Equip yourself or your team with the knowledge required to understand your duty of care obligations and apply them confidently in your day-to-day work. This self-paced course is designed specifically for staff, volunteers and board members of community organisations, registered charities and incorporated associations. Whether you are new to the sector or seeking a refresher, this course provides practical guidance on what duty of care means in the context of community services and what is expected of you in your role. What you will learn: The legal and ethical foundations of duty of care and how they apply in the community sector How duty of care obligations differ across roles, including for frontline workers, supervisors and board members How to identify situations where a duty of care is owed and what a reasonable standard of care looks like in practice The relationship between duty of care, risk management and organisational policy The consequences of a breach of duty of care and how to minimise your organisation's exposure to liability
