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Attracting the right people, retaining good staff or planning for what’s next: the First Nations Industry Workforce Advisor program helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community service businesses find their workforce bottlenecks, prioritise what matters and build the partnerships needed for long‑term growth. You do not have to work through it alone.
Artwork by the late Leah Cummins, a Mayi‑Kulan and Kalkadoon woman (Bunya Designs).
A 4‑step pathway to workforce growth
You do not need a perfect workforce plan before you start. You just need to know where to start. Tap a step to see how it works.
1 Find the bottleneck Workforce Bottleneck Quiz
Start with a quick assessment of your organisation’s workforce across nine key areas: attraction, recruitment, retention, education, training, employment, workforce data and metrics, workforce planning and development, and governance and leadership.
The quiz helps you see where the biggest pressure is building, what’s working well and which areas need attention first.
2 Prioritise the pressure points Workforce Blocker Strategy Session
Your quiz results are the starting point. In a Workforce Blocker Strategy Session, you yarn with an Industry Workforce Advisor to explore what’s really happening behind your results: your key pressure points, what you can influence now, what needs longer‑term attention and which priorities will have the greatest impact.
The goal is moving from “we have workforce challenges” to knowing exactly what’s holding you back and what to focus on.
3 Turn priorities into action Workforce Expansion Roadmap
Your roadmap translates your priority workforce blockers into a practical 90‑day action plan, covering priorities, actions, the people who need to be involved, available resources and how you’ll measure progress across the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
Instead of trying to fix everything at once, your first 90 days become clear.
4 Keep moving forward, together Workforce Partnership
Workforce development doesn’t stop when the 90‑day plan is finished. As your organisation changes, your needs will too. A Workforce Partnership keeps you connected to your Industry Workforce Advisor for planning, capability building, attraction and recruitment, retention, training connections, funding opportunities and sector intelligence.
The partnership approach means workforce challenges get worked through with support, not alone.
Strong futures start here
Planning for the right people, skills and roles is essential for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community services. Download a free copy of the workforce planning guide today.
CheckUP’s Workforce Planning Guide Toolkit gives you a 12‑step method for building a future‑ready workforce, practical checklists and templates, and strategies to attract, retain and grow your team.
Your workforce growth journey
Find
Where is the pressure?
Prioritise
What matters most?
Act
What happens in 90 days?
Partner
How do we keep going?
What does success look like?
Success means knowing what matters, taking practical action and building workforce strength over time. The pathway moves you from uncertainty to clarity.
“We’re experiencing workforce challenges, but we’re not sure where to start.”
“We know what is holding us back and what we need to focus on.”
What people are saying
“Many thanks Carissa: I’m so grateful to work with you on this piece of work. It’s helping me think strategically as well as operationally about growing the business.”
Central Queensland First Nations Allied Health Professional
“Starting a business as an independent nurse consultant is a somewhat lonely process, and it feels like I suddenly have someone in my corner looking out for me and helping me navigate a path forward.”
Brisbane Nurse Consultant
“The document is so professionally presented, thank you. It’s clear a great deal of care has gone into aligning the plan with our Strategic Plan and the broader policy landscape.”
FNQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisation
“Since I’ve had the opportunity to connect with Carissa, she has been so very helpful with such an amazing array of ideas on how to streamline the business.”
Central Queensland First Nations Small Business OwnerCarissa McAllister
Industry Workforce Advisor, First Nations health care and social assistance
Carissa works alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community service businesses across Queensland, from first conversation through to a workforce plan built around your organisation’s own priorities.
“Many thanks Carissa: I’m so grateful to work with you on this piece of work. It’s helping me think strategically as well as operationally about growing the business.” Central Queensland First Nations Allied Health Professional
CheckUP’s Workforce Programs are funded by the Queensland Government.