Working With Children Check

A Working With Children Check is a requirement for people who work or volunteer in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and a review of findings of workplace misconduct.

To change from a Volunteer to a Paid Working With Children Check choose "Update my details" in the links below.

Keep your Working With Children Check number with you using the Service NSW app.Get the Service NSW app

I'm an applicant

Employee or volunteer

Apply for your check, go to a Service NSW centre then wait for WWC notification

Apply for your check

Renew your WWC number

I'm an employer

Please register as an employer to access the new system and verify an individual’s WWC status.

I'm a parent

Verify a tutor or someone you have engaged to work with your child.

Verify

The result of a Working With Children Check is either a clearance to work with children for five years, or a bar against working with children. Cleared applicants are subject to ongoing monitoring and relevant new records may lead to the clearance being revoked.

The Working With Children Check is fully portable so it can be used for any paid or unpaid child-related work in NSW for as long as the worker remains cleared.