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Inclusive hiring practices

Strategies for recruiting a diverse workforce.
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Inclusive recruitment

CoAct Connect can help make your recruitment process more inclusive.

CoAct Connect can help your organisation implement an inclusive recruitment process and help build diversity in your business.

We can help you implement inclusive hiring best practices:

  • Training and education to help your team identify and address bias in hiring decisions.
  • Help with job postings and advertisements.
  • Advice on diverse sourcing strategies to expand your candidate pool.
  • Advice on your recruitment screening processes and candidate evaluation.

Interested in improving diversity and inclusion through hiring? Make an enquiry.

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Hiring people with disability

We work with job seekers who are living with a mental health condition, treated illness, injury or disability.

CoAct Connect can help your organisation not only exceed your business goals but make a positive impact on the lives of talented individuals with disabilities. Learn about the benefits of recruiting and supporting staff living with disability.

How CoAct Connect can help your business

  • Advice on accessing wage subsidies
  • Advice on accessing the Employment Assistance Fund
  • Information about Payroll Tax Exemptions (NSW only)
  • Free recruitment and workforce planning services
  • Ongoing support to retain staff
  • On-the-job training and diversity education
  • Advice on workplace modifications and assistive technology
  • Advice on accessing the Employment Assistance Fund
  • Assistance to put together return-to-work plans after illness or injury
Hiring people with disability
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Creative opportunities via job carving

We utilise ‘job carving’ to help you design - or redesign - roles within your business in order to accommodate the unique abilities of a candidate.

Job carving ensures that positions are tailored to the skillset of the employees you onboard, and has been shown to contribute to a better workplace culture and improve staff retention.

Incorporating this strategy allows you to build a highly skilled team, with roles customised in a way that maximises the contribution of each and every staff member, ensuring that employees fit perfectly into your organisation.

We work with individuals who have a range of available skillsets and experiences in industries including:

• Retail
• Hospitality
• Cleaning and Maintenance Services
• Healthcare
• Transportation Manufacturing and Production
• Administration
• Construction and Trades
• Customer Service

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How inclusive is your business?

Take our 2-minute Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Health Check to discover how your organisation stacks up.
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Access funding

We’ll help you navigate the funding and training opportunities available for your organisation.

Wage Subsidies

Wage subsidies may be available to businesses that hire eligible individuals, up to a maximum of $10,000 when you fill an ongoing position.

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Up to $1,650 for eligible employers when employing a jobseeker registered with Disability Employment Services.

Employment Assistance Fund

Financial help for eligible employers and jobseekers to buy work-related modifications and services.

Recruitment video case studies

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Our process

Step 1 Enquire
Make an enquiry by calling 1800 226 228 or completing our form.
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Step 2 Discuss
A CoAct employment specialist will reach out to discuss your recruitment needs.
Step 3 Recruit
Our team will identify skilled and experienced candidates for your job vacancy.
Step 4 Support
We'll continue to support you and your new employee for up to 12 months
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Register a job vacancy

Tell us about your job vacancy to connect with top talent effortlessly! We'll be in touch to discuss sharing your opportunity with our job seekers in your local area.
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Real stories

Everybody has a story. Read how we support our job seekers on their unique journey to employment.
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Employer news and resources

The latest news from CoAct Connect and our service partners, plus employer resources.
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Employer testimonials

"We made contact with CoAct / Interact Australia and they gave us a few options. Tom's amazing! He fits in so well."
Chris, Aurora Energy
"Lynne came in for an interview and we worked out that she's been unemployed for more than 30 years. So, we started off slowly. She started to get more confident and now she works the same hours as everybody else. "
Bernadette, Aunty Bea’s Designs
"It's been so easy with CoAct / Interact Australia. The benefit of it is so much larger than the small amount of effort that organisations need to put in place."
Chris, Aurora Energy
“I wouldn’t have considered working with people with disability before because it felt like it was too hard. Having had the first few candidates being such successful employees, I’ve really changed my mind. In the future, I’ll be making sure any workplace I’m in is an inclusive one for people with disability."
Priya, Pizza Hut franchisee

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Want to know more about CoAct Connect’s employer services and support? Complete our form and we’ll get back to you within 2 business days.