Blue card resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Hi everyone, I’m back again for series 2!

For those who don’t know me, I’m Jess, a proud Bidjara woman.

I’m really excited to be helping local councils understand more about the blue card system and to help them work out who needs a blue card and who doesn’t.

This is so important because making people get a blue card when they don’t need one creates a barrier for First Nations peoples to get work in their communities.

The most common feedback our team receives when they visit community is, “My job is making me get a blue card and I don’t work with kids”. Local councils should not have policies in place that make employees get a blue card if the work they are doing is not regulated by the blue card system.

So, we’ve created the next series to help CEOs and HR managers in council to know more about the blue card system, when employees will need a blue card, how to link employees to the council, and what to do when an employee has a change in their blue card status.

Hi, I am Josh, a strong Kamilaroi man.

Did you know that Blue Card Services have a dedicated team to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with all things blue card? They're known as the blue card mob.

Hi, I'm Blake, a proud Quandamooka man.

The blue card mob travel to communities throughout Queensland to help our mob. Sometimes we visit communities with other agencies like the licensing mob and people who can help with an ID or birth certificate. We all work together to help mob with their blue cards. Whether I'm in your community, at an Outreach Centre, or in the city, I make a safe place to yarn with you and hear your story.

I'm Leamme, I'm a proud Gunggari woman. I help organisations work out when people need a blue card and those people who don't need one.

And I'm Anne, a proud Kuma woman. I help organisations know more about the blue card system and how to comply with their obligations.

Hey, I'm Trey, a proud Aboriginal man. I'm here to yarn with you over the phone and answer any questions you have.

Delivering a culturally safe service is important to us, so you can ask to speak with mob who have completed trauma-informed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural training.

And I'm Jess, a proud Bidjara woman. We all work together to help our mob with anything blue card related, so if you need help with a blue card or want to know more about the blue card system, give the blue card mob a call or send us an email.

And remember when you call to yarn with us make sure you press '2' so our culturally trained staff can prioritise your call.