Screening and identity checks


Department of Family and Community Services

If you are invited to interview, you will need to bring along the following:

  • Identification documents to meet the 100 point identity check. This 100 points of identification guideshows the documents that are acceptable for identification purposes. Original or certified copies of qualifications, educational transcripts, driver’s licence or other documents if these are required for the position you have applied for.
  • Name and telephone number of at least one referee (preferably a recent supervisor) who can comment on your work skills.
  • Where positions are identified as Aboriginal, an applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification and authorised by Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. To confirm Aboriginality, where relevant, you need to demonstrate:
    • you are an Aboriginal person of Aboriginal descent
    • you identify as being Aboriginal
    • you are accepted as such by the community in which you live.
  • An acceptable form of confirmation is a “Confirmation of Aboriginality” letter which includes a common seal, provided to you by a local Aboriginal organisation.

If you are successful in gaining a job with the FACS you may also be asked to complete a:

  • pre-employment health declaration
  • Working with Children Check
  • National Police Check