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    Leading the way—increasing opportunities in the Queensland public sector

    State Disability Plan whole-of-government action—implement strategies to reach the Queensland Government target of 8% of the Queensland public sector workforce being people with disability by 2022. Strategies should address attraction, recruitment, retention and career progression and development, for example flexible work practices and inclusion of people with disability in the government employer brand.

    Overall measure

    • The proportion of people with disability employed in the Queensland public sector workforce increases towards 8% by 2022. (State Disability Plan measure)
    Action Accountable area

    Action 8.1
    Continue to work collaboratively with other Queensland Government agencies on whole-of-sector disability employment initiatives.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.2
    Continue to embed flexibility, inclusiveness and diversity in all human resource processes with a focus on recruitment, selection and capability development.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.3
    Disseminate all externally advertised vacancies through the JobAccess vacancy distribution service.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.4
    Continue to deliver relevant and targeted disability awareness programs to support the attraction, recruitment, retention and career progression and development of people with disability.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.5
    Use DPC and PSC recruitment diversity data to track and inform how roles are advertised, areas for improvement and opportunities to attract applicants with disability to future vacancies.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.6
    Ensure all recruitment processes including the whole-of-government Policy Futures Graduate Program continue to:

    • are widely advertised to attract diverse candidate pools, including people with disability, through targeted campaigns and partnerships with specialist providers and universities.
    • provides all candidates an equality opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for the role through the implementation of reasonable adjustment requirements throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process and employment, where required.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.7
    Enlist the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to continue to act as allies and champions for disability inclusion and encourage participation by their colleagues.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.8
    Promote campaigns and share stories that raise awareness of lived experience of disability and recognises and values differences in the workplace, through internal communication channels which may include Yammer, All Voices, Plates of Inspiration and the intranet.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

    Action 8.9
    Actively encourage staff to provide their EEO responses to ensure we can continue to leverage this data to better understand our current workforce and inform recruitment, retention and inclusion initiatives.

    PSC, Corporate and Government Services (Human Resource Services), Strategy and Engagement (Communication Services)

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    Last updated:
    16 September, 2021
    Last reviewed:
    16 September, 2021