Earning and maintaining community trust is essential to Communities’ ability to deliver the best outcomes for individuals, children, and families that we support. Communities’ employees work in positions of trust and must demonstrate the utmost integrity.
Applicants are advised that:
- You will be asked to give consent to undergo pre-employment checks.
- Pre-employment checks relate to employment records at Communities or integrity questions that cover employment records with previous employers, court, conduct and integrity matters.
- An internet search of the applicant’s name may also be undertaken as part of the open-source check to review publicly accessible social media and online presence.
- As Communities is the lead agency for state strategic planning and policy direction in the prevention of family and domestic violence, screening is undertaken for perpetrators of family and domestic violence.
- If an applicant does not give consent to undergo pre-employment checks, the screening process cannot be undertaken, and they will not be permitted to commence employment with Communities in any capacity.
- Communities may test and validate claims about integrity by undertaking verification with former employers.
- Adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant.
- Applicants who are not satisfied with a decision not to employ them based on their screening checks may appeal the decision by lodging a formal review.
