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Synopsis

Campus Location: Strathfield, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV135549#001

- Play a pivotal part in enabling the success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education.
- ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
- Support First Nations student success through cultural, academic, and personal support services.
- Full time, two year fixed term role at our Brisbane, Melbourne or Strathfield campus.

About the role: The purpose of this position is to enable success for undergraduate and postgraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at ACU. This is achieved through the provision of a range of effective cultural, academic and personal support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Belinda Craig, Director, First Peoples at: [email protected]

What we offer:

- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- Total remuneration valued to $124,509 - $134,699 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $105,212 - $113,823 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging.

How to Apply: Step 1:



Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

- Resume.
- Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 02-NOV-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

ACU considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s 42 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT)/ s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), s 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)/ sub-s 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)/ sub-s 26(3) or s 28 of the Equal Prospect Act 2010 (Vic).



Candidates are encouraged to visit our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Employment webpage for valuable resources to assist them in their application, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidate Job Guide.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences.

ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.

📌 National Indigenous Student Success Officer (Identified) (New South Wales)
🏢 Australian Catholic University
📍 New South Wales