National Close the Gap Day

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March 16th is National Close the Gap Day. The Close the Gap campaign formally began in 2006 with an objective to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Two years later, the Australian Government adopted the objectives set by the campaign as national goals, creating a formal record of the government’s commitment to improve health outcomes for Indigenous people.

The main objective of the campaign is to advocate for health equity and take better and more meaningful actions to reduce disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in terms of:

- Life expectancy (10-17 years lower than non-indigenous Australians).

- Increased access to culturally appropriate health care.

- Safe housing that promotes good health.

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Our role in Indigenous engagement and employment

Glad Indigenous is driven by motivated and well-respected community leaders who have a proven track record of actively engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our leadership team have distinguished themselves by taking accountability and driving social procurement opportunities through Glad Indigenous.

The company was established in a mutually and respectful manner that identified key barriers to entry points for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Glad Indigenous acts as a vehicle to open doors into the facilities services industry and drive opportunities into communities with the purpose of creating local economic opportunities, training, and development and to future-proof people who need it the most. This is a commitment made by Scott Franks (Chief Executive Officer) and Nick Iloski (Glad Group’s Executive Chairman) which is emulated and championed by Danny Franks (Client Services Manager) for all Glad Indigenous employees.

The company's primary objective is in line with the National Close the Gap Day’s strategy to create employment opportunities, including access to education to elevate communities with low socio-economic demographics and drive equity to reduce the currently disproportionate disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Even though, we prefer a direct engagement model, we also partner with agencies in support of disadvantaged communities where we can. Our direct model allows us to fully train and mentor our teams and we are working hard to build an internal pool of high quality, competent and skilled candidates to draw upon.

If you are interested in joining Glad Indigenous, please visit our career page: https://www.gladindigenous.com.au/careers