Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Careers
‘Solid Start’ is about giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the best foundation to start their career paths. We are committed to providing employment opportunities that will have long lasting benefits, not only socially and economically for the individual, but their family and communities.
First Nations Employment
‘Solid Start’ is about giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the best foundation to start their career paths. We are committed to providing employment opportunities that will have long lasting benefits, not only socially and economically for the individual, but their family and communities.
What is Solid Start?
We use our Solid Start Program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander careers. We do this by minimising bias and maximising diversity of talent and knowledge during recruitment. We then provide critical support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees during the onboarding period.
We provide mentorship, coaching and your nominated placing consultant will provide full case management wrap around services. We can also work with you to increase employee engagement and reduce turnover by recognising potential cultural differences and biases.
How Solid Start works
- We work directly with First Nations communities, organisations, and businesses
- We have the capacity to co-design with state and federal government agencies (e.g. NIAA)
- We develop First Nations employment plans with a long-term vision
- We modify our recruitment and selection strategies to the First Nations market
- We tailor assessment programs to ensure BestFit™ candidates and reduce bias
- We educate, mediate, and mentor clients on cultural corporate protocols
- We identify candidates and clients’ specific needs and customise our support
Our Reconciliation Action Plan Journey
Our Reconciliation Action Plan sets a path for our company to actively contribute to the cause of Reconciliation. The development and endorsement of our plan involved firm commitments from our leaders and valuable inputs from all levels and departments within our organisation. Our objective is to increase opportunities, foster connections, and strive for a future that is characterised by equality
Case Studies
As a leader in employment services, we know the benefits having a diverse workforce offers. By cultivating our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce we can benefit from new perspectives, we increase our connections with our community, and we become change-makers contributing to our nation's evolving identity.
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