Membership

acia represents the community services sector, including individuals, not for profit and charitable organisations. Our members, through their membership with acia, enable acia to continue to support the industry to deliver high quality services and advocate on behalf of the industry.

Nationally acia represents over 100 service provider organisations, who collectively employ more than 155,000 FTE workers.

acia’s objectives support the implementation of federal and state government policies aimed at enabling people to actively participate in society, achieve their goals, safely and appropriately remain in their own home and avoid unnecessary residential care.

Who should join?

acia invites the following to become Members:

• Community services personnel working in the community (also known as Support Workers, Personal Care Attendants, Attendant Care Workers, Personal Care Assistants, Assistants in Nursing, etc.)
• Organisations who deliver community services
• Peak support and disability advocacy groups at regional and state level supporting people with community services needs
• Organisations involved in research, policy or advocacy in the health and community care sector
• Any other individual or organisation interested in supporting acia to enhance the quality of community service provision

Membership Benefits

By joining acia, you will extend our ability to ensure that the community care industry is well informed, articulate, strongly represented and has a high profile.

Other membership benefits include:

• Access the members section of the ACIA website with specialised information and resources for the community services industry. Find out first when we publish new guidelines and tools for the community services industry
• Subscribe to the acia newsletter; members also have the opportunity to contribute to the newsletter
• Access relevant training workshops and conferences at a special rate for members
• Receive discounts on acia products, such as copies of the Community Services Industry Standard 2013/ Australian Community Industry Standard 2018, Mapping tool of ACIS, NDIS and Aged Care Quality Standards
• Receive an ACIA Membership Certificate and dedicated acia Member Logo for use on your website and promotional materials
• Network and share ideas with others working in the community services industry
• Contribute to the development of appropriate policies and practices relevant to community services
• Keep up-to-date with the latest information and resources for community services support
• Access to our Quality Advice line