Effective from November 2025
Approved by: Chief Executive Officer
At a Glance
Five Good Friends is committed to providing safe services by engaging people who pass the required probity screening and taking proactive steps to protect people with disability and those who are ageing, ensuring they are never placed at unreasonable risk.
This policy sets out the required checks in order to work at, or with Members of Five Good Friends.
This policy also outlines the process that Five Good Friends undertakes to review disclosable court outcomes on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check Certificate (‘Police Check’).
Scope
This policy relates to all Five Good Friends workers (employees, Helpers, contractors, Directors).
Objective
This policy supports best practice recruitment and compliance to ensure the safety and protection of Members through the attraction, selection, engagement and appointment of people who meet the necessary compliance and skills requirements to perform their roles.
Policy Statement
- We are committed to being an ‘Employer of Choice’ and engaging high-calibre people to build a talented, agile and sustainable workforce. See the Recruitment and Selection Policy for further details.
- We strive to maintain the highest level of confidence from all Members, Helpers, families, communities and other stakeholders in our ability to attract, select, engage and retain the best people for each role.
- Safeguards are in place to ensure relevant probity screening and ongoing monitoring of all persons engaged in the direct delivery of services to Members and other key personnel responsible for governance.
- We may request additional probity checks relevant to the scope of the role as required to support Members or complete company business. It is expected that workers will comply with these requests; otherwise, they will not be provided with opportunities to support these Members or be engaged by Five Good Friends.
- Probity must be ethical, transparent and undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation.