Aboriginal employees value-add to all workplaces; are resilient and draw on a range of inherent cultural strengths. When applying for jobs make sure to bring attention to these unique qualities and consider how they can be highlighted to show your ‘merit’.
Employers are endeavouring to apply the merit principle to a more diverse range of skills, knowledge and experiences. It is beneficial to take some extra time to demonstrate less obvious merits such as lived experiences, a first-hand understanding of Aboriginal services and programs, and or community development experience gained within your Aboriginal Community in your job application and interview.
Aboriginal expertise may include but not limited to:
- Aboriginal lived experiences
- Kinship – The ways of being Aboriginal, defining connections to family, community and Country (community knowledge)
- Knowing the intricate workings of community, family and cultural dynamics
- Honouring kinship obligations and responsibilities and role within community
- Knowledge of Culture, cultural practices and obligations
The additional resources below outline useful information that can help you with your application and interview preparation, including some of the methods that our selection panels use to find out about applicants’ skills and experience, and what to expect as part of a Tasmanian State Service job application process.
Finding out about jobs
- Our jobs are always advertised on the www.jobs.tas.gov.au website under each agency, with new adverts uploaded daily.
- Casual and fixed-term jobs are also advertised on this website under Employment Registers
- Occassionly we also advertise jobs on other online websites like SEEK, in the newspaper, and shared through professional networks.
- So you don’t miss out on opportunities by subscribing to receive job alerts.
