Role: to maintain a nurturing and supportive environment, meeting the personal and psychological needs of all children.

Staff members have a right to:

• enjoy their time at the centre
• be informed of the specific needs of individual children
• work in a supportive environment
• be safe and have their property safe
• have access to appropriate professional development activites
• be treateed with courtesy and respect

Staff Responsibilities:

• allow others to enjoy themselves
• be punctual and organised for work
• communicate effectively to seek information whilst respecting its confidentiality
• provide a supportive and encouraging environment
• continually looking to improve work performance
• treat others with courtesy and respect

St Andrew's OSHC maintains a staffing ratio of 1:13 children except when on excursions, the rate then becomes 1:8.

All OSHC staff are required to have current Working with Children Suitability Cards and annually update their Senior First Aid Certificates, as well as attending in-service training on a regular basis.

Updated details on staff, programs, etc may be found on the notice board at the sign in/out table.

Parents are entitled to request the following information:

• A general description of the activities and experiences given by the service;
• The service philosophy about learning and child development outcomes and how it is intended the outcomes will be achieved; and
• The goals about knowledge and skills to be developed through the activities and experiences.