Aboriginal Workforce Development Unit
Growing our Aboriginal Workforce
The NSW Health Pathology
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Recruitment and Retention
Program supports our organisation to grow and develop our Aboriginal
workforce. The program is guided by the NSW Health Good Health - Great Jobs:
Aboriginal Workforce Strategic Framework 2016 – 2020 (the framework) which
sets out Aboriginal workforce development priorities, desired outcomes and
actions required to be taken to recruit, retain and develop our Aboriginal &
Torres Strait Islander workforce.
The NSW Health Pathology program
is structured around the six key priority areas contained in the
framework:
- Lead and plan Aboriginal
workforce development
- Build cultural understanding
and respect
- Attract, recruit and retain
Aboriginal staff
- Develop the capabilities of
Aboriginal staff
- Work with others to achieve
workforce priorities
- Track our achievements and
improve results
Our program is focused on
strategies to make NSW Health Pathology an employer of choice for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people and close the gap on Aboriginal
disadvantage. These strategies include:
- Increasing employment
opportunities
- Supporting and developing our
current Indigenous staff
- Providing culturally safe and
respectful workplaces through cultural redesign and cultural awareness training
for all staff
- Improving provision of NSW
Health Pathology services to Aboriginal communities
Stepping Up resource
We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff, to NSW Health Pathology as an organisation, and to the health of the Aboriginal people and communities of NSW.
'Stepping Up' aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment process and addresses some of the challenges they can experience, so they can more effectively apply for roles within NSW Health. Are you a hiring manager? It also has guidance on employing and supporting Aboriginal staff.
For more information about Stepping Up, visit: http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
For further information on
the program and advice on Aboriginal recruitment and retention please contact
the Aboriginal Workforce Development Unit
Colin Gibson
Aboriginal Employment
Coordinator, People and Culture
Phone: 4920 4024 or mobile 0416 164 558
colin.gibson@health.nsw.gov.au
Ange Pearce
Aboriginal Training
Coordinator, People and Culture
Phone: 02 4920 4117
angela.pearce1@health.nsw.gov.au
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