Get Declaration For Child-related Work National Criminal - TeachNSW

One study found that white job applicants with a criminal record are about half as likely to be called back for an interview; black applicants are less likely to be called back in general, but those with a record are called back only a third as often as their peers.

Most employers today use a series of checks that look closely at your history. The background checks to work in a school used by employers today include state and federal criminal checks, child abuse checks and checks of your credit, military, employment and education histories.

Where you have a relevant criminal record and this information is received by the WWC Screening Unit, it triggers an assessment in relation to your potential risk to children. A criminal record in itself does not necessarily exclude you from engaging in child-related work.

Having a criminal record may not necessarily preclude you from becoming a teacher. ... The NSW Department of Education undertakes employment screening checks including a criminal record check on all applicants, with any criminal matters revealed by this check considered on a case by case basis.

How long will it take to get my result? Once you have provided proof of identity to a Service NSW centre (not your local Council), most people will receive their results within a few days. However please allow four weeks before being in contact to enquire about your application's progress.

The $80 fee is paid at a NSW Service Centre when providing proof of ID for your application. The WWC is free for volunteers, no payment is required when providing proof of ID at a NSW Service Centre.

Criminal background checks Federally-insured banks are prohibited from hiring anyone with a history of theft, embezzlement, money laundering or dishonesty, under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA).

Having a criminal record does not necessarily result in a bar from working with children. You can still apply for a Working With Children Check. The outcome of the Check will depend on the type of criminal or workplace records you have.

Sometimes student teachers and trainees ask me if having a criminal record is a bar to teaching. The answer, you may be surprised to learn, is usually no. But it depends what the conviction is. ... Minor convictions are almost always not considered serious enough to deem a person unsuitable for teaching.