Welcome to Specialisterne Australia.
CANDIDATES
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES?
Specialisterne Australia welcomes applications from all jobseekers who are on the autism spectrum. We regularly advertise job opportunities in a variety of industries in the government and corporate sectors, across many locations in Australia
EMPLOYERS
LOOKING FOR…
FRESH TALENT & DIVERSITY PROJECTS?
Specialisterne Australia assists organisations in recruiting and providing autistic and neurodiverse inclusive workplace practices and cultures. We recognise that autistic individuals offer a range of skills that can be of benefit to any job.
CANDIDATES
LOOKING FOR…
JOB OPPORTUNITIES?
Specialisterne Australia welcomes applications from all jobseekers who are on the autism spectrum. We regularly advertise job opportunities in a variety of industries in the government and corporate sectors, across many locations in Australia.
EMPLOYERS
LOOKING FOR…
FRESH TALENT & DIVERSITY PROJECTS?
Specialisterne Australia assists organisations in recruiting and providing autistic and neurodiverse inclusive workplace practices and cultures. We recognise that autistic individuals offer a range of skills that can be of benefit to any job.
What we do for employers
Harnessing the Autism Advantage
Specialisterne Australia assists organisations in recruiting and providing autistic and neurodiverse inclusive workplace practices and cultures.
We recognise that autistic individuals offer a range of skills that can be of benefit to any job.
We also recognise that the traditional recruitment process disadvantages those on the autism spectrum.
Did you know?
Autistic employees are 92% more productive and 48% faster than non-autistic employees (JP Morgan Chase, 2016).
Some testimonials from employers
“Our team have all benefitted from having someone with a different way of thinking.”
“Biggest learning is how amazing they can be when you tap into their special talents.”
“Amazing talent was sourced very suitable to our roles:”
“They have so much talent…we’re the winners here.”
Some of our latest case studies
Federal Talent Hub 2019 & 2020
The long-term aim of Specialisterne is to develop a sustainable and ongoing...
NSW Public Service Commission 2020
The New South Wales Public Service Commission (NSW PSC) worked with...
IBM Ballarat 2019
Following on from the global success of the IGNITE Autism Spectrum Disorder...
Some of our latest news and articles
Are you an autistic individual looking for a meaningful career with an understanding employer?
Over the next six months we have over 100 roles available with our employer partners in the areas of IT, administration, and government, and we are looking for autistic individuals with any of the following skills, interests and talents:
The Autism Advantage Program
Autistic employees are 92% more productive and 48% faster than non-autistic employees (JP Morgan Chase, 2016). The Autism Advantage ProgramIn 2019, Specialisterne Australia began conversations with the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the National Disability...
Interview with Kay Kerr: Exploring autism through the novel Please Don’t Hug Me
Kay Kerr, successful journalist, and author of Please Don't Hug Me, talks with Julie Robertson, CEO of Specialisterne, about her experience of receiving her autism diagnosis while writing her debut novel, and how it shaped the writing of the main character, Erin, who...
Sean
“I think being able to show my skills in a less formal, more relaxed manner helps the hiring managers make better decisions as to who to hire. I for one have great difficulty in describing my talents, but I am quite adept at showing them. Standard recruitment...
Employing the Autism Advantage: 3 Steps to Making it Happen
A business webinar hosted by Specialisterne Australia to inspire and educate business leaders to harness the autism advantage and to celebrate World Autism Awareness MonthDate: Wednesday 21st April 2021 Time: 8.00am to 9.30am (AEST) Location: Online hosted through...
Ashley
“Before doing this program, I was reeling from a job that left me feeling broken and self-critical, feeling like I wasn't deserving or good enough to find work, especially work which was stable and accommodating.”Specialisterne's NSW PSC Tailored Talent program not...
What we do for candidates
Enabling employers to become autism confident
We are not just a recruiter, but also work with our client partners to build a foundation of understanding of autism and neurodiversity.
Throughout the recruitment process we work closely with hiring managers, team leaders and buddies so that when their new autistic employees commence employment, they are confident in supporting and developing them.
Specialisterne directly supports our client partners well beyond commencement of employment.
APS4 Associate Technical Engineer (x3 roles): Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program. They are currently looking for Technical Engineers from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
The Associate Technical Engineer supports the delivery of technical landscape design, installation, configuration, deployment, technical security and operation of ICT components and databases.
The Infrastructure Platforms Branch is responsible for the agency’s IT services. This includes managing the technology, tools and software needed to deliver these services to our customers.
The team’s focus is on service stability; swiftly resolving service failures, providing advanced monitoring solutions, and performing routine operational maintenance. The branch is huge, with 350 staff and plenty of places for you to learn and try new things.
Come along and join us!
APS5 Cyber Security Analyst: Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program. They are currently looking for a Cyber Security Analyst from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
The Cyber Operations Branch monitors, analyses, remediates and refers suspicious or malicious cyber events impacting Services Australia, other government agencies/departments as part of shared services arrangements and the broader cyber security community nationally and internationally.
The team work to contain, eradicate and recover from Cyber events affecting the agency.
APS5 Associate Developer: Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program. They are currently looking for a Developer from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
You will be an integral part of the team specialising in the delivery of innovative technology for connecting, identifying and authenticating Services Australia customers. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with analysts and testers.
We offer our employees full in-house training with a wide variety of work, which is both challenging and fulfilling.
APS4/5/6 Associate Solutions Designer (x2 roles): Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program. They are currently looking for Solutions Designers from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
We kindle the spark of the possible and evolve it into a capability by guiding our people to challenge the status quo and keep customers front and centre. From an idea or challenge to designing and delivering a solution, we bring people together to provide high value services for our customers in line with the objectives of the master plan and the Technology Strategy.
We provide specialist advice, facilitate futuristic thinking, develop and incubate prototypes for new ideas.
APS3/4 Associate Test Engineer (x3 roles): Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program. They are currently looking for Test Engineers from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
Test Management defines overall testing strategies and manages effective planning, monitoring and execution of all testing activities.
The Associate Test Engineer ensures their test effort is effectively executed and that allocated activities are completed in accordance with agreed test guidelines.
Aurora Neurodiversity Program 1 – 2022 (x10 roles): Canberra, ACT
Specialisterne Australia is excited to be partnering with Services Australia (the agency) to deliver the Aurora Neurodiversity Program 2022. We are looking to recruit individuals interested in cyber security, test engineer, technical engineer, solutions design and developer roles from our community of talented autistic candidates.
The agency recognises every story counts. Each individual brings their own range of skills and perspectives to the workplace.
The agency values inclusion and diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential.
Some of our success stories
“Before doing this program, I was reeling from a job that left me feeling broken and self-critical, feeling like I wasn’t deserving or good enough to find work, especially work which was stable and accommodating.”
“I found it was a very interesting experience getting to meet others who were in similar positions to me, struggling looking for work, many of whom also went to the same university as me, and interestingly some of whom I even recognised from my own degree courses.”
“Last year I was diagnosed with autism. It clarified so many things that made me wonder why I was different to others, but it also gave me a sense of relief, and freedom to embrace my autistic identity.”
“I’ve struggled with a bit of imposter syndrome in the past, but after the thorough training and assessment program, I really felt I could demonstrate who I am and what I could do. I don’t feel as though I have to try and prove myself, I’m ready to just get in and learn the work.”
Some of our business clients
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