Jobs Awareness Toolkit Consultation  

One of the key goals of our Grow the Workforce strategy is to help the sector attract and retain talented, capable, and values-aligned people. Our recent workforce survey and workforce planning consultations have reinforced how important this is, especially as the sector continues to grow and as we work towards building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We’re excited to share that we’re in the early stages of developing a new Jobs Awareness Toolkit!
The toolkit aims to support the sector with some long-standing and evolving workforce challenges. It will provide a suite of resources designed to make the roles in our sector more visible to current tertiary students, new and recent graduates, and skilled workers looking to bring their transferable experience and shared values into this field.

To shape the key messages for promoting careers in our sector, we’ve drawn on existing WorkUP Queensland resources that highlight the wisdom and insights of the sector. We refined these with our Reference Group.

Our key messages are:

  1. The work is rewarding and meaningful.
  2. There are diverse pathways into the sector.
  3. Lived experience, diverse backgrounds, and cultural wisdom are valued.
  4. There are unique opportunities in rural and remote areas.
  5. Values, human rights, and social justice are central to the work.
  6. There is a strong focus on advocacy, activism, and systemic change.
  7. The sector encourages ongoing learning, growth, and connection.
  8. Workplaces are inclusive, affirming, and non-judgmental.

We welcome further feedback on the key messages and proposed resources. We are holding online consultation sessions January 19th and January 22nd, so register to share your thoughts and insights.

As part of this project, we’re creating a video series including eight videos aligned with each key message. We would love the sector’s involvement. This could look like:

  • filming some footage at your service
  • participating in a professionally recorded interview, or
  • if you’d rather stay off camera, sharing your thoughts in writing so an actor can represent your perspective.

If you’d like to contribute to the videos and help build this important resource to raise visibility of our amazing sector and the work you do, please get in touch with christine@healingfoundation.org.au. We’d love to chat about what might work best for you.