Before your first day
- Example: Blue Card / Working with Children Check submitted to People & Culture
- Example: IT account and email activated (contact IT Helpdesk — see Contacts)
- Example: Confirm start date, location and reporting manager
- Example: Review the college calendar for Week 1 events
Your first day
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Arrival & sign-in
Where to park, which entrance to use, who greets new staff, and where the staff sign-in system is located.
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Meet your buddy / mentor
Explain the buddy system if one exists, and how a new staff member is paired with an experienced colleague.
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IT & systems setup
Get your accounts working — see Digital Tools, Engage and STARS for step-by-step logins.
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Campus orientation
Walk the campus using our Campus Maps — staff room, sick bay, key offices, emergency assembly points.
Your first month
| Week | Focus | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Orientation & systems access | Complete IT setup, meet your team, read Staff Expectations |
| Week 2 | Teaching & learning | Review Model of Pedagogy, shadow a colleague's class if relevant |
| Week 3 | Compliance essentials | Complete NCCD, WHS and Child Safeguarding training |
| Week 4 | Check-in | Meet with your line manager to review progress and questions |
Mandatory training
- Working with Children (Blue Card) verification
- Child Safeguarding & mandatory reporting
- Code of Conduct / Professional Standards — see Staff Expectations
- Work Health & Safety (WHS) induction
- NCCD awareness — see NCCD
Excursions & incursions
Add the approval process for taking students off-site or bringing in an external provider — who approves it, how far in advance, risk assessment requirements, and where it's logged.
Your wellbeing
Starting a new job is a lot. Add details of any staff wellbeing support available — e.g. an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a staff wellbeing committee, or informal check-ins — and link the contact on FAQs & Contacts.