Careers @ the ACC

Why work at the ACC?

Our values

Integrity—We are honest, ethical and transparent.
Accountability—We take responsibility for our actions.
Innovation—We are committed to leading edge development of our people, products and processes.
Courage—We undertake our work with courage and commitment and deliver objective advice without fear or favour.
Empowerment—We nurture a culture where teamwork, communication, consultation and diversity are encouraged.

Work life balance

The ACC understands the need to balance work with other commitments and recognises that the working arrangements that best suit one employee may differ to that of their colleagues. We have a range of flexible working practices that are available to our employees and promote healthy work practices within all of our offices as well as regular social club events.

We believe that by promoting the principles of work life balance in our offices, our workforce is able to achieve higher levels of productivity, and are healthier and happier.

Drug and Alcohol Program

ACC employees must adhere to a Drugs and Alcohol Policy which includes drug and alcohol testing for those working in 'high risk' areas.

Flextime/part time hours/job sharing and working from home

Flextime is a system of flexible working hours which enables employees and managers to vary working hours, patterns and arrangements, to provide maximum flexibility for both employees and the organisation. Flextime arrangements apply to APS1–6 and exclude Executive Level employees and shift workers.

The ACC also recognises that not all employees are able to work full-time hours. Therefore taking into consideration operational requirements and employees' personal needs, part-time employment and job share arrangements may be determined.

Another arrangement which can be employed is working from home on either a regular, temporary or ad hoc basis, A number of issues such as operational requirements, feasibility, security and safety issues are to be considered before this may occur.

Further information on flexible working arrangements is outlined in the ACC Enterprise Agreement (PDF, 1.1MB).

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Development opportunities

The ACC is committed to creating a learning and development environment which is focused on building employee capability. To achieve this the ACC has developed an ACC Learning and Development (L&D) program which reflects the corporate goals and priorities and employee needs. The L&D program fosters leadership and career development and promotes the ACC Values, APS Values and Code of Conduct.

The ACC Learning and Development program addresses five main themes:

ACC Culture and Contextual Awareness
People, Leadership and Teamwork
Foundation Business Skills and Processes
Job Specific Capability
Tertiary Study Support.

The L&D program is managed through the Performance and Development Scheme (PDS) and assists managers and employees to identify development needs as a result of business planning.

Tertiary Study Support

It is difficult to juggle the demands of part time or full time study while working. The ACC supports staff to develop their skills and knowledge through participation in formal tertiary studies of relevance to the ACC. Eligible staff at the discretion of their manager may be entitled to one of the following options:

up to $1000 per half year semester, up to 3 hours per week to attend classes and up to 12 hours per half year semester immediately before an exam, or
up to $400 per half year semester, up to 6 hours per week to attend classes and up to 12 hours per half year semester immediately before an exam.

Tertiary Study Support is applicable to courses resulting in Diploma level or higher. It is available to all ACC staff permanent or non-ongoing, three months after commencing their contract and at the discretion of their manager.

Secondees should seek Tertiary Study Support from their home agency, following approval from the Head of Determination, as the ACC does not provide Tertiary Study Support for secondees.

Graduates receive Tertiary Study Support in the form of the Diploma of Government and are not eligible for further tertiary study support.

Parental Leave

In addition to maternity leave, which employees are entitled to under the provisions of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, a further two weeks leave, on full pay, is granted to female employees on the birth of a child. The employee may elect to take this period of leave at half pay, some conditions may apply.

An employee may also be entitled to one week of their personal/carers leave on full pay, to support a partner who is having a child.

Joint Task Forces

The ACC is an agency that supports an practices the concept of multi-disciplinary teams. The ACC's joint task forces can consist of:

investigators
surveillance and technical operatives
cybercrime specialists
lawyers
financial investigators
monitoring staff
operational and strategic intelligence analysts
operational support staff
secondees
covert source handlers and controllers.

As members of these multi-disciplinary teams employees are provided the opportunity to experience a unique working environment and exposure to a diverse range of expertise.

Secondment Opportunities

The ACC works collaboratively with federal, state and territory agencies to counter serious and organised crime in Australia. Occasionally the opportunity arises in which employees can be engaged on secondment with these partnering agencies.