Staff

Find out more about facilities, benefits and services available to staff.

VU People First

Manage your employee information via our self-service portal, including personal details, leave balances, and payslips.

Health & wellbeing services

As a VU staff member, you have access to a range of benefits and services focused on enhancing and supporting your work and personal life.

Staff member posing outside VUHQ Footscray Park Campus

Employee Wellness Hub

Our Employee Wellness Hub contains information, news and resources designed to holistically support your health and wellbeing at work.

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Employee Assistance Program

Free and confidential face-to-face or phone counselling sessions for staff and their immediate family members.

VUCER student clinic

Free personal training for healthy staff, and a low fee for clinical exercise rehabilitation.

Health clinics

Discounted health clinics at multiple locations, including dermal therapies, massage, osteopathy and psychology.

Two women cycle on the exercise bikes at Footscray Park Fitness Centre

Gyms & fitness centres

Onsite gyms & fitness centres with discounted membership, including group exercise classes, team training, personal training, indoor sports course and more.

A patron having their make up done at Aura Salon in VU's City Tower.

Aura: Hair, beauty & massage

A hair, beauty & massage salon with discounted staff prices.

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*thrive

Our thrive* program for staff goes beyond improving your physical fitness – providing opportunities to expand your skillset and improve your mental wellbeing.

Other facilities & services

Food & catering on campus

Library

Prayer rooms & reflection centres

Facilities service desk (requires login when off campus)

People & Culture (requires login when off campus)

IT support

ITS provides a wide range of services for staff including:

computers and software (PCs and laptops, software and licensing, iPads and iPhones)
communication services (email, desktop phones, mailing lists, Jabber, video conferencing tools)
teaching and learning support (VU Collaborate, Panopto and open access computers)
cyber security awareness resources and training
networks and internet (wireless network, VPN, shared drives, printing)
the Staff Portal.

Staff tools

Find out how to log in to various staff tools at VU.

: Log in to Staff Portal with your staff ID to access the following applications:
Staff Connect (to access the student management system)
MyTimetable
SES or Academic Workloads
VU Collaborate
VU Collaborate Help
VU WIL system
Library
VU Develop
Learning Hub
Staff Assist VU (SAVU) - staff related FAQs.
Tip: You can also add the Bookmarks portlet to Staff Portal and add links to your favourite or frequently used websites.
: Log in to VU People First (via SSO) for access to the following processes.
Employees can:
access payslips
submit timesheets
book absence (leave) requests
update personal details.
Managers can:
approve timesheets/absences (leave)
initiate actions for team members
undertake recruitment.
Refer to the 'VU People First – Login and Basic Navigation' video on how to access and navigate VU People First (requires log in first).
Refer to Oracle Guided Learning within VU People First for more information on how to use VU People First.
For any password issues, browser issues or login lock outs, please contact the IT Customer Support Desk on +61 3 9919 2777.
Contact ITS
Contact us in VU People First by logging a service request.
: Multi-factor authentication (MFA) provides an extra layer of security that helps protect VU systems and your account by requesting multiple pieces of information to verify your identity.
Register for MFA to access your account from outside of the University network.
: Log in to MyWorkspace using your VU ID number and password.
Find out how to access the applications you need on any device, from anywhere with internet with MyWorkspace.
: Log in to Office 365 using your staff id@vu.edu.au (e.g. e1234567@vu.edu.au) to access your email, tasks, calendars, contacts and OneDrive files.
Outlook app
The Microsoft Outlook app gives access to your email, calendar, contacts and OneDrive files on your smartphone or tablet. You must use the app to access your emails on your phone.
Download it for free:
Apple App Store for iPhones and iPads
Google Play for Android devices.
Login using your staff id@vu.edu.au (e.g. e1234567@vu.edu.au). Find step-by-step instructions on the Intranet.
For assistance and support, please contact the IT Customer Support Desk on +61 3 9919 2777.
: Use staff finder to find contact details and role details of VU staff.
We've created this easy-to-remember URL you can use to access the staff finder: vu.edu.au/staff-finder.
: VU Collaborate is the Learning Management System (LMS) at VU. Teaching staff use VU Collaborate to provide learning materials, learning activities, communications and assessment for students to access 24/7.
Log in to VU Collaborate via MyVU. Once logged in, click on the VU Collaborate link in the right hand side menu.
If you're having technical difficulties, please contact IT Customer Support.
See VU Collaborate Help for help guides, tips and tools. If you're completely new to VU Collaborate, see the VU Collaborate new staff checklist.
: VU Develop (requires login) is VU's staff performance and development tool.
Within VU Develop you can also access & sign up for personal and professional development.
To log in, use your Active Directory (AD) staff number (e.g. eXXXXXXX) and password (the same one you use to log in to your computer).
Contact
For assistance and support contact VU Develop support:
Email: [email protected]
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
: Find out how to connect to VU WiFi, which uses the eduroam network.