About the project 

South Australia’s hospitality industry is facing a long-term workforce crisis, whilst in contrast, autistic people remain significantly underemployed. Autistic people can have many strengths such as high ability to focus, reliability and attention to detail. These strengths would be an asset for many hospitality roles. Despite having valuable skills, autistic individuals are often excluded due to inaccessible recruitment methods and unsupported workplace environments.

The ‘Unlocking Workforce Potential: Utilising Autistic Talent to Address Staff Shortages in South Australia’s Venues’ Project aims to unlock the talent pool of autistic jobseekers by supporting hospitality venues to implement neuro-inclusive recruitment, onboarding, and workplace practices. This project, supported by a grant from the Office of Autism, Government of South Australia, is a 12 month initiative championed by Autism SA.Participate in this exciting free initiative to utilise autistic talent and fill valuable positions at your venue.

Get involved 

Through your involvement in this project you may have the opportunity to:Co-design a neuro-inclusive recruitment campaign to attract autistic talent to your businessIncrease your knowledge, understanding and capacity to employ and retain autistic employeesHave support from an Autistic Advisory Officer to create an autism-friendly workplace environment Connect with autistic jobseekers looking for roles in hospitality.

If you have any further questions about this project please contact Hannah Badenhop by email, specialprojects@autismsa.org.au