Membership (current as at January 2018) Joint Chairs: Richard Littleton, Director – Communication and Engagement Shane Tongerie, Senior Aboriginal Advisor – Youth Justice Executive Leadership Team Sponsor: Fiona Mort, Director – Office for Women Members: Lesley Allison, Senior Aboriginal Services Consultant – Domiciliary Care Fiona Buzzacott, Senior Project Officer – Housing SA Lachlan Cibich, Principal Adviser – Office of the Executive Cherylee Cooper, Senior Project Officer – Housing SA Peter Embling, Senior Workforce Strategist – People and Culture Rachel McCall, Communications and Engagement Lead– Corporate Services Ellie McEvoy, Senior Policy Officer – Office for Women Julie Mangan, Regional Manager Western Adelaide – Housing SA Sarah Peterson, Senior Governance and Policy Officer – Screening & Procurement Karan Sharma, Tenancy Practitioner – Housing SA Greg Shepherd, Supervisor – Youth Justice Annette White, Registered Nurse – Disability and Domiciliary Care Services Amelia Willcox, Project Support Officer – Community Services Tran Young, Financial Officer – Finance and Business Services. Key Partners Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Department for Development Reconciliation SA Reconciliation Australia Office for the Public Sector – Government of South Australia
relationships. Establish the current number of partnerships and commit to increasing appropriately formal two-way partnerships to build capacity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and/or communities relevant to our sphere of influence and investigate how DHS can strengthen these relationships. December 2018 Raise internal and external awareness of our RAP to promote reconciliation across our business and sector Develop and implement a strategy to communicate our RAP to all internal and external stakeholders. Promote reconciliation through ongoing active engagement with all stakeholders, including all DHS employees by building this into our communications. Engage our senior leaders in the delivery of RAP outcomes. Launch updated Reconciliation Committee intranet page, linking to DHS’s Aboriginal portal page to engage staff better with DHS services, programs, strategic documents and information that support South Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. July 2018 May 2018 -May 2020 (review annually) May 2018 - May 2020 (review annually) May 2018 Communications and Engagement Reconciliation Committee representative, Reconciliation Committee representatives Promotion of DHS’s Reconciliation Committee to increase engagement with our RAP Investigate current campaigns relating to Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues. Determine position on these campaigns and explore opportunities to support them. Ensure that DHS employee knows who their Reconciliation Committee Divisional representative is, what their role is, and what they can contact them about. May 2018 –May 2020 (review annually) May 2018 – May 2020 (review annually) Reconciliation Committee Chairs, Communications & Engagement Reconciliation Committee representative
of reconciliation activities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership programs and relevant aligning campaigns. DHS Staff are aware of both internal and external Reconciliation initiatives that encourage socially inclusive workplaces and communities. Explore implementation an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander professional mentoring network. Support development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders in DHS. Prominent display of “Racism: It Stops With Me” campaign material throughout DHS offices, to encourage staff recognition of racism and enabling staff to take practical action to stop racism within the workplace. Communication updates to DHS staff of broader Reconciliation initiatives happening within the South Australian community. Update DHS’s Executive Leadership Statement of Reconciliation, and distribution of printed and framed copies throughout DHS offices. Promotion of internal DHS policies including Respectful Treatment and Ethics at Work Policy & DHS Strategy. May 2018 – May 2020 Review May 2019 December 2018 May 2018 May 2019 December 2019 Reconciliation Committee Representatives Governance, tracking progress and reporting Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility RAP achievements, challenges and learnings to Reconciliation Australia for Complete and submit the RAP Impact Measurement Questionnaire to Reconciliation Australia. September 2018, 2019, 2020 June 2018, 2020 Reconciliation Committee representatives