Why work at Education?

The department's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy 2023-2026  outlines our commitment and plan of action for ensuring our workplaces are accessible and designed to maximise participation, as well as create leadership opportunities for employees with disability. It will be achieved through removing barriers to participation and embedding inclusive design in our thinking and responses.

How we support our commitment

There are many ways in which our department supports its commitment to people with disability. These include:

• Building position descriptions based upon the objective essential requirements for that role in line with public service requirements.
• Designing recruitment materials (position descriptions, application forms, questionnaires) are available in accessible or alternative formats.
• Providing advice to our hiring managers on interviewing people with disability, as well as how to cater to the access needs of all candidates (for example, accessible venue, encouraging/arranging for relevant supports to be available for the interview including Auslan interpreters, employment support workers, and attendant carers).
• Making reasonable workplace adjustments.
• Encouraging staff and managers to undertake disability awareness training.
• Celebrating International Day for People with a Disability (IDPwD).
• Supporting a Disability Employee Network (DEN) (staff only) that works closely on matters such as the department-wide Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy 2023-2026 and the Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2021-2025.

We also continue to learn new ways to be more inclusive. That is why we are a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability (AND).

Employment assistance

Job Access provides a range of free support to help you find or keep a job. Assistance available includes help finding work, changing jobs, accessing Disability Employment Services (DES) providers and workplace modifications.