Recruiting and training mature age employees is an excellent option for employers looking to enhance the productivity and sustainability of the workforce with capable, reliable and experienced staff. Understanding Australia's changing labour force dynamics will also assist businesses develop their workforce planning. This page contains links to assist organisations to harness the skills and experience of mature age workers.
Obtaining Staff
There are a range of options available to help you find the staff you need for your business. These include recruitment of temporary or permanent staff, or engaging contractors and consultants. The links below may be able to assist you find the staff and expertise you need.
Australian Jobsearch 
Australian Jobsearch is Australia's largest free online employment website. It contains a suite of services to employers, including:
- Advertise a job - JobSearch gets over 9 million page accesses every week
- Job Match - instantly, when you list your vacancy
- Find Staff - search through 600,000 active resumes online
- Personal Page - your own JobSearch page where you can update your details, view or copy all your previous JobSearch jobs
Adage
Adage is a job board for mature professionals. Adage provides services to mature age professionals and employers looking to employ their experience.
Careermums
Careermums is a national jobs board for parents returning to work. Careermums' focus is on flexible and part time jobs and targets job seekers aged 30-55.
Daywork
Daywork is a job search website for part-time, casual and temporary work.
Flexiworkers
Flexiworkers is a website aimed at people seeking flexible work, such as contract, casual, part-time or job share roles. It allows employers to list jobs which jobseekers can then search by a variety of criteria, thus making it much easier for job seekers to align their work around any restrictions. The service is free to employers and job seekers alike.
Job Network
Job Network is a national network of around 200 private, community and government organisations that can help you find the right person for the job. They may also be able to assist with wage subsidies, training or other support.
Job Placement Services
Job Placement Services are the Australian Government funded recruitment services, with more than 400 organisations delivering services from over 2500 offices across Australia.
La Concierge
La Concierge is a relief personnel service specialising in providing employers with mature aged staff who have extensive experience in the work force - particularly in administration and retail.
Mission Australia
If you are looking for staff, Mission Australia can take the stress out of the process. There is absolutely no cost to the employer and we provide free advertising on our national database.
Non Executive Management (NEM)
NEM executives can facilitate specific business development priorities or contract their services on a permanent part-time or interim project basis. With an extensive range of qualifications and skills NEM Principals have a wealth of experience across a vast range of industries. This experience can be accessed directly or indirectly as the need arises within client business and the broader nem network.
Oldies But Goodies
Oldies But Goodies provides quality recruitment services and education to Ballarat employers. We attempt to connect the experience and wisdom of the mature aged with the opportunities provided by a vibrant Ballarat labour market.
Over 40 Recruitment
Over 40 Recruitment specialises in the recruitment and placement of mature age job seekers in Adelaide, SA. They provide candidates for permanent, temporary and part-time assignments, at junior, middle and senior management level in selected industries.
Part Time Online
Part Time Online provides a comprehensive job board, targeted job search, and interactive online community network for individuals, employers and agencies interested in part time work, job share, work from home and freelance employment on a contract, temporary, casual or permanent basis.
PLUS40
PLUS40 can help your business identify the staff you are looking for at all levels and in all industry sectors right across Australia. They offer free job advertising and free resume download. PLUS40 also offer many free resources to help your business. They have thousands of candidates who are ready to add value to your business today.
Salvation Army Employment Plus
The Salvation Army Employment Plus offers a free recruitment service that has placed hundreds of thousands of Australians into work.
Workplace
Workplace provides a list of recruitment information and links relevant for small and medium-sized businesses.
Your Parttime Workforce
Your Parttime Workforce is a site dedicated to everything part time. It offers both a Talent Pool of candidates for employers to choose from and a Job Posting feature, two powerful methods for finding that perfect part time person in one place. It offers comprehensive candidate profiles to save employers time and empower them to make an informed decision.
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Training and apprenticeships
Australian Apprenticeships
This site provides information on Australian Apprenticeships options to employers, job seekers and other interested people.
Australian Apprenticeship Access Programme
This site provides information on the Australian Apprenticeship Access Programme for job seekers, employers and other interested people.
Group Training
Group Training Organisations (GTOs) employ New Apprentices under a Contract of Training and place them with host employers for their on-the-job experience.
State and territory funding for apprentices
State and territory governments administer some funding schemes designed to assist employers and their trainees or apprentices.
Businesses that hire unemployed mature age jobseekers can also be eligible for wage subsidies. Further information is available at the Australian Apprenticeships Centre
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State training/funding organisations
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TAFE websites in your state/territory
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Information and research
Aging Workforce News
Aging Workforce News is a news site and blog tracking developments, tools, and resources for managing older workers and boomers in the workplace. Aging Workforce News is based in the US.
An employer's guide to JobSearch and Job Network 
Fact sheet for employers outlining the benefits and functions of Australian JobSearch and Job Network.
Employer Hotline - A Free Service To Assist Employers
The Employer Hotline was established as a free service to assist all employers wishing to lodge vacancies or find out further information about the benefits of Australian Job Search and Job Network.
Flexibility works
Flexibility works provides practical advice and resources for employers in the retail industry so they can successfully introduce and manage flexible working arrangements in their businesses; however, it has useful information applicable in most industries. Flexible work practices are identified as one deciding factor for mature age people to remain in the workforce.
Making A Family Friendly Workplace
This page provides information on the importance of a family friendly workplace and assistance in developing and implementing a family friendly workplace policy.
Silver Lining Kit
The ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing (MACA) has developed a kit to raise business awareness of the benefits and implications of an ageing workforce.
Why employing mature aged workers makes sense
Fact sheet outlining the benefits of employing mature aged workers.
Workforce Tomorrow - Adapting to a more diverse Australian Labour Market.
Workforce Tomorrow is a new report designed to inform employers, large and small, of the challenges they are likely to face in the near future, and to assist them to develop strategies to deal with their workforce needs over the next five years and beyond.
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Have your website included on Jobwise
If your organisation provides products and services that promote and assist with mature age employment, then you may like to have a link to your organisation's website included on Jobwise. If you are interested in being associated with Jobwise in this manner, please complete the PDF application form and either email it to jobwise@deewr.gov.au, fax it to 02 6267 4281 or post it to:
Mature Age Strategies
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Location 10M62
GPO Box 9880
Canberra ACT 2601
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