5. Working with Vulnerable People Requirement
5. Working with Vulnerable People Requirement
5.1 Statement of Compliance with Section 35A
This section confirms that the UNE and the Oorala Aboriginal Centre complies with Section 35A, subsections (1), (2) and (3) of the Indigenous Student Assistance Grant Guidelines, 2017. All staff and facilitators of the Oorala Aboriginal Centre are required to hold a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) and an Excel spreadsheet recording all staff WWCC details is retained, and updated as necessary, by the Executive Assistant to the Director. All staff are trained with respect to working with vulnerable people as part of individual and work-team induction processes. Team Leaders are otherwise responsible for ensuring team members meet the necessary requirements. The required working with vulnerable people checklist occurs as Table 12 below.
Table 12: Working with Vulnerable People Checklist 2020.
Checklist Queries | Yes/No |
|---|---|
Has the provider completed a risk assessment? | Yes |
Have staff involved in ISSP activity received training? | Yes |
Does the provider have a compliance process in place? | Yes |
5.2 Other Compliance Processes
In terms of other compliance processes, UNE has a number of relevant policies (all available on the University Website) regarding working with vulnerable people including:
- Child Protection Policy
- Child Protection Procedures
- Prevention of Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Policy
- Prevention of Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Procedure
- Student (Related) Grievance Handling Policy
- Student (Related) Grievance Handling Procedures
- Student Alcohol and Other Drug Policy
- Student Alcohol and Other Drug Procedures
- Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules
- Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules - Behavioural Misconduct Investigation and Penalty Guidelines
UNE also has processes to help assist students who have special needs (such as disability) which can be found on the Student Access and Inclusion pages of the UNE website - https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/student-support/student-access-and-inclusion/services-for-students
UNE also has other support services including: Counselling; Help with homesickness; Respect Now Always, and of course support from the Oorala Aboriginal Centre
