What is a "Risk-Assessed" Role?

Source Reference:

Ndis Commission Compliance and Enforcement - https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/workers/worker-screening/ndis-worker-screening-check

What is a Risk-Assessed Role?

As a sole trader, unregistered & registered provider there are two types of risk-assessed roles requiring every person to hold a NDIS Worker Screening Check or an acceptable check under transitional and special arrangements. Roles that have been determined as not risk-assessed are not required to hold worker screening clearances.

• Employee, volunteer & contractor where there is actual or incidental contact with a client or ndis participant AND/OR 
• Types of services & support offered by you as the provider.  

Types of Actual or Incidental Contact?

Actual or incidental contact with a client may include:

• Physical contact
• Face-to-face contact
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Electronic communication.

Types of Risk-Assessed Services & Supports 

The following table lists the NDIS registration groups that have been determined risk-assessed roles:

• 0101    Accommodation / Tenancy Assistance (Respite only)
• 0108    Assistance with Travel/Transport Arrangements
• 0116    Innovative Community Participation
• 0120    Household Tasks
• 0127    Management of Funding for Supports in Participants’ Plans (WA ONLY)
• 0129    Specialised Driver Training
• 0130    Assistance Animals
• 0114    Community Nursing Care
• 0119    Specialised Hearing Services
• 0121    Interpreting and Translation
• 0126    Exercise Physiology and Personal Training
• 0128    Therapeutic Supports
• 0134    Hearing Services
• 0135    Customised Prosthetics
• 0109    Vehicle Modifications
• 0111    Home Modifications
• 0103    Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety
• 0112    Assistive Equipment for Recreation
• 0113    Vision Equipment
• 0122    Hearing Equipment
• 0123    Assistive Products for Household Tasks
• 0124    Communication and Information Equipment
• 0102    Assistance to Access and Maintain Employment or Higher Education
• 0104    High-Intensity Daily Personal Activities
• 0105    Personal Mobility Equipment
• 0106    Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports
• 0107    Daily Personal Activities
• 0115    Assistance with Daily Life Tasks (Short-Term Accommodation)
• 0117    Development of Daily Living and Life Skills
• 0118    Early Intervention Supports for Early Childhood
• 0125    Participation in Community, Social, and Civic Activities
• 0132    Specialised Support Coordination
• 0133    Specialised Supported Employment
• 0136    Group and Centre-Based Activities
• 0131    Specialised Disability Accommodation
• 0110    Specialist Positive Behaviour Support

Owner/ Managers Role & Responsibilities 

The Owner/Managers or delegate is responsible for:

• Determining the type of services & support 
• Determine employee/s, volunteer/s & contractor/s each risk-assessed role 
• Apply for/check all worker screening checks
• Monitor for worker screening clearances including any restrictions or rejections
• Implement & monitor all personnel supervision if awaiting clearance  
• Implement & regularly update risk-assessed role register. 

Risk-Assessed Role Register 

Employees, volunteers or contractors roles and clearance check details are recorded in the Risk Assessed Role Register. The Risk Assessed Role Register will document:

• risk assessed role tile
• description of the role
• type of risk-assessed role (as contained in the NDIS (Practice Standards - Worker Screening) Rules 2018)
• date risk assessed role determined
• employees or contractors who are role assessed
• the name and title of the person who made the assessment.

When a new risk-assessed role is identified (or a current role is reclassified as a risk-assessed role following a review), the Risk-Assessed Role Register must be updated within 20 business days of the identification (or review) of the risk-assessed role. For each employee, volunteer or contractor working in a risk-assessed role, the Owner/Managers or delegate should document all relevant details in the Risk-Assessed Role Register. The information documented includes:

• the full name, date of birth and address of the employee or contractor
• the risk-assessed role or roles in which the employee or contractors engages
• if the worker or contractor may engage in a risk-assessed role without an NDIS worker screening clearance:
• the basis on which they may do so (refer to sections below regarding the exemptions to the requirement for a worker to have an NDIS Worker Screening clearance)
• the start and end date of the period in which the exemption that allows them to work in a risk-engaged role applies
• the name of the staff member or contractor who supervises the worker during this period if relevant
• the worker’s or contractor's NDIS Worker Screening Check application reference number
• the worker’s or contractor NDIS Worker Screening Check the outcome expiry date
• whether the worker’s or contractor's NDIS Worker Screening Check is subject to any decision which has the effect that the Manager or delegate may not allow the worker to engage in a risk-assessed role, and the nature of any such decision (i.e. interim bar, suspension, exclusion)
• records relating to an interim bar, a suspension, an exclusion, or any action taken by the provider concerning these kinds of decisions concerning any worker
• allegations of misconduct against a worker or contractor with a check and the registered NDIS provider's action in response to that allegation

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