Wanju — Welcome to Aboriginal Services at Thornlie Jobs and Skills Centre.

When you arrive you will see signage with the message ‘Wanju’ meaning ‘Welcome’ in the Noongar language of the Aboriginal people of the South West of Western Australia. The signage pays respect to the land on which the centre stands, and it is an invitation and a welcome to Aboriginal clients and all members of the community. In the Noongar culture, changes in the environment signalled the change in season, and with each season Noongar people moved to take advantage of natural resources and opportunities.

How we can help you

We provide Aboriginal jobseekers with access to quality career, training and employment services, supporting apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities to get into training or get a job. We provide:

• culturally sensitive career services;
• information and advice to choose the best training option based on your goals;
• access to job opportunities through our Aboriginal jobs board - external site and Deadly Jobs Facebook page - external site;
• help with resumés, job applications and interview skills; and
• referrals to other services, depending on your needs.

We shape our services according to the needs of individuals and work with local industries to create connections for Aboriginal clients to local employers. We liaise with community, businesses and employees to create more culturally aware workplaces that attract and retain Aboriginal employees and seek support from Aboriginal communities to ensure our services are appropriate and support clients.

We connect with Indigenous community-based organisations to assist clients with external referrals to suit their needs. 

School engagement is also part of the Aboriginal Services team, connecting with programs such as Clontarf Foundation, Stars Foundation, Follow the Dream and Deadly Sista Girlz. All of these services provide students with career guidance and mentoring as they progress to exit the school system on completion of their studies; and to commence their next journey whether be continuing their education, seeking work or a traineeship or apprenticeship pathway. We work with all senior schools in the local area providing these services to Indigenous students.

For more information on the great range of vacancies and opportunities for Aboriginal people, please contact us on 13 64 64 or 9267 7600 or email thornlie.jsc@smtafe.wa.edu.au or feel free to pop in.  

Our free jobs boards

We work closely with employers, business owners and industry to identify and create employment opportunities.

View our jobs board - external site

We also have a free jobs board with deadly jobs for Aboriginal people.
View our Aboriginal services jobs board - external site

For all the latest news and information about deadly job opportunities, follow our Deadly Jobs page on Facebook.
Deadly Jobs Facebook page! - external site

If you would like assistance with applying for an opportunity, please call us on 13 64 64 or 9267 7600 or email thornliejsc@smtafe.wa.edu.au

We provide free and practical advice on training and employment opportunities including career advice, and information on apprenticeship and traineeships; to assist you with decisions about education and training courses, career pathway options and the career planning process. We can help you with:

• information and guidance on your career choices;
• information about training and courses;
• choosing the right training course or qualification to suit your personal, work or career goals;
• information about different industry areas and occupations;
• job searching and job matching;
• skills and qualification recognition information;
• apprenticeship and traineeship assistance; and
• culturally sensitive employment and career services for Aboriginal people.

To find out more about our career services and how we can help you please call 13 64 64 or 9267 7600 or email our at  thornliejsc@smtafe.wa.edu.au, or come and visit us.

We provide advice and assistance to support employers and business owners with:  

• recruitment assistance, including for apprentices and trainees;
• information on training solutions and services that can be customised to meet enterprise-specific needs;
• advertising employment opportunities on our jobs board or our Aboriginal-specific jobs board;
• advice and resources to support your workforce planning; 
• resources and advice on Aboriginal recruitment and retention strategies.

We also engage with local communities and industries to build local workforce solutions.

To find out more about these services and how we can help you, please give us a call on 13 64 64 or 9267 7600, email our team at thornliejsc@smtafe.wa.edu.au, or come and visit us. 

Our team in partnership with South Metropolitan TAFE, and local councils and local youth services, to provide accessible services that enable clients and employers to access the suite of JSC services including recruitment, career guidance and employability workshops.

We provide specialist wrap around support services to individuals and businesses wishing to develop pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse and mature age cohorts to support sustainable training and employment outcomes in our community.

We collaborate with key community stakeholders including Perth South Employment Facilitator and other service providers that link clients to training or employment. This includes Commonwealth employment service providers, registered training organisations, and universities in the region.  

Our team is engaged in community and industry events to ensure we have current labour market information to assist individuals and businesses with specific knowledge on local industry, infrastructure and development projects to advise on available and emerging training and employment trends.