Onboarding and Induction

Access your offer by logging into Southern Cross University Jobs with the details you used to register and clicking on My Profile > My Forms > Offer Acceptance.

Submit the following details as part of your onboarding to Southern Cross University:

• Personal details
• Work rights (must be provided unless you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen)
• Banking details
• Equal Employment Opportunity information
• Emergency contact information
• Tax File Number Declaration
• Qualifications (Academic transcripts, testamurs or certificates. If your name differs from that recorded on any original documents, please supply documentary proof of your change of name (such as a marriage certificate or Change of Name certificate issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages)
• For new employees, please nominate your superannuation fund below:
  • Staff employed on a fixed-term or continuing appointment – Nominate your Superannuation Fund
  • Staff employed through a casual appointment – Nominate your Superannuation Fund
  • Southern Cross Campus Services employees – Nominate your Superannuation Fund
• Alternatively, access, complete and save a copy via this PDF Superannuation choice form

Finally, if required as part of your role, ensure the following are provided:

• Working with Children clearance
• Vaccination status
• University Motor vehicle authority
• Relocation Assistance Agreement
• Prior services with other Universities

Welcome to day one with Southern Cross University!

When you arrive, your Supervisor or Induction Partner will welcome you to the team. You will be given a guided campus tour and begin your orientation journey, with your various activities outlined in your New staff onboarding checklist. This checklist will have you covered - from who's who to what to do - and is designed to help guide your way as you settle in. 

• Commence working through the content of our Induction for New Staff course within our Learning Management System (LMS), Scout.
• There may be additional Faculty or Work Unit specific training that you may be required to do. Your Supervisor will arrange this for you. 
• Helpful hint: check out Scout for other online and face-to-face training on offer, including over 16,000 courses through LinkedIn Learning covering a wide range of topics including professional skills, software, leadership and wellbeing. Explore courses at your own pace to support your development.
• Find out more about our Purpose and Values, information about our different locations and download campus maps for Gold Coast, Northern Rivers and Coffs Harbour.

On your first day, you will need to obtain a Staff ID Card. This card should be carried with you at all times while on any University campus. It is also used to gain library borrowing rights and approved after-hours access to University buildings.

Take your photo identification (eg your driver's license) to one of the following locations and your ID Card will be printed for you, or contact idcard@scu.edu.au for assistance.

• Coffs Harbour - Student Centre (Ground Floor, M Block)
• Gold Coast - The Shared Services Hub
• Lismore - The Student Centre, Goodman Plaza

Staff must display a valid parking permit on their vehicle dash to park on University grounds. Please refer to the University's Parking Permit Program to ensure you are issued with a valid parking permit.

If room keys are needed, or after-hours access to University buildings is necessary as part of your duties, complete the appropriate Key and Access Request form and obtain the authorisation required:

• Key and Access Request - Lismore and Gold Coast Campus
• Key and Building Access Form - Coffs Harbour Campus

Week 1 will provide you with an overview of your role and the University environment.

If you haven't already, you may wish to download the Southern Cross University organisational structure chart, learn more about our Executive and Faculty Leaders, find out more about our Faculties and Colleges, or read about some of the incredible Research being undertaken here at Southern Cross University.

 What drives us all? See our Purpose and Values

Want to find out more about our different locations, or download a map of your campus? See Locations and maps.

This week, you will be introduced your team’s ways of working, including shared systems, tools and resources, and have some key stakeholder meet and greets.

Your Supervisor will connect with you and provide you with a high level overview of your training structure, 1-1 meeting cadences, and add you to any team meetings, Teams Channels, or work unit/faculty specific systems.

Handy links

• Acronyms @ Southern Cross University
• Ergonomic self assessment checklist
• Technology Services information for new staff
• Financial Services (including Payroll)
• Pay, conditions & benefits
• Health and wellness
• Who are my HR contacts?
• Campus Security
• Workplace health and safety
• Casual pay schedule
• Non-casual pay schedule
• Casual academic centre
• Contact information for casual academic staff - proforma

Month 1 will provide you with the foundational knowledge about our organisation, your team and how your role contributes to the University’s purpose.

Ensure you complete the following mandatory training in Scout by the end of Month 1:

• Induction for New Staff
• Emergency Preparedness
• Sexual Harassment Awareness
• Safety Essentials
• Cybersecurity Awareness
• For Research staff, complete the Research Integrity Training Online.
• For staff working remotely, complete the Remote Working Safely module.

If you are also a Supervisor, complete the following additional modules:

• Indigenous Cultural Competency
• Recruitment and Selection Skills

At Southern Cross University, we believe every conversation matters. Part of our Outstanding People strategy involves building a culture of feedback.  The University’s feedback framework is called ‘Momentum’. If you haven’t already, log-in to the Momentum page and review the content within. You might notice you’ve already had a few check-in conversations! The end of month one is the perfect opportunity for an ‘alignment’ conversation; discuss training, development opportunities, ask questions and set goals for the months to come. If applicable, your Supervisor will document this alignment conversation through your first probationary meeting if this applies to you - using this form: Probation report - professional employees. Academic employees have a three year probationary period so while the month one conversation may not be a formal probationary meeting, this form might still help inform the conversation: Probation report - academic employees.

Month 3-6 will see you settling into your role, learning SCU’s systems, processes and avenues for support or help when you need it.

For new fixed-term or continuing professional employees, you will normally serve a 6 month probationary period, with probationary reviews conducted at appropriate intervals in between.

A Probation report - professional employees will be completed prior to the end of your probationary period. If you are a new academic appointee, a probationary period of three years applies.

While this marks the end of your official onboarding journey, this isn’t the end of your learning journey! Head to Scout for more online or face-to-face courses that are relevant to you and your role, and be sure to share your career goals and development aspirations with your Supervisor so they can help you succeed!