Staff Matters July 19, 2019 Issue 214 Week 3
CARING ABOUT OUR STAFF
QUEENSLAND CONFERENCE – A RACING SUCCESS We had an amazing turnout to our Bi-Annual Frontline Staff Conference in QLD last week, held at the Mantra Legends on the Gold Coast. This year a whopping 148 staff attended the conference, which is an astounding number in our new market area. The attendance was more than double the number that attended only 6 months ago in January 2019, showing just how much we have grown in QLD.
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These conferences are key to the Afford Way – they keep our staff updated, connected and involved with what is happening within our organisation, as well as upskilling so that we continue to provide the highest quality support on offer in the disability sector.
Frontline Conference – A Racing Success
Quick Guide To Accessing CIMS Welcome New Appointments
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Exciting Growth - New ADE Partnerships Reminder
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Client Services staff from Day Programs, Accommodation, Respite and Allied Health attended the informative day, which focused on the Afford Way, our growth plans, our strong results for the Financial Year, extensive Employer of Choice initiatives, revised Red Alerts and Incidents protocols, and how great our Accommodation and Respite services are.
Affording Your Work Wear Upcoming Events Selfies of the Week Afford Trivia Answer
There was a great energy at the conference with guest speaker Fiona Given, flying up from Sydney to talk about her lived experiences communicating with Assistive Technology. Staff were also excited by the Hot Laps with Mark Winterbottom voucher as part of the conference’s undercover recognition giveaway. Allan, Angela from Redlands and Maureen Brown chose the winners based on the ‘stand out’ their contribution and commitment. The well-deserving winners were: • Stanislav Fosu-Gyeambourq (LSA, Caboolture) whose wife gave birth to their 4th child but he remained to complete the full week’s training • Cassie Hicks (Senior LSA, Southport) for always being willing to jump in and help out without hesitation • Gail Imber (Senior LSA, Ipswich/Pimpama) for all the assistance she has given to Team Leader, Jenn Butler, during their sites’ massive growth surge • Josh Ziolkowski (LSA, Wellington Point) for showing the true Affordian spirit shown during Redland’s transition to Afford Thank you to all staff who attended, we hope you found the conference informative. We encourage any staff who have any questions following the conference or even ideas for Afford’s future, to contact info@afford.com.au.
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