Do I have to transfer my volunteer WWCC to an employee?

Most states will require you to have an Employee WWCC rather than a Volunteer one. To check, please check the state you will be working in below:

NSW:

1. Head to the NSW Working with Children Check website to fill out the online WWC Volunteer to Employee Transfer
2. Once done, you'll need to submit the forms at Service NSW and have your ID documents checked there as well.
3. Please let us know when you have done this, and update us with your application number (starts with 'APP') and payment receipt so we can verify your check.

VIC:

1. Head to the VIC Working with Children Check website to fill out the online WWC Volunteer to Employee Transfer
2. Please let US know when you have done this, and update us with your application number so we can verify your check.

QLD:

You will need to transfer from a Volunteer to a Paid Blue Card. Details on registering for a paid work Blue Card can be found here. Once you have applied, please send through your application details.

If you are a Qualified Teacher in Queensland, you will need to apply for a Blue Card Exemption when undertaking child related work outside the scope of school teaching. It's completely free!

To apply for the exemption, follow the link here. 

SA:

If you have a volunteer category check are required to apply for a new WWCC in order to transfer to an Employee (paid). You should transfer within 28 days of beginning paid work. Please use this link to apply.

WA:

If you have a WWCC that comes under the Volunteer category you won’t need to transfer. You will however, still need to let us know of the details so we can link it to us. 

ACT:

If you have WWVP that comes under the Volunteer category you won’t need to transfer. You will however, still need to let us know of the details - you can upload a photo of the card to your staff profile.