Introduction
The areas of information to be covered during the CWC induction are as follows:
- Introduction
- Rules and regulations
- Reporting and sentence process
- Enforcement for non-compliance
- Incentives
- Health and hygiene
- Safety
- Privacy
- Complaints procedure
- General information
- CWC
- Tools
- Basic first aid
Details of each of the above are given below.
Introduction
Cover the following information in the introduction:
- purpose and nature of the sentence:
- to hold the offender accountable
- to promote a sense of responsibility, and
- to provide compensation to the community in the form of work
- other community-based sentences
- who will be involved, and
- their roles and responsibilities.
Rules and regulations
Cover the following information in the rules and regulations topic:
- legislative requirements
- general standard of behaviour whilst on placement
- rules regarding remission, and
- CWC rules.
Reporting and sentence process
Cover the following information in the reporting and sentence process topic:
- how the sentence will be managed
- reporting requirements
- attendance records
- enforcement action
- notification of a change of address
- three-monthly reviews
- requests for transfer
- what to do in the case of illness, bereavement or special occasions
- excused attendance (no hours credited)
- request for change of placement/work party, or alteration of hours, and
- what to do in the case of other competing requirements (e.g. employment, courses required for unemployment benefit entitlement, etc.).
Enforcement for non- compliance
Cover the following information in the enforcement for non-compliance topic:
- not counting hours due to poor performance
- offences relating to breach
- the need to continue reporting while breach action is being taken
- enforcement action following their failure to comply with the requirements of the sentence, and
- breach and variation or cancellation action.
Incentives
Cover the following information in the incentives topic:
- general sentence incentives, such as:
- placement type
- learning new work skills
- contributing to the community, and
- the chance to change and accept responsibility, and
- remission of hours (application of remission rules).
Health and hygiene
Cover the following information in the health and hygiene topic:
- special personal health requirements
- general health requirements
- communicable medical conditions, including:
- Hepatitis A, B and C, and
- HIV/AIDS
- infections at CWCs
- blood contamination
- washing cups, etc. on worksites, and
- care of medication.
Safety
Cover the following information in the safety topic:
- clothing and footwear requirements
- personal care and protection from injury and hazards
- sun care
- reporting accidents
- Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001
- wet weather policy
- safe working distances
- safe handling
- civil defence
- safety equipment
- hypothermia, and
- emergency procedures.
Privacy
Cover the following information in the privacy topic:
- information storage, sharing, and access
- confidentiality and limits to confidentiality
- requesting another probation officer, and
- duty officer system.
Complaints procedure
Cover the following information in the complaints procedure topic:
- complaints procedure when an offender does not agree with decisions on:
- CW placement assessment/re-assessment
- enforcement action (sanctions and/or legal action)
- variation or cancellation, or
- remitted hours
- procedure for harassment, and
- procedure for personal grievance.
General information
Cover the following information in the general information topic:
General information
- how offender and centre staff address each other
- managing child care responsibilities
- meal breaks
- valuables
- general standard of dress
- use of the agency/centre telephone
- notification of a change of address
- toilets
- locker/storage facilities, and
- types of work projects.
Monitoring and records
- notification of change of address, telephone number, etc.
- notification when subject to other community-based sentences
- sentence completion assessment, and
- any other issues that the offender may have.
Evaluation
- completion of evaluation sheet and general discussion.
CWC
Cover the following information in the CWC topic:
- items of the centre that the offenders will or may need to use
- transport
- access to staff
- how offenders address staff
- how staff address offenders, and
- loiterers.
Tools
Cover the following information in the tools topic:
- identification
- checking defects
- sharpening
- tool placement on site
- care of equipment, and
- use of offender's tools not approved (no responsibility taken by Department of Corrections for loss or damage).
Basic first aid
Cover the following information in the basic first aid topic:
- CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) awareness
- cuts and safety around blood
- sprains, strains and fractures
- stings
- burns
- EAR (expired air resuscitation, also known as "mouth-to-mouth")
- basic treatments for worksites
- first aid box contents, access and procedure, and
- reporting accidents.
