Health, counselling or support services staff

Examples:

• youth workers
• youth development officers
• counsellor, mentors or support staff
• child or youth social workers
• substance or alcohol abuse program workers
• youth engagement staff
• youth safety staff

A local government employee may require a blue card if

• they provide health, counselling or support services to children or young people, or
• they provide leadership to youths in local government programs (such as a youth worker or team leader).

A local government employee is unlikely to require a blue card if

• they only provide health counselling or support services to adults, or
• they provide counselling or support services to adults about children, but have no actual contact with children (for example, a social worker discussing parenting issues).

Check the 'health, counselling and support services' category of regulated employment on the Commission's website for more information

Please note - registered health practitioners do not require a blue card if they are providing services related to their role as a health professional. A full list of who is considered to be a 'registered health practitioner' is available on the Commission's website.

Sport and recreation staff

Examples:

• fitness/ aquatic centre staff
• swimming instructors
• activity coordinators
• trainers or coaches
• kiosk staff at pools or recreation centres/ grounds
• lifeguards
• groundskeepers
• children's librarians

A local government employee may require a blue card if

• they provide services to, or conduct activities mainly involving children or young people. For example, running youth events, swimming or fitness sessions for children, running school holiday programs, supervising a cooking class or running reading sessions for children.

A local government employee is unlikely to require a blue card if

• they coordinate fitness or sport programs for adults
• they are a groundskeeper who looks after local sporting ovals or centres, or
• they are customer service officer who provides general services to the public (even if they only occasionally come into contact with children).

Check the 'sport and active recreation' category or regulated employment on the Commission's website for more information.

Administrative staff

Examples:

• receptionist
• administration officer
• policy officer
• business services officer

A local government employee is unlikely to require a blue card if

• they do not provide services to, or conduct activities mainly involving children or young people

The examples provided would not generally require a blue card as any contact with children is incidental in nature.

Even if they occasionally provide directions or other services, or come into contact with children, they will not require a blue card unless the activities are regulated by the Commission's Act.