Opportunities Council respects the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to resulting in the best possible outcomes for individual, family and community life. Council will work to build opportunities for participation in education, economic activities, employment and services linked to our organisation. Council will actively seek ways to build our internal systems and processes so that cultural safety, increased access and inclusion are also achieved. Action Deliverable Timeline to Responsibility be achieved by Investigate Include advertising all employment December Manager People opportunities to vacancies in Aboriginal and Torres and Culture 2018 improve and Strait Islander media. increase Aboriginal Engage with existing Aboriginal Manager People and Torres Strait January and Torres Strait Islander staff to and Culture Islander consult on employment strategies, 2019 employment including professional outcomes within development. our workplace Collect information on current Manager People January Aboriginal and Torres Strait and Culture Islander staff to inform future 2019 employment opportunities. Review and implement Aboriginal December Manager People and Torres Strait Islander 2019 and Culture Employment and retention strategy in Council’s workforce planning strategies Review People and Culture June Manager People recruitment procedures and 2020 and Culture policies to ensure there are no barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees and future applicants participating in the workplace. Continue to develop the Internship December Manager People Trainee Model and Work and Culture 2018 Experience to include opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. Create a Council policy, September Economic encouraging opportunities for joint Development, 2019 ventures, partnerships, pro bono Arts and Tourism support with local Aboriginal and Coordinator Torres Strait Businesses. Promote secondments as September Economic community capacity building 2019 Development,
Opportunities Council respects the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to resulting in the best possible outcomes for individual, family and community life. Council will work to build opportunities for participation in education, economic activities, employment and services linked to our organisation. Council will actively seek ways to build our internal systems and processes so that cultural safety, increased access and inclusion are also achieved. Action Deliverable Timeline to be achieved by Responsibility Investigate opportunities to improve and increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment outcomes within our workplace Include advertising all employment vacancies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media. Engage with existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to consult on employment strategies, including professional development. Collect information on current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to inform future employment opportunities. Review and implement Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment and retention strategy in Council’s workforce planning strategies Review People and Culture recruitment procedures and policies to ensure there are no barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees and future applicants participating in the workplace. Continue to develop the Internship Trainee Model and Work Experience to include opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. Create a Council policy, encouraging opportunities for joint ventures, partnerships, pro bono support with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Businesses. Promote secondments as community capacity building December 2018 January 2019 January 2019 December 2019 June 2020 December 2018 September 2019 September 2019 Manager People and Culture Manager People and Culture Manager People and Culture Manager People and Culture Manager People and Culture Manager People and Culture Economic Development, Arts and Tourism Coordinator Economic Development,