Indigenous Employment Programs
Indigenous Employment Programs (IEP) is a Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) funded program that has been designed to provide:
- Pre-employment, pre-vocational and skills-based training
- Employment opportunities within your desired industry and
- Employment mentoring including practical advice and motivation
MAX Employment has achieved great success in matching Indigenous Australians with training and employment through industry projects in areas such as transportation, warehousing, laboring, retail, hospitality and mining.
Employers can benefit from this program:-
- Avoid dealing with large numbers of applications and phone calls
- Conduct interviews with applicants who have been pre-screened according to your business requirements
- You conduct the interview and you make the final decision
- Employ job seekers who have undertaken skills training and are motivated
- Enhance your community profile by engaging in a positive employment initiative
Rory’s Story
Nothing demonstrates the work we do in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities across Australia moreso than Rory’s story. While Rory’s own unique story weaves through his artwork ‘A NEW LIGHT’, the assistance and persistance from his MAX Employment consultants resonates Australia wide and for thousands of individuals just like Rory who need someone to believe in them and guide them.
We engaged Rory to tell his story and this piece of magic was produced…
A NEW LIGHT – authored and painted by Rory G Combo, 17/5/11
1. The coral represents all the problems in today’s society, the problems that are holding people back from achieving their life goal. The fish in the coral represents the people not being able to move on and break free from whatever is holding them back.
2. The fish in the open ocean represent the people that have taken their first steps to make change. They want to better their life and they start to have freedom that their problems were holding them back from.
3. The dolphins jumping and the sea turtle swimming to the surface into the open represent the light at the end of the tunnel. The people have broken free from the hole, are happier. The changes that they made in their life are shining a new light into them, with the help from MAX Employment
The colours represent MAX Employment’s purple; the yellow, white and blue blend with the purple.
Committment to our Indigenous Communities
MAX Employment is working to provide increased and more effective training and employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians. MAX Employment and allied businesses MaximusSolutions Australia and MAXIS Health are committed to recruitment without prejudice or bias. Our Equal Opportunity commitment ensures all minorities including those identifying as Indigenous Australians, disabled persons, immigrants, women and mature aged candidates are given fair, equitable opportunities for vacant positions.
MAX is a signatory to the Australian Employment Covenant, publicly committed to providing jobs for Indigenous Australians and we are determined that Indigenous Australians will be well represented within the MAX team.
MAX Employment’s Indigenous Employment Strategy commitment:
• Increase employment opportunities for Indigenous Communities through the promotion of Indigenous Employment strategies
• Support local employers in the recruitment of Indigenous Jobseekers
• Provide personal support to employers and employees to encourage sustainable employment
• Matching the right person with the right job
• Achieving and maintaining a minimum of 6 per cent of MAXNetWork staff identifying as Indigenous
Reconciliation Action Plan 2011-2012
Our Vision for Reconciliation
MaxNetWork’s vision for reconciliation is to promote a culture of equity,dignity and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within the community and the workplace.
Our commitment is centered around providing support, understanding, development, opportunity and jobs - approaching this with respect for and consideration of the cultural, social and spiritual beliefs of Aboriginal and Torres Straigt Islanders. Employment initiatives and promoting respect for Indigenous people and culture are our priorities.
To read the Reconciliation Action Plan 2011-2012 in full, please click here.
