Actions Deliverables Target completion 1.3 Facilitate staff consultation forums to identify Minimum of two staff forums held per annum 2014–2018 emerging needs and issues in relation to working with CALD communities. Contribute to the development of a Workforce Planning Strategy developed and implemented 2016 Workforce Planning Strategy to ensure Council workforce accurately reflects the cultural diversity of the municipality. Continue to review and refine Human Council’s recruitment and retention policies and practices are culturally inclusive. 2016 Resources policies, practices and programs. Position descriptions and individual performance plans reference Council’s commitment to cultural diversity Work Ready Program is delivered and evaluated Develop and implement a Multicultural Multicultural Communications Framework developed and implemented. 2014 Communications Framework. Audit tool developed to measure the impact of the framework Develop, promote and deliver CALD CALD community demographic profiles developed, updated and delivered biannually 2014–2018 community profiles. Develop a plan to continuously address Council workplace specific anti-racism plan developed on the evaluation of the LEAD pilot 2014–2018 based discrimination within Council’s project workplace. Develop a City of Whittlesea policy position Demographics of asylum seekers living within the City of Whittlesea are known 2014–2015 and discussion paper regarding settlement, Discussion is presented to CMT and Council refugees and asylum seekers. Policy position is endorsed
Actions Deliverables Target completion 1.3 Facilitate staff consultation forums to identify emerging needs and issues in relation to working with CALD communities. Minimum of two staff forums held per annum 2014–2018 Contribute to the development of a Workforce Planning Strategy to ensure Council workforce accurately reflects the cultural diversity of the municipality. Workforce Planning Strategy developed and implemented 2016 Continue to review and refine Human Resources policies, practices and programs. Council’s recruitment and retention policies and practices are culturally inclusive. Position descriptions and individual performance plans reference Council’s commitment to cultural diversity Work Ready Program is delivered and evaluated 2016 Develop and implement a Multicultural Communications Framework. Multicultural Communications Framework developed and implemented. Audit tool developed to measure the impact of the framework 2014 Develop, promote and deliver CALD community profiles. CALD community demographic profiles developed, updated and delivered biannually 2014–2018 Develop a plan to continuously address discrimination within Council’s workplace. Council workplace specific anti-racism plan developed based on the evaluation of the LEAD pilot project 2014–2018 Develop a City of Whittlesea policy position and discussion paper regarding settlement, refugees and asylum seekers. Demographics of asylum seekers living within the City of Whittlesea are known Discussion is presented to CMT and Council Policy position is endorsed 2014–2015
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