Employee · Volunteer · VIT · policy engine
Paid child-related workers need an Employee clearance, not Volunteer. Public council policy still varies: Glenelg requires all employees; Cardinia certain roles with an employer-based card; Greater Shepparton Employee status only; Wyndham staff and volunteers who work with children; Frankston careers prerequisites list work rights only; Geelong Family Services accepts WWCC employee or volunteer or VIT. A monthly product that only stores “WWCC: yes/no” fails Cardinia/Shepparton and Glenelg equally.
Policy table from 30 August 2026 research (lga-website-gaps §1.6). Legal baseline: vic.gov.au/legal-obligations-organisations, updated 24 July 2026.
Public policy · not uniform across the 79
| Council | Public WWCC rule |
|---|---|
| Glenelg | All employees must have a current WWCC card; Council pays if needed. |
| Cardinia | Certain roles only; must be employer-based, not volunteer-based. |
| Greater Shepparton | Some positions; Employee status; Volunteer status is not sufficient. |
| Wyndham | Staff and volunteers who work with children have a current WWCC. |
| Frankston careers prerequisites | Work rights only (passport, citizenship, visa). WWCC is not listed on that page. |
| Geelong Family Services volunteer | WWCC (employee or volunteer card) or VIT. |
Frankston prerequisites: frankston.vic.gov.au … Prerequisites-for-Employment. Greater Shepparton Employee-status line is from a search snippet (full page timed out in the 30 August fetch).
On the public record · 30 August 2026 research
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Victorian organisations must ensure paid child-related workers hold an Employee clearance, not Volunteer. Cardinia and Greater Shepparton say that out loud on careers pages; Glenelg goes further and requires every employee.
vic.gov.au/legal-obligations-organisations · updated 24 July 2026
Geelong Family Services volunteer intake accepts WWCC employee or volunteer or VIT. Melbourne volunteer programs are large and WWCC-bearing. A single boolean cannot model those lanes.
30 August 2026 research · lga-website-gaps §1.6
Frankston’s prerequisites page is work-rights only. WWCC is not listed there — even while Frankston’s Rapid contractor page publishes child-safe PDF assessments. Careers copy and clearance ops are not the same product.
A monthly product that only stores “WWCC: yes/no” will fail Cardinia/Shepparton (type) and Glenelg (universal) equally. KeepClear is the Employee vs Volunteer policy engine beside the ERP field.
30 August 2026 research · lga-website-gaps
Card type · Victoria only
Monthly opex under a 2.75% rate cap. Employee vs Volunteer stays honest — role by role, council by council.
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