EOTC Parent Help

Many EOTC activities could not take place without the help of parent volunteers. Often, notices about planned activities invite parents to help with supervision, transport, or other assistance.

General guidelines

• Communicate to parents, as early as possible, so that they can make the necessary arrangements to be involved.

• When there are more offers of help than required, the school will decline some of the offers.

• The school reserves the right to decline offers of help at any time.

• It is not always appropriate for siblings to come along with the parent helper. This will be made clear before the event/activity.

Teachers will brief parent helpers and instructors about:

• their specific roles, including supervision

• the Alcohol, Drugs, and Other Harmful Substances and Smokefree policies

• the medical needs of specific students, and any other relevant information

• other guidelines outlined in Parent Involvement.

Depending on the activity, there may be forms for the parent helper to complete such as the Health Profile (for mid-level and overnight activities).

Parent volunteers, including camp parents, are not required to be vetted, although the school board or management may choose to do so. The application must be directed to the Vetting and Validation Section of NZ Police, refer to the NZ Police website.

No adults (i.e. staff, instructors, visitors, or parent volunteers) participating in an EOTC activity may consume or be under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, or other harmful substances.

We promote all school activities outside of our school’s premises as smokefree, e.g. EOTC activities, sporting events, etc., and remind parent helpers that they must not smoke while looking after students.

Reviewed 31/10/2022