Resource: Retention

Retention, Toolkit
Aged Care Indigenous Induction Program (ACIIP)

First impressions make a real difference to the experience had by new workers Induction serves a number of purposes including: introducing the organisation and its workplace culture; and providing new…

Learning, Retention, Toolkit
Aged Care Workers Self-Care Room

The Self-Care Room is an online resource for aged care workers to learn about and engage in self-care activities. Created by End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC), the…

Attraction, Case Study, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Partnership for Aged Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Newly merged not-for-profit organisation Alino Living offers residential aged care living and services across the Central Coast and is putting workforce front-of-mind by developing a program to assist with recruitment…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment, Research, Retention
Aged Care Workforce Industry Council Resource Hub

The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council provides a range of free resources that include easy-to-use tools, guides and papers to help create solutions for the aged care sector. Career pathways…

Attraction, Case Study, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Disability Innovative Workforce Fund

A showcase of projects that engage, develop and utilise workforce in new ways to support people with disability under the NDIS. Project themes: User-led - Designing service user-led support Thin…

Attraction, Learning, Online Training, Recruitment, Retention, Toolkit
Workforce Resources to Support the Disability Sector

NDS offers a wide range of useful workforce resources that support disability services to respond to workforce challenges. Disability Workforce Resource (iPDF) - This interactive workforce pdf is designed to…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention, Toolkit
Allied Health Workforce Resource

NDS offers a wide range of useful workforce resources that support disability services to respond to challenges in the disability workforce. These Allied Health Workforce Resources have been developed to…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Recruiting, retaining and empowering the aged care workforce

PwC Australia have identified four steps that individual providers can take to attract, support and retain aged care workers as the cornerstone for high quality and person-centred care. This webpage…

Attraction, Case Study, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Aged Care Services Workforce Hub

The Aged Care Services Workforce Hub is a platform for all stakeholders involved in developing the capability and the capacity of the Aged Services Sectors workforce to come together.  Stakeholders…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
RecruitAble: A pilot for the employment of people with disability

The goal of RecruitAble is to create a successful model for the employment of people with disability through mainstream recruitment companies and industry. The goal is to reduce the employment…

Case Study, Learning, Research, Retention, Toolkit
WorkWell Toolkit: Helping workplace leaders create mentally healthy workplaces

WorkSafe's WorkWell Program supports workplace leaders to prevent mental injury and promote safe and mentally healthy workplaces by providing access to tools and resources, funding and networking opportunities. The WorkWell…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention, Toolkit
Workforce Planning Connect Toolkit for the Disability Sector

The Workforce Planning Connect toolkit is a free set of resources designed to support NDIS service providers and organisations that deliver NDIS-type services through the workforce planning process and organisational…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Future Health Skills: Building the capability of our healthcare workforce

Future Health Skills has been developed by The Gordon in partnership with the Victorian Government, the Geelong Region Local Learning and Employment Network, Barwon Health, the Epworth and St John…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Collaborative workforce development in aged care

This case study describes the Tasmanian Workforce Innovation Network. The network brings together employers, training providers and job service providers to explore opportunities for building capacity and capability of the…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
School-based traineeships in human services

This case study illustrates the way school-based traineeships can attract young people to human services and help employers to build their future workforce. Mabel Park State High School, itself an…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Successful relationships in early childcare education and care

This case study highlights what committed partnership looks like between an early childhood care provider and an RTO. This is illustrated through the partnership between the College for Australian Early…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Finding RTOs for the disability sector

This case study highlights guiding principles for creating partnerships with RTOs to train workers and build recruitment pathways.  Cara, one of South Australia’s largest disability service providers, partners with a…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Creating pathways in youth and community services

This case study describes Allambi Care's partnership with education providers to design training and education for new and existing staff. Co-designed with Bradford Institute of  Advanced Education, Allambi's comprehensive orientation and…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Building Partnerships in Aged Care

This case study describes how Warrigal, a community-owned aged care service provider in the Illawarra and  Southern Highlands of NSW and central and southern Canberra, developed strong partnerships with value…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Building a Skilled Workforce: A guide to VET for Human Services Employers

The challenge of building a skilled workforce is a pressing one for the human services. The HSSO has designed this guide to help employers and managers in these industry sectors…

Attraction, Retention
Industry Overview - Children's Education & Care

This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Children’s Education and Care sector, which is one component of the Community Services industry. This sector…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Launch into Work - Aged Care

The Launch into Work program supports the delivery of pre-employment projects that prepare job seekers for specific entry-level roles with an organisation. Projects are co-designed with employers and tailored to…

Online Training, Recruitment, Retention
NDIS Workforce Fundamentals micro-credential

The NDIS Workforce Fundamentals is a micro-credential online course for workers who support people who access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This course has been developed on behalf of…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
More Jobs More Care

As part of the NSW Government initiative, More Jobs More Care (MJMC), Apprenticeship Careers Australia has launched an amazing pre-employment program in disability support where participants will gain  invaluable hands-on…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Youth Employment Pathway Program - Disability Sector

Transition to work is an innovative employment service that provides young people (15-24) with connection to a youth development coach to support them to engage in future employment and education…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Become a Disability Support Worker

The aim of the project is to recruit, train and support into employment people suitable for, and wanting to, work in the Disability Sector and is delivered via a partnership…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Aged Care Employment Program

The Work Readiness Program is a 5-week, full-time online program that provides the foundational technical skills, behavioural skills and mindsets to set learners up for success in a career as…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
NDIS National Workforce Plan – Promote opportunities in the care and support sector

The NDIS National Workforce Plan: 2021–2025 outlines the Australian Government’s commitment to work with NDIS participants, industry and other stakeholders to grow a responsive and capable care and support workforce,…

Recruitment, Retention
Disability Skills Passport

National Disability Services (NDS) is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services, representing over 1,100 non-government Service Providers. The Disability Skills Passport is being led by NDS and its…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
NDIS Jobs Roadshows

NDIS Jobs Roadshows Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and development…

Research, Retention
Vocational Placement Action Learning Research Project

The NDIS Vocational Placement Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and…

Research, Retention
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Control Organisation (CCO) Management Capability Project

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisation (CCO) Management Capability Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Bridging the Gap Pre-Employment Recruitment Programs in Care Services

The Bridging the Gap Pre Employment Programs are delivered by Gratis Recruitment.  Gratis Recruitment is a South Australian based organisation who specialise in providing recruitment solutions to the Aged Care,…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Work that matters campaign

'Work that matters' is a Victorian Government workforce attraction and retention campaign for Victoria’s growing disability sector. The campaign shines a light on disability support work as an attractive option…

Learning, Research, Retention
Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD)

Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD) is an online professional development resource for Australia’s broad public mental health workforce. MHPOD provides access to various learning and development resources through the…

Research, Retention
Organisational Development Program (Mental Health)

The Organisational Development Program (ODP) is facilitated through the Western Australian Association of Mental Health. The ODP comprises free tailored and targeted training and workforce development support to community mental…

Research, Retention
Peer Workforce Development Strategy

The Peer Workforce Development Strategy was developed by the The Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT).  MHCT is the peak body for community managed mental health services in Tasmania. The…

Attraction, Learning, Research, Retention
Emerging Leaders’ Framework

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Emerging Leaders Framework is for emerging leaders, their organisations and system leaders. For emerging leaders, it defines who emerging leaders are, offers an…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Resources

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Resources can assist organisations and their staff develop more awareness about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. These…

Attraction, Research, Retention
Youth Participation 101

The Youth Participation 101 training program is a Youth Affairs Council of Victoria initiative. Youth Participation 101 will equip participants with the fundamental theories, strategies and resources to help engage…

Learning, Online Training, Retention
LASA Mentoring Program

The LASA Mentoring Program is a five-month mentoring partnership and online coaching program, which facilitates the professional development of current and emerging leaders in the age services industry. This interactive…

Research, Retention, Review
Workforce Capability Framework (Child & Family Services) Victoria

To support the child and family services sector to meet the demand of a dynamic and complex environment and the needs of families experiencing vulnerability, the Centre has worked in…

Retention, Toolkit
Allied Health Workforce Resource

NDS have developed a range of Allied Health Resource to assist the sector to meet the challenge of ensuring a sustainable Allied Health Workforce. Resources Include: Skills and knowledge Benchmark…