Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Training and Recruitment

SXP have been working with Six Season Resources (‘i24s’), a 100% Aboriginalowned security and training business, since 2019. Offering employment, training and development opportunities, this is one of the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples security partnerships of its kind in Australia.

Based in WA and led by a hands-on management team, i24s Directors Justin and Angela Kickett bring over 20 years’ combined experience in law enforcement, security, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples affairs and training. Justin is a passionate advocate for First Nations Peoples affairs and developing strategies to bring tangible results and positive outcomes.

By offering training and development opportunities for our existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, as well as recruitment opportunities for First Nations jobseekers, this partnership supports our corporate objectives in providing employment opportunities, promoting local community engagement and creating a positive social impact.

We have also teamed up with i24s to support their new training initiative to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples engagement and participation in the security industry. In 2020, our formal written support was instrumental in helping i24s secure a funding grant from the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA). This grant helps to create employment opportunities to jobseekers, including training placements for 40 jobseekers to attain a Certificate II in Security Operations.

SXP and the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) began its partnership in 2019 through the ‘Given the Chance’ program. BSL works closely with a number of Victorian local councils, supporting their procurement teams with social procurement strategies. As SXP is Australia’s leading mobile patrols organisation, providing services to a number of councils throughout Australia, the partnership made perfect operational and ethical sense. BSL assists SXP by:

Supporting employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander jobseekers

Screening and preparation of jobseekers

Provision of customised pre-employment training

Organising additional training

Post-placement field support

SXP take great interest in our community involvement. We are one of the main sponsors of the Stirling Saints Football Club, of which Justin Kickett (company director of i24s) is Head Coach. His motivational leadership has been instrumental in providing support and mentorship to the team.

Additionally, SXP host regular Security Forum Breakfast events throughout the Perth region for our government and corporate clients. Top industry risk and security professionals are invited to share their insight on various topics such as risk planning and emerging technologies. We invite i24s to partake as guest speaker at these events, discussing topics around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples employment opportunities with local business leaders.

SXP are also financial sponsors of the Larrakia Nation Outreach service, which provide an alternative response to reducing anti-social behaviour in public spaces. The program includes nightly patrol services, providing assistance to homeless persons and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples requiring stable accommodation, AOD assistance, return to Country and access to other government services.