Vision statement
Goals
Aboriginal Scholarship Program
Vision statement
We will lead the development of Aboriginal employment and retention initiatives to provide greater access to community sector employment and build a workplace that is inclusive and respectful of Aboriginal culture. This respect is evident in all aspects of behaviour, policies, program design and communication.
We will:
- value the cultural expertise, life experience and knowledge of Aboriginal staff
- engage Aboriginal staff at all levels in service delivery and related programs
- recognise and embrace the contribution of Aboriginal people within the community
- improve on the 2% target of Aboriginal staff across classifications levels
- provide effective workplace support mechanisms for Aboriginal staff
- provide career development opportunities for Aboriginal staff
- provide equitable recruitment processes through a targeted approach for Aboriginal specific and mainstream positions.
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Goals
The goals of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy are integral to the Department for Families and Communities Workforce Plan 2007 - 2012:
Goal 1 : Attracting our future Aboriginal workforce
We aim to attract Aboriginal people to the organisation by being an employer of choice and providing innovative and flexible working arrangements that provide a strong learning culture.
Goal 2: Retaining our Aboriginal staff
The retention of Aboriginal staff is everyone’s responsibility; our management will actively support the retention of Aboriginal staff.
Goal 3: Investing in our Aboriginal staff
Learning is a continuous life-long journey and for Aboriginal people it is historically connected to their culture and traditional learning such as story telling and teaching life and survival skills.
Goal 4: Monitoring and Evaluating the Strategy
A group comprising a broad range of DFC Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal staff representatives, known as the DFC Aboriginal Employment Steering Group, will be involved in the ongoing development of the strategy and will monitor the implementation phases.
For further information please contact the Aboriginal Employment Team on 8207 0744.
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Aboriginal Scholarship Program
Families SA
The Department for Families and Communities is committed to developing its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. Families SA has established the Aboriginal Scholarship Program to assist with increasing the number of qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working across Families SA.
The Scholarship provides financial support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are undertaking university study towards a qualification where there is an identified skills shortage within Families SA.
Such areas include, but are not limited to:
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Social Sciences (Human Services)
- Youth Work
- Criminology
- Behavioural Sciences
Scholarships are offered subject to the availability of funds and priority is given to Families SA employees.
Contact
For all enquiries phone the Consultant Aboriginal Employment on: 08 8207 0297.
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