OHS Induction and Training for School Staff

OHS inductions for casual relief teachers

Casual relief teachers (CRTs) must be provided with an OHS induction using the below documents prior to commencing work with the school.

School council employed CRTs

Given the nature of their employment, it is best practice to induct school council employed CRTs using the OHS induction checklist for school staff (DOCX) for a more comprehensive induction. School council employed CRTs will have access to eduPay and be enrolled into the OHS eLearns for completion when possible. Schools are encouraged to induct their CRTs at the beginning of a school year in groups. Where schools aren’t yet able to provide the full staff induction to a CRT, they can use the OHS induction checklist for casual relief teachers (DOCX) until they are able to do so.

Agency-engaged CRTs

CRT agencies complete pre-employment checks and a basic pre-start OHS induction on behalf of the school and the department. It is up to the school to complete a site-specific induction for CRTs before they commence working at the school (including location of amenities, common hazards, key contacts).

Schools must use the OHS induction checklist for casual relief teachers (DOCX), or equivalent template, to complete the site induction, as this provides a condensed version of the school staff induction checklist. A Casual relief teacher OHS handbook template (DOCX) is also available to support the CRT induction.

Schools must keep a copy of the completed induction (refer to the Scheduling and recording OHS training chapter). It is recommended that the CRT is also provided a copy of their completed induction.

Further training may be required for their role – refer to the Identifying OHS training chapter.

Consider the following when setting up induction processes for CRTs:

• Share your school site-specific induction information (for example, through the Casual relief teacher OHS handbook template (DOCX) with the agencies, so this can be shared with the CRTs before arriving.
• Undertake group inductions if inducting multiple CRTs and/or new staff.

For further information regarding the employment of CRTs in schools, including through agencies, refer to:

• Casual Relief Teachers
• Department managed categories (including CRTs)
• Rules of use – CRT Panel (DOCX) – general guide for business managers.