Welcome to Griffith!
Get settled in to your new role and find your way around campus with our Onboarding courses, activities and resources.
Onboarding
As a new employee, you need to complete Griffith's online Onboarding courses. These courses include compulsory Health and Safety training, such as the Emergency Response and Evacuation (Fire Safety) and your Health and Safety Induction.
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) supervision
Training for supervisors of HDR candidates offered through the Griffith Graduate Research School (GGRS) and information on HDR supervisor accreditation.
Academic staff development
Learning Futures offers courses and programs to support and equip academics to become more effective over the full range of their academic responsibilities.
Staff giving
Give life-changing support to students facing financial hardship, with a fortnightly, pre-tax donation.
Staff development
We offer a wide range of professional development and corporate training opportunities.
Corporate governance
Find information on University Councils and Committees, strategic planning, quality assurance and more.
Manager Guide (Onboarding Checklist - How to Onboard Your New Starter)
This resource contains guidance and supporting information for managers / other Griffith staff members who are responsible for onboarding new starters. It is designed to enable you to create a positive onboarding experience for your new starter, so that they feel welcomed, informed and equipped for their new role. This document is not designed to be exhaustive, so please keep in mind the local-level onboarding activities that will also need to take place to supplement the activities outlined in this document.
Individual Guide (Ready Set Griffith - Onboarding Guide)
This guide is designed to support you as you onboard into your new role at Griffith. It outlines key activities you should complete in your first few weeks, and serves as a reference point for information and links that will be useful throughout your time as a Griffith employee.
New Researcher Induction Guide
If you are new to Griffith and are planning to do research, please review the following Research Induction Guide. It provides an overview of our university's research services, and also lists a number of actions for you to review and complete as part of your transition to Griffith.
Key Support Services
Get to know more about our support services:
- Human Resources
- Health, Safety and Wellbeing
- Digital Solutions
- Marketing and Communications
- Finance
- Campus Life
- Griffith International
Join key support networks
- Join the Griffith LGBTIQ+ Ally Network
- Join the First Peoples Staff Network
Resources to help get you set up
- Organise a staff ID card
- Find a colleague using the staff phonebook
- Campus maps are available to help you find your way around Griffith
- Visit the Employment page for more information on salary rates, leave and benefits
- Learn all about Office 365 and how you can use these applications in your everyday work
- Staff Computing- all your technological needs in one place from software, wi-fi, phones, video conferencing, tech support and more.
- Find all University policies in the policy library
Union Membership
Griffith recognises unions and labor rights (including freedom of association and collective bargaining) for all employees. The University recognises the contribution of effective Union organisation to productive workplace relations and that Unions are legitimate representative of employees at the University. The University will not discriminate against or prejudice an employee in their employment because of their Union membership, Union activity or in their role as a delegate or representative.
Griffith University employees are eligible to join the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).
