Thank you for your interest in becoming a Kangas coach!
The introduction of amendments to the Child Safety and Wellbeing Act 2005 places a legal obligation on all organisations that deal with children and young people to ensure that their employees and volunteers have been screened and trained to carry out their role appropriately. To be sucessfully selected as a Kangas coach you must undertake the following:
1. Working with Children Check
This is a free process for volunteers and simply requires you to complete an online application - click here to complete an online application and then follow the instructions on submitting your application at an Australia Post Shop. If you already have a WWCC and need to renew it, you can now do this entirely online, please use the same link to go to the WWC website.
Please note: police officers and coaches under 18 years of age are exempt from this requirement but need to provide proof of exemption. Teachers are also exempt, but are now required to provide WWCCV with details of organisations they volunteer for.
This is a Basketball Victoria document - please click the link at the bottom of this page to download. It needs to be completed and then signed in front of a qualified witness, similar to a standard Statutory Declaration (so can be signed in front of a pharmacist, school principal, police officer etc).
3. Child Protection Course
We will need all coaches to complete a short online course :PBTR - Child Protection and Safeguarding" provided by the Australian Sports Commission in association with the Play By The Rules organisation. This is a free, entirely online course (of approximately one hour, but can be completed in stages) that covers the basic concepts of the Child Protection Act in relation to sporting clubs. Click here to access the course. You will obtain a certificate at the end of the course.
4. Abide by the Code of Conduct
Coaches are required to abide by the Codes of Conduct adopted by Nunawading Kangas and ensure that all players and spectators associated with their team do likewise. Please click on the links below to view the Codes of Conduct.
You cannot coach without having provided the correct proof - this is Basketball Victoria's Policy - please abide by it to avoid confusion and embarrassment. Please refer toBasketball Victoria's website for more information on their requirements.
