YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS 2018
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM 2018 OUTLINE OF RESPONSIBILITIES Student: For a student to participate in the work experience program they must accept certain responsibilities, some of which are: Participating effectively in Personal Learning Plan, career education activities/seminars organised at various times during the year or visiting the Careers Room to research work options. Arranging work experience with an employer and ensuring the Workplace Learning Agreement Form and safety checklist are completed fully. Collecting the appropriate report forms before the work experience week, completing these during the week and returning them the school week immediately following work experience. Participating effectively in the various preparatory sessions on issues such as WHS (work health and safety) and harassment in the work place. Behaving in a mature and responsible manner whilst on work experience, and treating the experience as a real learning situation. Parent: We ask parents to: Ensure the arrangements on the Workplace Learning Agreement Form are completed to your satisfaction. If you are unhappy about the site where your son/daughter has arranged a placement, or have any concerns, please contact me immediately. Assist your child in the organisation of their work experience, including travel arrangements. Take an active interest in your child s work experience by asking questions, discussing the experience, reading and discussing the reports, and if possible, visiting your child whilst on work experience. School: The School will: Offer a legal and worthwhile Work Experience Program Assist students to organise their work experience Ensure Agreement Forms are completed correctly Liaise with employers when necessary Contact the students whilst they are on work experience Discuss aspects of the work experience and the Work Experience Reports with the student when appropriate. Offer counselling to the student after work experience
THE WORK EXPERIENCE PROCESS STUDENT INFORMATION SESSIONS General introduction and outline of requirements Guides to Workplace Learning for workplace providers, parents and students distributed (Term 3, Weeks 1 and 2) Students Students apply to negotiate a work experience placement, and once it has been approved by the Personal Learning Plan teacher get the agreement form and safety checklist filled out. If having difficulty with this process, students must consult the Work Experience Coordinator. Parents Completed Agreement Form and safety checklist o be returned promptly to Mrs Tracey Wilson (By Friday 7 September Week 7 of Term 3 but earlier if possible. The workplace needs to have been given the guide to Workplace Learning for Workplace Providers before signing the form. If the student is unable to easily organise the employer s signatures for Section D on the form, Mrs Wilson will send it out but Section D1 needs to be filled out properly for this to occur.) Work Experience Coordinator/Administrator Students contact employer at least 1 week before undertaking the placement to check on last minute requirements Student information sessions, covering WHS EO & Harassment Mrs Wilson and Ms Castine and PLP teacher check the Agreement Form and safety checklist - liability, type of work, etc. If acceptable, the Agreement Form is signed on behalf of the School. Information sent to employer about work experience along with a completed copy of the Agreement Form. Placement is confirmed to the student via a copy of the completed Agreement Form (Term 4) Students issued with Student Journal (for students to complete while doing the placement) Employer s Report (to be completed by the employer) Student Induction Sheet Work Experience Week (6-8 November) whilst on work experience the student is expected to complete the Student Induction checklist and take notes for the PLP task student asks for the Employer s Report student and employer contacted by School representatives. Students forward the Employer s Report to the Personal Learning Plan Teacher during Week 5, Term 4 Work Experience Coordinator/Administrator copy Employer s Report and returns original return Student Report counsels student if appropriate forward a Certificate of Appreciation to the student for the employer copy of reports to student files.
EXCERPTS FROM WORKPLACE LEARNING CONDITIONS AND GUIDELINES WHAT IS WORK EXPERIENCE? Since the 1970s, students have participated in work experience programs that have exposed them to the adult environment of the workplace. These programs better prepare students for life after leaving school. Over 30,000 students in South Australia are involved in work experience programs. The success of the scheme is due to the co-operative efforts of schools, industry, trade unions and parents/caregivers who work together to expand the educational experiences available for students. Aims Work experience is more than just an opportunity to test a possible career choice. It assists students to: relate the importance of education and training to their future lives at work and in society gain confidence in communicating with adults explore a variety of career choices and decide how these relate to their personal interests, abilities and goals better understand what work is all about, how to find, keep and cope with work and changes in the workplace develop skills employers value Other models of work experience Work experience can take several forms. Students may: carry out routine tasks research aspects of the workplace, e.g. wages and conditions or marketing procedures complete specific tasks or negotiated projects observe and record the various roles and duties of employees by shadowing various staff as members of a team, be involved in a problem solving activity in the workplace It is not intended to obtain employment for students. Who is responsible for students on work experience? Since Work Experience is a school activity, the School still has a responsibility for the welfare of the student while in the workplace. The School has a duty of care to ensure that the student is not knowingly placed in a work area which is unsuitable or dangerous. The School is also responsible for visiting or making phone contact with students on work experience. The health and safety of students is also protected under the Equal Opportunity Act, 1984, and the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act, 1986. These acts require the work experience provider to provide a safe working environment for work experience students, where they will not experience any form of discrimination. Students also have an obligation under these Acts to make sure they do not harass others, or place at risk the health, safety and welfare of others in the workplace.
INSURANCE Personal Accident All work experience students enrolled in non-government schools are covered for approved placements by personal accident policies arranged by the school each year. Ace Insurance Ltd Insurance Protection for Students on Work Experience 31 December 2017 to 31 December 2018 Insured Student(s)/C ategories: All Students whilst engaged on Work Experience Activities Scope Of Cover: All those hazards to which a student is exposed whilst actually engaged in Work Experience Activities officially organised by and under the control of St John s Grammar including necessary direct travel to and from such activities on behalf of the School. The cover extends to provide; $30,000 Death and Capital Benefits which includes lump sum benefits for broken bones, loss of sight and a range of disabilities. Unlimited Medical Expenses plus STUDENT TUTORIAL COST It is agreed and declared that the Insurer will pay the cost of Hiring Home Tutorial Services reasonably and necessarily incurred by and Insured Person as a result of injury causing Temporary Total Disablement, Provided that (a) The Insured Person is registered as a full time student. Such Home Tutorial Services are carried out by persons other than members of the Insured Person's family or other relatives. Liability is limited to $200 per week payable from the 8th day of treatment by a duly qualified medical practitioner for an aggregate period not exceeding 26 weeks.
NON-MEDICARE MEDICAL EXPENSES With respect to the Non-Medicare Medical Expenses Endorsement the maximum We will pay is 85% of costs incurred up to $2,000. Excess each & every claim: Nil for those with Private Health Insurance and $50 for those without. NON-MEDICARE MEDICAL EXPENSES means (a) Expenses incurred within twelve (12) months of sustaining an Injury: and (b) Expenses paid by an Insured Person or by the Insured for Doctor, Physician, Surgeon, Nurse, Physiotherapist, Chiropractor, Osteopath, Hospital and/or Ambulance services for the following treatments: Medical Surgical X-ray Chiropractor Osteopathic Physiotherapy Hospital Nursing Treatment But excludes Dental Treatment, unless such treatment is necessarily required, to teeth other than dentures and is caused by the Injury referred to in (a) above, and Services for which the Insured is eligible to receive Medicare benefits. CONDITIONS APPLYING TO NON-MEDICARE MEDICAL EXPENSES 1. Any benefit payable is less recovery made from any Private Health Insurance Fund. 2. No benefit is payable in respect of the Medicare gap between payment made by Medicare and charges incurred. Public Risk Students must follow safety instruction in the workplace. If, however, a student causes damage to property or injuries to another person then the school s public risk insurance policy will cover the damage or injury, unless the student is guilty of direct or indirect, serious or willful misconduct. All work experience providers taking work experience students must have a current risk policy or protection and indemnity insurance. Some large corporations and government departments cover themselves for claims arising from bodily injury or property damage
When can Work Experience be done? Work experience can be done at any time during the year, including holidays. The School prefers it to occur during the allotted time in November or in school holidays to minimize any disruption to school work. Do students get paid? Insurance requirements state that students must not be paid or receive any reward while they are on work experience. Work Placement Provider Enterprises which offer students work experience invest significant time and energy into ensuring the students gain the most out of their work experience. Work experience requirements are: no student may do more than 240 hours work experience per year no placement may be longer than 10 days, except if it is part of a recognised vocational course students are not permitted to do work experience more than once in the same occupational area with the same work experience provider. WHAT STUDENTS SHOULD DO TO SECURE A WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT FOR 2018 1. Talk to people about what you may like to do for the week. The placement does not have to be in a job that you are considering as a career, you may not even know that yet! Whatever the reason, you must be open to a range of ideas. 2. Ask around to see if you can identify a placement close to your home. You will have to travel there each day for a week. Check the telephone book and the internet. Ask students who have been involved in our Work Experience program in the past. A contact through family and friends is very common, and should be considered. Try to avoid a placement in an area where you may already have a lot of experience or a part time job. 3. Sit down at the telephone with the dates, the completed phone call sheet and be clear about why you would like to work there for the week. Having a student for a week on Work Experience is a big commitment for an employer, and you may have to convince the employer of your interests or aims in doing work experience with the employer. 4. Be prepared for some knock-backs. Some employers haven t the staff or the time to be involved. In some cases, they may have had a bad experience with a student in the past and are therefore not prepared to be involved again. 5. There are a number of prohibited placements, including hazardous situations, delivery and selling of newspapers, letterboxing, door to door selling, construction/destruction work on large buildings. Work experience interstate is very difficult to manage due to legal and insurance restrictions. For these reasons, interstate work experience is strongly discouraged.
You are not permitted to obtain a placement where parents or siblings may be your supervisor. 6. When a placement has been organised, ask the employer to pencil in that placement from 6 8 November, pending the completion of the particular forms. 7. The Learning Agreement Form: This is a very important and legal form. No work experience can occur without this having been fully completed, returned to Mrs Wilson and checked by the Work Experience Coordinator. When the Sections A, B, C and D have been completed and signed appropriately, it is checked, and if satisfactory, it is signed by the school and the placement can proceed. 8. The Safety Checklist also needs to be completed and signed by the workplace. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT FORM WHEN FULLY COMPLETED. THIS COPY CONFIRMS THE PLACEMENT FOR THE STUDENT. This process will be explained to students, however your support and encouragement for students to follow this process would be appreciated. NOTE: Placements in employment areas such as Graphic Arts, Design, Architecture, Journalism, Media (Television) some Hospitals, Defence forces, and the airlines are difficult to arrange due to the high demand. If interested in these placements, you must make arrangements NOW. The Air Force (Edinburgh) only allows students to do work experience at certain times and a particular application form needs to be completed. If interested, please see the Careers Counsellor (Ms Virginia Castine). If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Wilson on 8278 0224 or myself on 8278 0220 or by email at: twilson@stjohns.sa.edu.au vcastine@stjohns.sa.edu.au Virginia Castine Work Experience Coordinator