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POLICE CHECK

GETTING AN ABN

BLUE CARD

YELLOW CARD

PROVIDE FIRST AID

NDIS WORKER ORIENTATION MODULE

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES x 2

POLICE CHECK

It's so super simple and straightforward to get your national criminal history check online, with these seven easy steps:

  1. Fill in the online application form

  2. Confirm your email address or mobile number

  3. Pay for your check ($49.50)

  4. Enter some additional information

  5. Verify your identity using Instant ID

  6. Receive your result via email

  7. Upload your Positive Police Check into For Care

Ready?
Go to: https://forcare.nationalcrimecheck.com.au/
Enter our code: FORCARE

GETTING AN ABN

Why?
Obtaining an ABN is an essential part of being a For Care Provider.

As your own boss, your ABN is a single identifier that registers you for various taxes and concessions (check out our blog to learn more about managing your tax and super).

What?
It's quite an easy and pain-free task (but just contact us if you want assistance).

How?

  1. Fill in the online application

  2. Click Apply for an ABN

  3. Select Individual (Sole Trader)

  4. Submit your application as a Sole Trader

  5. Save your ABN into your For Care profile

Set?
Go to the ATO website.

BLUE CARD

Why?
As a For Care Provider, we require you to have a current Blue Card, because when your focus is on providing high-quality care and support you need to be ready and cleared to work with any age group.

What?
A Blue Card authorises you to work with individuals who are younger than 18 years of age (children or adolescents).

How?

  1. Fill in form

  2. Pay the fee ($87.20)

  3. Lodge your form online (or in person, or via post or fax)

  4. Upload a copy of your Blue Card into For Care Online profile

  5. Carry your Blue Card on you for every shift

Good to go?
As your own boss, you can access the form here.

Then simply submit the form online here.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to apply for a Blue Card with Yellow Card Exemption, please read the instructions in the Yellow Card section below.

YELLOW CARD

Why?
If you start undertaking shifts via the platform as a For Care Provider, we require that you have a current Yellow Card, because when your focus is on providing high-quality care and supports - you need to be ready and cleared to work with any age group

What?
A Yellow Card authorises you to work with individuals who are 18 years and older (adults).

Already have a Yellow Card, or a Positive Notice Exemption Card? Great, please upload it to your profile.

Don’t have one?

There are two pathways for getting a Yellow Card:

  1. If you ARE NDIS Registered as a Sole Trader - you can use one of these two methods:
    1. Apply for a Yellow Card using this form here then follow these instructions issued by the Department of Communities to lodge your application.
    2. If you already have a current Blue Card that's valid for 3 months or more then you need to apply for the (free) Yellow Card Exemption Notice, which you can access here.
  2. If you are NOT NDIS Registered as a Sole Trader, and you do have a valid Blue Card, then you need to apply for a Yellow Card exemption via an eligible service provider that you are engaged by, either as a contractor, volunteer, or paid employee.
    1. You can find this form here.

PLEASE NOTE: For Care Online cannot act as the eligible service provider in this case, as we do not employ or contract you).

PROVIDE FIRST AID

We require you to have completed the HLTAID003 Provide First Aid unit with an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO) within the last 3 years.
Upload your Statement of Attainment to your For Care Online profile.

NDIS WORKER ORIENTATION MODULE

The NDIS has rolled out a new module: NDIS Worker Orientation Module.
The module will help you understand:

  • What the NDIS is and why we need it;
  • The role of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission;
  • Worker’s responsibilities under the NDIS Code of Conduct; and
  • Worker’s role in supporting people with disability to achieve the vision of the NDIS.

The module will take you around 90 minutes. You can save, exit and return to the module at any time. Once completed, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

HOW TO ACCESS THE TRAINING ONLINE
  1. Go to: https://training.ndiscommission.gov.au/
  2. Create an account using your personal email
  3. You will receive confirmation of registration through email and you will be given access and ready to log in
  4. Once logged in, click the NDIS WORKER ORIENTATION MODULE on the screen, click the option to enrol you to the course and go through the training
  5. Once completed, you will have a Certificate of Completion
  6. Download your Certificate of Completion
  7. Then UPLOAD it into your For Care profile in the document field Coc NDIS Worker Orientation Module.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES x 2

You are required to provide a minimum of two (2) professional references for us to contact.

Professional references include people you have worked with who have been in a supervisory or management position, they might have held the title:
  1. Supervisor
  2. Manager
  3. Team Leader
  4. Coordinator
  5. Senior