Kullarri Employment Services (KES) was formed in 2003 by local Indigenous community members and business interests specifically to tender as a member of Job Futures for the Job Network contract in the West Kimberley area of Western Australia. These interests identified the need for people with local knowledge and experiences to be involved in the delivery of employment services in the region, particularly as they felt that the long term unemployed and Indigenous people had not received a ‘fair go’ from previous providers.

KES joined Job Futures so they could gain all the advantages of keeping their strong local identity while being a part of a successful national network.

Particular focus for KES has been on the provision of employment and training services to highly disadvantaged Indigenous people. Through their knowledge of the local community and their experience in delivering a range of support services KES understands that people with high-needs in the West Kimberley community are likely to face a variety of challenges that require a holistic service-delivery approach. The approach at KES is very much client based with services individually tailored to identified needs.