Employment Strategies

Careers at ACU

At ACU, we understand that a workforce with diverse characteristics provides an enriching and productive environment and actively recruit with this in mind.

Equal Opportunity

Our Equal Opportunity Policy supports our commitment to ensure our employment and recruitment practices are fair, equitable and merit based.

ACU's Mission expresses our fundamental concern for social justice and underpins our strategy to promote an environment for our staff that is free from discrimination and harrassment and provides equal access to opportunities.

Indigenous Employment Strategy

At ACU, we understand the importance of implementing proactive strategies to help redress the disadvantage experienced by Indigenous Australians.

Our Indigenous Employment Strategy seeks to increase the employment of Indigenous people at all levels of the University. We aim to improve employment and retention of Indigenous staff through the provision of a supportive and rewarding work environment which encourages Indigenous staff to establish careers at ACU and pursue professional development and career development activities.

Women at ACU

We are proud to have achieved the EOWA Employer of Choice for Women status in 2011 for demonstrating policies and practices that support women at ACU.

Women are represented at all levels of the University and our family-friendly policies give our staff flexibility to develop their careers at ACU and manage their work-life balance successfully.

Disability

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to embedding equal opportunity for people with disabilities into our policies and practices.

Processes and initiatives are in place to facilitate people with disabilities gaining employment and reaching their potential in the University. These include:

• Support and assistance for applicants as required during recruitment and selection
• Recruitment and selection processes based on merit
• Ongoing support and assistance, including reasonable adjustments to the workplace
• The availability of flexible work practices
• Opportunities for training and development for all employees