Volunteers are the backbone of Girl Guiding. Thanks to the many Volunteers in Girl Guiding in Australia (GGiA) girls and young women can experience all that Girl Guiding offers. The Girl Guides Australia Child Safe Child Friendly (CSCF) Framework includes registration and screening requirements for all Volunteers involved with girls. As a non-member Volunteer with Girl Guides you will fall into one of two categories.
READ THE FOLLOWING AND SELECT THE APPROPRIATE FORM FOR YOUR INTENDED VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES BELOW
Casual Volunteers
People who volunteer with GGiA up to four occasions in total. For example:
- Assisting at a BBQ at a Girl Guide event
- Mowing the lawn
- Helping out at a Unit Meeting - Talking to Youth Members about a topic (whilst supervised by an Adult Member).
Casual Volunteers are not able to assist with overnight stays or when it is likely to result in unsupervised access.
To become a Casual Volunteer, you need to:
- Register with Girl Guides online using the form on the next page. You need to know the name of the District you will be volunteering with.
- Provide your current, unrestirected Working with Children Check (WWCC) before your first occasion of volunteering.
- Familiarise yourself with the Girl Guides Australia (GGA) Code of Conduct and agree to the declarations in the registration form.
IMPORTANT: You will need to register as an Ongoing Volunteer before you are able to volunteer a 5th time. This includes providing a National Police Check completed in the last 6 months, providing reference checks and completing a Child Safe Child Friendly Online Learning Activity in Girl Guides Learning. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Ongoing Volunteers
People who volunteer with GGiA and one or more of the following apply:
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volunteer on five or more occasions with Girl Guides
- volunteer for any overnight stay
- due to the nature of the assistance to be provided, are likely to come into contact with Youth Members without being able to be supervised by an Adult Member in accordance with the Supervision Ratio policy. e. g. Canyoning
- are likely to come into contact with Youth Member's data or any financial or Member data through record keeping or administration
All Adult Members are also Ongoing Volunteers. As an Ongoing Volunteer you can choose to be a Member and take on a formal role such as 'Unit Leader' or help out as a Non Member.