Local Government Recruitment Specialists

Looking for local government candidates with specific skills? Find the right talent with our efficient recruitment process, tailored to your talent acquisition needs.

Your people are your competitive advantage. To drive strategic growth for your organisation, you need the best people on your team.

A robust talent acquisition process is key to engaging and hiring the best candidates on the market.

Our recruitment specialists are experts in recruitment marketing, talent engagement, and employer branding.

With our support, you can elevate your recruitment outcomes and increase efficiencies:

Our Recruitment Campaign Process

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Job analysis call

The best 30-min investment you’ll ever make. This call allows our Specialists to deeply understand your organisation, position, benefits and ideal candidate.

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Talent landing page

We create a dedicated landing page for your vacancy. Our specialists use your organisation’s branding and engaging messaging that makes your opportunity shine.

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Tailored advertising

Our specialists target the best talent through strategic advertising campaigns, targeted copy, and ongoing campaign optimisation. We maximise visibility of your vacancy by using both active and passive channels.

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Screening questions

Tailored screening questions help to find your ideal candidate faster. By asking the right questions, the workload to shortlist your talent pool is reduced. 

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Easy-to-use recruitment software

Gain access to the lite version of our ATS, :Recruit Essentials. With all candidate information stored in one secure location, it is easy for your team to collaborate on the hiring process.

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Access your talent pool

You’ll be able to access your entire talent pool, allowing you to make multiple hires at once, or keep top candidates engaged for future opportunities with your organisation.

Why use our Local Government recruitment services?

Local Government experience

Local Councils across Australia trust Scout Talent as their recruitment partner.

Attract the best talent

Our Recruitment Marketing Specialists take the time to write attractive, engaging recruitment advertisements with your branding to make your opportunity shine.

Recruitment expertise

Our Specialists offer expertise in recruitment marketing and advertising, candidate shortlisting & selection, and employer branding.

Customised candidate shortlisting & selection

Get support with video interviewing, behavioural testing, background and reference checks, skills testing and more.

Tailored solutions

There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits all approach. Whether you want to keep some recruitment processes in-house, attract more healthcare workers, or conduct additional checks, we can tailor a solution that’s right for you.

Candidate care

From extending an offer to your ideal candidate, to providing all your candidates with feedback, we take steps to ensure all your candidates have the best recruitment experience with your healthcare organisation.

Not a recruitment agency

Unlike a traditional recruitment agency, we work on a flat-fee model. We never charge a percentage of salary, and our client's have full control of their talent pools.

Retail roles we specialise in

Recruitment campaigns include a 12-month subscription to the lite version of our ATS, :Recruit Essentials

Scout Talent’s recruitment campaigns are supported by their comprehensive talent acquisition platform that features a range of software modules and solutions. Scout Talent’s premier :Recruit module is an applicant tracking system and Recruitment CRM that allows organisations to manage their entire talent acquisition process with one powerful tool. As part of a recruitment campaign with Scout Talent, you’ll gain access to the lite version of this platform, :Recruit Essentials for 12 months.

Scout Talent’s suite also features software to support organisations with onboarding, talent pooling, learning management, and payroll:

An applicant tracking system and recruitment CRM that allows your organisation to manage its entire talent acquisition process.

:Essentials is the lite version of our premier :Recruit module that has been tailored for small-to-medium size organisations.

:Engage is a recruitment marketing and talent pipelining engine that allows you to keep candidates engaged. Build and nurture talent pools, strengthen your employer brand, and recruit passive candidates with the :Engage module.

:Onboard is a digital contract creation solution that makes onboarding new employees quick and effortless. Streamline the onboarding process with automated email templates that populate with candidate data, and the ability to export data for your payroll system.

Scout Learning is a learning management system with specialist support that allows you to deliver, track and report on the learning and development of your team. Populate the platform with your own internal training resources, or create learning materials tailored to your organisation.

The Scout Talent platform is supported by a team of talent acquisition specialists who partner with your internal recruitment team to bring your talent strategy to life. Our service-enabled software is customisable. You won’t need to change your processes to suit the software – we configure the software so it fits with your existing ecosystem.

Our Scout Talent Marketplace is open-platform meaning it integrates with a range of talent acquisition & HR-related technology products and services.

Case Study: Gunnedah Shire Council

After experiencing the difficulties of trying to recruit with a short-staffed team, Gunnedah Shire Council wanted a way to expand their talent acquisition capabilities efficiently and to a high standard.

Through Scout Talent, they received support from recruitment specialists who handled the process for them from start to finish. “Since using Scout Talent, we’ve improved our time to recruit by 66%.”

Client Feedback

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“Using Scout Talent’s expertise in filling our positions really helps to find the right people. I definitely recommend using Scout Talent to other councils”.
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“Many Councils use Scout Talent, and we are one of the largest. Our hiring managers love it! We are seeing an increase in quality candidates and are appointing excellent new hires.”

Only spend time on the very best candidates by using our proven screening techniques

Our Local Government Recruitment Services are backed by industry experts​

A Targeted Approach

Our recruitment marketing specialists leverage local government recruitment SEO to create job advertisements that target the right local government candidates.

Tailored Messaging

Our recruitment marketing and employer branding specialists will tailor your local government recruitment campaigns to highlight your organisation’s culture, purpose and values.

Proven Screening Techniques

Our shortlisting & selection team screens qualified candidates through group assessment days, interviews, tests and checks to find the right local government talent for your organisation.

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How can Local Government recruitment help you?

Save Time

A lack of time can have you cutting corners and not achieving the results you want. Our retail recruitment specialists will maximise your recruitment capabilities and streamline the process.

No More Ad Copy Writing

Our recruitment marketing specialists will craft custom, effective job advertisements with SEO best practices to attract the local government talent you need.

Reduce Staff Turnover

Enjoy better quality hires (who will last) from a pool of candidates who are vetted and well-matched to your company values, openings and culture.

Chat to a Local Government Recruitment Specialist