Welcome to the new ACWA website

It’s been a while in the planning but our new website is far more advanced than the old ACWA site and, as we’re sure you…

A win for community work education

ACWA has been strongly advocating against a large fee increase for community and human services degrees caught up in the Government’s Job-ready Graduates Package. Qualified…

What’s in a name?

Welfare Officer. Community Worker. Community Services Worker. Does what we call ourselves really matter? We think so. Until the late 1960s community workers (then known…

Create your own CPD plan

Learn how to audit your skills and create a training plan that meets your needs.

We need community workers, now more than ever

Like most of you, our plans for 2020 were disrupted by COVID-19. Earlier this year, we were set to launch a multimedia campaign promoting careers…

AGM wrap-up

In what was a first for us, our annual general meeting was held via video conference on the 24th September. Whilst the technology itself presented…

The ‘new normal’ for community workers

Survey results on the impact of COVID-19 We surveyed our members to find out how their work life has changed because of COVID-19. Thankfully, most…

Resuming face to face services

Community sector organisations across Australia are starting to transition back to face to face services but this does not mean business as usual. We are…

Good habits for working remotely

The COVID-19 pandemic has many people (including us!) working from home. But as we settle into this new normal, it’s easy to fall into bad…

COVID-19 resources

Our COVID-19 resources page is here to help you continue to deliver quality services and look after yourself, during this challenging time. The page includes…

A strong community

In these unsettling times of COVID-19 and its impact on our daily lives, our jobs and the wellbeing of our clients, it is reassuring and…

Pursuing community work when you have a criminal record

‘Applicants must be willing to undergo a national police check as a condition of employment.’ You’ll see this note, or something similar, many times during…