VOLUNTEERING WITH US?  Please click here for the requirements to complete.  Please be aware this can take a total of 3 hours to do all components.  The Working with Children Check can take 2 days to 6 weeks to return your clearance, so please prioritise this portion of the application.

YOU’VE VOLUNTEERED WITH US BEFORE?   If you have completed all your components before, you are not required to resubmit this year – unless, some have expired or we need extra documents you have not yet provided.  Please read on.

Working with Children Check:

If your DHS Working with Children Check or clearance was issued in 2018, it is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.  Last year, I may have mistakenly informed individuals that clearances that were issued in 2018 were extended to 5 years validity, but that was a system error.  Please click here and read step 2 to see how to reapply for a clearance.  Clearances issued in 2019 onwards have a 5 year validity, unless revoked prior.

Responding to Risks of Abuse, Harm and Neglect:

All our volunteers have Responding to Abuse and Neglect (RAN) training.  We need to ensure all our Volunteers in 2022 have upskilled to the new course released this year called “Responding to  Risks of Abuse, Harm and Neglect” (RRHAN-EC).  This course is available via Plink!  Please click here and refer to Step 3.  Rather than create an account, please log in via your previous email and password combination.

Please contact Jan-Marie via email on dl.0637.volunteers@schools.sa.edu.au or call 8296 3614 during school hours.

Thanks to all of our amazing volunteers!

The Front Office Team