PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING

Why we undertake pre-employment screening

Thank you for your interest in working at Housing Australia. 

Housing Australia is an agile, high-performance organisation, operating in a dynamic and complex environment. Our values of trust, integrity, respect, and excellence in all that we do are reflected in our ‘one-team’ culture. Pre-employment screening is an important first step in upholding these values, as well as ensuring you are working with qualified, experienced colleagues who value working in an ethical environment. These checks also form part of our compliance obligations under Anti-Money Laundering legislation.  

What is pre-employment screening?

Pre employment screening verifies the information that you provide to us in your employment application, and includes your employment and educational history, your entitlement to work in Australia, your criminal record and your credit status. 

About our background check process

Our background check process complies with Australia’s Privacy laws and is facilitated on our behalf by Precise Background Services Pty Ltd (Precise). Established in 2005, Precise are an Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) accredited company, offering a secure and confidential screening process. Our suite of employment checks cover:  

Our offer of employment is subject to the satisfactory completion of these checks. In addition, under the Anti-Money Laundering legislative requirements, we need to conduct background screening on a periodic basis to protect the organisation against criminal activity.  

Securing your personal information

Precise collects, uses, retains and discloses information according to the Australian Privacy Principles and has a range of measures to protect the personal information you provide for pre-employment screening purposes. For more information, see Precise's Privacy Policy available on their website https://www.precisebackground.com/ 

How will my results be used?

The information gathered in this process is used only for the purpose of evaluating your candidacy for employment. These results are just one component of your application, and we consider them in conjunction with all other aspects of your application. Adverse findings will be considered if they are relevant to your job.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that applicants and employees are not discriminated against in line with equal opportunity employment legislation.  

Getting started

You will receive an email from Precise Background Services containing information about the pre-screening process, including how to create an account in the PBS Portal where you will complete an online form and submit supporting documentation.  

One key aspect of the background check is to prove your footprint within Australia. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) requires the following supporting documents to complete a National Police Check:  

Please ensure you have the required Identity Documents on hand to support your application. You will also need to submit a photo of yourself holding one form of photo ID. This needs to be a headshot where the photo ID you are holding is clear and readable. For more information about ID requirements please go to the Precise website.  

Who to contact for assistance 

For further information or support please contact Precise on 1300 557 556 or by email: support@precisebackground.com  

For any other queries, please contact Housing Australia’s People and Culture team:  peopleandculture@housingaustralia.gov.au