Welcome to the NDIS Check Newsletter
Thank you for continuing to stay up to date with NDIS Worker Screening in Western Australia. We encourage you to share this newsletter with your colleagues and they may also choose to subscribe.
The NDIS Check and Self-Managed Participants
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The NDIS Check is a valuable tool that can help self-managed participants make informed choices about those who deliver their services. If you are a self-managed participant, you can ask NDIS workers to hold a valid NDIS Check clearance.
Self-managed participants who need access to the NDIS Worker Screening Database should contact the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. More information on accessing the database can be found here - www.ndiscommission.gov.au.
NDIS Worker Screening Unit Update
Thank you for helping to build a safer NDIS workforce
NDIS Worker Screening has now been in operation for over two years. Here is a look at some worker screening statistics to date:
📝Over 75,000 NDIS Check applications received.
✅ Over 72,500 workers cleared and subject to ongoing monitoring.
🚫 67 exclusions issued indefinitely prohibiting workers from engaging in risk assessed roles for registered NDIS providers across Australia.
⌛The average processing timeframe from employer verification to NDIS Check outcome issued is six days.
A word from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
New resources to support NDIS workers with the Workforce Capability Framework
The NDIS Workforce Capability Framework (the Framework) is online, with helpful tools for workers and potential workers to assist in understanding a career pathway in disability supports. It also assists workers in knowing how to deliver supports in line with the NDIS Code of Conduct.
The Self-Assessment Tool for Potential Workers can help those interested in disability support work understand if they are a good fit. The results are based on choices made by the worker and provides general guidance as well as suggestions about what further training or opportunities can be explored to find a job in the sector or apply current skills to a new role.
The Career Options Guide explains the different ways to expand or grow a career within the sector. Workers can explore the different types of support work available, skills required for each role and read real examples of career scenarios.
The Framework describes the capabilities or skills that workers should demonstrate, and links to guides and tools which help providers and participants with tasks such as hiring workers, finding training options and providing supervision. You can also view these documents for a deeper understanding of the disability supports sector.
The tools, guides and resources can be found on the Tools & Resources page on the Framework website.
Want to know more about how an NDIS worker can use the Framework? Check out our top five tips for workers here.
We have noticed some applications are taking longer to process. Why is this?
Most applications are processed quickly. However, the Screening Unit has sustained a backlog which is delaying the assessment of some applications. An extended processing timeframe is not an indication the person will be issued an adverse outcome.
In Western Australia, the majority of workers can work on a valid pending application, with other safeguarding strategies in place. Employers can view a person’s eligibility to work status in the NDIS Worker Screening Database.
You can submit questions by emailing NDISCheck@communities.wa.gov.au. We are happy to help where we can, although we may need to refer you to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissions for matters that fall under their jurisdiction.
Update from the Compliance Team
We are heading to the Pilbara
Our Compliance Team Leader, John, and Customer Support Coordinator, Debbie, will be in Karratha and Port Hedland from 26 – 30 June 2023.
If you are a provider in the Pilbara and would like to arrange to meet with the team while they are in the area, please contact us on 1800 225 558 (select option 1).
The Department of Communities acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to their Elders past, present and emerging.
