Video transcript: Public sector purpose to benefit all South Australians (PDF, 83KB)
Text transcript: Public sector purpose to benefit all South Australians
Welcome to the South Australian Public Sector
We are a modern, flexible workplace that wants our workers to thrive and make a positive contribution to South Australia.
With a workforce of over 100,000, our agencies and departments span numerous areas including: health, environment, resources, transport, community service, justice, and education. Each strives to make a positive impact.
Today, you’ll learn a little more about the South Australian Public Sector, our ethics and our values.
As a new starter, this session is designed to welcome you.
Your agency or department will conduct a formal, local induction to ensure you are aware of relevant policies and procedures.
This is a self-paced session that should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
As your progress cannot be saved, you will need to complete the session in one sitting.
Our commitment to you
Please watch the following video from Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, welcoming you and discussing our commitment to help you be effective in your new role in the public sector.
Welcome from Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment video
Video transcript: Our commitment to you (PDF, 403KB)
Text transcript: Our Commitment to you
Working with diversity
South Australia has a diverse community and to respond to it properly, we need a diverse public sector. Having a workforce that reflects our community helps produce programs and policies that take into account the experiences and needs of all our citizens.
A South Australian public sector workforce that is diverse and representative of the community allows more effective decision-making. It also increases the sector’s capability of providing an effective service to all stakeholders. Government provides a broad range of services, and building a workforce that is reflective of the community assists in providing a higher level of service provision to the broader community.
Respect for diversity means providing opportunities to people from a broad range of backgrounds so that the public sector benefits from a variety of skills, experience and knowledge. Agencies are encouraged to use recruitment approaches that achieve workforce diversity and address workplace barriers.
Unlawful discrimination occurs when a person or group of people is treated less favourably than others on the basis of a real or presumed characteristic specified in legislation (age; caring responsibilities; chosen gender; disability; marital or domestic partnership status; pregnancy; race; religious appearance or dress; sex; sexuality; spouse or partner’s identity).
The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (external site) (external site) (Cth) also protects people from discrimination because of their religion, social origin, political opinion, irrelevant criminal record, medical record, or trade union activity in employment, including recruitment.
There are a number of websites and programs which have been developed to encourage us all to reflect on discrimination, equity and diversity, and challenge our conscious and unconscious biases.
The websites to the right have been provided to you for information should you wish to read more on diversity at your convenience.
