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East Vic Park (WA)
helping create
a diverse team
In July, Officeworks East Vic Park
(WA) Store Business Manager
Mark Leahy, Geoff Tearle
(HR Manager), and Natalie
Melvin (Sourcing Partner),
represented Officeworks WA
at the Aboriginal Workforce
Development Centre’s (AWDC)
annual ‘Deadly Jobs Expo’.
Established by the Department
of Training and Workforce
Development in 2010, the
AWDC assist Aboriginal people
in Western Australia to get into
training, find employment or
further their career. At the same
time, the AWDC have supported
WA employers to make their
workplaces and employment
practices more culturally sensitive
and welcoming to Aboriginal
people.
Held in conjunction with NAIDOC
2017 Family Day, it is Perth’s
largest NAIDOC Week event and
provides a unique opportunity for
employers to engage with over
4000 local Aboriginal people who
attend this event each year. This
was a fantastic opportunity to
showcase and discuss our career
opportunities.
Officeworks strives to build a
more diverse team by creating
more Indigenous employment
opportunities. Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders make
up approximately 3% of the
Australian population. It is our
goal that indigenous team
members represent 3% of the
Officeworks team.
At the Officeworks National
Leadership Conference, David
Hayes (Regional Manager)
explained, “This objective is not
just about achieving a target.
It’s about building meaningful
employment experiences and
community connections.”
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