workforce
The South Australian not-for-profit
care provider currently holds particular
interest in helping retrenched Holden
workers find jobs in the state in the wake
of the closure of Holden’s Elizabeth
factory in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
ACH Group recruits approximately
350 new staff each year and indicated its
willingness to support those out of work
due to the closure to fill care and support
worker positions, as well as those for
garden and maintenance officers.
The organisation will soon also
be focusing on the recruitment of IT
professionals and customer service staff.
Nichole Tierney, ACH Group’s general
manager of people, culture and business
quality, said the provider recognises that
skills can be taught.
Just as important, she said, are
inherent personal qualities like emotional
intelligence and the ability to work with
diverse customers and as part of a team,
as well as the ability to provide quality
customer service.
“When ACH Group visited Holden’s
career transition centre, we were
really impressed by the diversity of the
workforce,” Tierney said.
“We are focused on ensuring quality
of care and excellent customer service.
We felt that if someone was passionate
about working with older people and
could genuinely support our vision, we
would welcome them.”
Tierney also noted the skills
transferable between the two industries.
“In manufacturing, just about everyone
works as part of a team; everyone
has a role to play in producing the
end product. Similarly, at ACH Group,
teamwork is really important, so we
feel these attributes could transfer
quite easily.”
Collaboration, Tierney said, is key to
ensuring that those who are out of jobs
in manufacturing, or other industries
experiencing workforce contraction,
consider aged care as a feasible career
opportunity.
“It’s really important that the industry
work together to promote aged care as
a viable alternative and a career that can
ACH Group
is hoping more
manufacturing workers
consider a career in the
aged care sector.
be both rewarding and offer long term
security.
“We’d like to see more funding for
development programs that include
experiences in the aged care sector,
and more done to promote the
sector in a genuine way to show the
diversity of careers, the rewarding
and meaningful jobs on offer, and of
course the opportunity to connect
and learn from older people.” ■
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