Welcome to Specialisterne Australia.
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.
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.
Assistant Designer (Projects | Engineering & Design): Sydney, NSW
We are excited to partner with Transport for NSW in their search for an Assistant Designer (Projects | Engineering & Design) from our community of autistic candidates.
The primary purpose of the role is to undertake detailed design management activities, design review and research under supervision, for a project within clearly defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.
Candidates with a background or interest in Engineering or Architecture are well suited to this role.
With the Northwest line already in operation and works well underway on the City & Southwest, West and Western Sydney Airport lines, Sydney will enjoy a fully operational Metro network by 2030.
Come and join one of the divisions that focus on achieving community outcomes for the greater good and on putting our customers at the centre and our people at the heart of everything we do.
Governance and Assurance Officer: Sydney, NSW
We are excited to partner with Transport for NSW in their search for a Governance and Assurance Officer from our community of autistic candidates.
The role is responsible for providing information and support, to enable decision making and to ensure that governance frameworks, policies and procedures are consistently applied. The role will support the branch in developing and implementing governance and assurance processes and systems.
The function of the team is to primarily to lead strategy and implementation of the CDM, however it is also responsible for the leadership of business planning activities for the division, delivery of strategic projects, and management and oversight of the governance functions across the division.
Reporting Coordinator: Sydney, NSW
We are excited to partner with Transport for NSW in their search for a Reporting Coordinator from our community of autistic candidates.
Sydney Metro is leading Australia’s biggest public transport infrastructure program, developing and delivering a new world-class metro railway system for Sydney.
The role provides coordination of reporting and support services for the development and maintenance as well as continuous improvement of regular reports.
The role also enables effective decision making across projects and provides high level administrative and communications support to contribute toward the effective operation of the social procurement and industry development team, and alignment to the wider Sydney Metro Workforce Development & Industry Participation strategy.
APS4 Data Analyst: Brisbane, QLD
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program, for a Data Analyst from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
The team provides data management services to the Intelligence and Investigation Branch to detect, disrupt and deter criminal acts against our customers.
The Data Management and Scheduling team’s primary objective is to provide data support to our Branch by managing data assets and processes.
This may include scheduling, data updates, ingesting data from external and internal sources, extracting information and reporting on the highest risk of fraud threats, including emergency disaster event fraud and identity fraud across all programs.
Additionally, deploying detection strategies, oversight of scheduled data process to enable fraud detection and assurance activities, management of selection referrals, including detection tools (e.g. data breaches), and to support our selection’s reporting capabilities by extracting data may also form part of your role.
APS5 Project Officer: Brisbane, QLD
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program, for a Project Officer from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
Project Officers in the Portfolio Management Office provide high-level procedural, administrative and operational support by assisting in collecting, designing, analysing and reporting information.
Project Officers interpret and negotiate stakeholder requests in order to achieve optimal outcomes for both stakeholders and the agency. Working under the general direction of senior staff, they exercise a degree of independent judgement and make decisions within define parameters that require reliance on skills and knowledge.
APS5 Analyst Officer: Brisbane, QLD
We are excited to partner with Services Australia in their Aurora Neurodiversity Program, for an Analyst Officer from within our community of talented autistic candidates.
The agency’s analyst staff work across a range of business areas and provide support to areas by assisting in collecting, designing, analysing and reporting information.
Data analysts analyse datasets with a variety of tools to research and solve organisational issues and identify trends and insights in support of organisational outcomes.
Analyst Officers provide assistance to identify and achieve efficiencies and provide problem solutions through analysis of information and data.
They are responsible for the collection, interpretation and examination of information or data, and contributing to the work areas reports, findings, decision making or recommendations using an evidence-based approach.
Analyst Officers interpret and negotiate stakeholder requests in order to achieve optimal outcomes for both stakeholders and the agency.
Working under the general direction of senior staff, they exercise a degree of independent judgement and make decisions within defined parameters that require reliance on skills and knowledge.
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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