Policy Corporate Governance Schedule A Applicability of Working with Children Check

Schedule A Applicability of Working with Children Check for staff members, volunteers and contractors (third parties)

Name: James Cook University
Address: 1 James Cook Dr, Douglas, QLD, 4814

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The following positions at JCU have been identified as requiring Blue Cards:

Category	Individuals/Positions requiring a Blue Card	Decision authority
Council Members	Members of JCU Council (given the University has a Child Care Centre as a controlled entity)	N/A – applies to all Council Members
Staff	a. Appointed directors of JCU Early Learning Centres (a controlled entity of JCU) b. School (as in primary and secondary) outreach and engagement staff within the Division of Education and Marketing, Future Students and Admissions Directorate c. JCU Academic Pathways staff d. Indigenous Education and Research Centre staff e. Staff working in JCU Health clinics not registered with AHPRA (i.e. JCU Health Speech Pathology, JCU Health Exercise Physiology) f. Staff whose roles meet the requirements of the Education and Care Services Act 2013 where education and care services are provided for at least: eight consecutive days, or once a week, each week, over four weeks, or once a fortnight, each fortnight, over eight weeks, or once a month, each month, over six months University teaching staff are exempt from requiring a Blue Card even if some of their students are under the age of 18.	N/A – applies to all staff listed
Students	a. All students undertaking a Professional Experience/Field Education Placement/Clinical Placement within Queensland are required by law to hold a valid Blue Card b. Student undertaking unpaid child-related work or professional placements or work-integrated learning, or HDR candidates who are undertaking child-related research or work where a Working with Children Check, are to comply with this Procedure Blue Card procedure. c. In non-child related placement, practicum or work-integrated learning activities, the host organisation may require the student to obtain a Blue Card. The type of Working with Children Check required (Volunteer or Employee) will be determined by the host organisation.	N/A – applies to all students listed N/A – applies to all students listed Host organisation
Non-JCU (Cl 9)	a. Contractors (Third Party teaching and research partners, sub-contractors and agents) may be required to hold Blue Cards when working for, or at, JCU, depending on their direct engagement with and exposure to children.b. Volunteers may be required to hold a Blue Card when working for, or at, JCU, depending on their direct engagement with and exposure to children. This includes volunteers engaged by the business units identified under the Staff category (above) or who might meet the engagement timeframes identified under the Staff category, clause (f). c. Research partners/collaborators require Blue Cards only where the research project is led (or sub-contracted to be led) by JCU, and involves child-related activities.	Head of work unit engaging the contractor Dean/Director of relevant work unit Chief Investigator