ACA Work Placement

How does the Work Placement Program work?

Step 1 - ACA Member interest flagged with PDM

• Members discuss interest with Player Development Manager (PDM) and expresses interest in undertaking work experience, education, or training.

Step 2 – Expression of interest form and ACA Approval

• Members complete the compulsory ACA’s GamePlan expression of interest form, FOUND HERE. Upon submission the GamePlan Administrator will automatically receive the completed application to review.
  If the PDM or member already has a contact, they can add in in to the EOI form for Infront to facilitate. If the member doesn’t have a contact, then it can all be sourced from Infront.
  The two questions which need to have the most information provided are; In summary, what are you hoping to gain from partaking in this work placement? How does this work experience align with your career exploration/ action plan?
  If the member’s answers are not satisfactory the GP Administrator will go back to the member and PDM to get more information.

Step 3 – Notify Infront Sports of Approved EOI form

• Once approved, GamePlan Administrator sends completed EOI form to Infront Sports and CC’s in the relevant PDM or Transition Manager.

Step 4 - Phone Screen

• Infront gets in touch with the member and starts a brief approachable conversation, purely for information, expanding on what the member has put in their EOI form. The general questions are, ‘What has you interested in work experience in this space?’ What experience or networks do you have in regards to the role? Either they have supplied contacts or whether Infront need to do the legwork. ‘what would you like to get out of the placement? Logistical questions, where are you located? When would you be able to complete the placement?

Step 5 - Marketing

• Infront identifies potential host companies based off the conversation with the member and uses their networks/connections to market the opportunity to these companies. If a member already has a lead, Infront will call the company/provider to see if they are happy to have the work placement.

Step 6 - Placement Confirmation

• Once placement is confirmed with host company, Infront call’s the member to discuss:
• Start date and location
• Duration and frequency of hours
• Duties/tasks
• OHS guidelines and forms
• Expectations of commitment and communication from membrt
• Timesheet and payroll (Same process exists as for all members via Infront’s parent company ‘people2people’)
• When they first log in to the portal they will need to go through a short WHS course (so they are covered)
• An email is sent to the member with all the relevant information and links (PDM cc’d in)

Step 7 - Host Placement Confirmation

• Once the member has agreed, Infront call the host to confirm placement and talk through:
• Timesheet approval process
• OHS check and forms
• Duties/tasks
• Scheduling and tenure of the placement

• Feedback form to complete at the end of the placement
• Similar emails sent to the member is sent to the host as well.

Step 8 – Infront Check In’s

• Infront to check in with the ACA member and host after their first day to make sure all is going well. Check ins will depend how quickly the member finishes the placement, but Infront will generally look to do it weekly of fortnightly through the placement. Remind members to complete the OHS inspection and make sure they have input relevant details into Infront’s portal.

Step 9 - Feedback Forms

• Towards the end of the placement, Infront calls both the member and host to request their assistance in completing the feedback forms. Send email with the links to complete.

Step 10 - Advise ACA/PDMs of placement completion