MG Staff Induction Guide - June 2024

INDUCTION PROGRAM

GETTING STARTED

Welcome to Mentone Grammar (the School), we are looking forward to working with you, whether your stay with us is long or short, we look forward to getting to know you, sharing in your experiences and we sincerely wish you all the best for your time with us at the School.

This program provides a brief overview of the School. You are welcome to click on any of the links to dive into any specific areas of interest or you can simply just read the content, and the links are available for you to return to at any time later.

Welcome to Country

We acknowledge the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where Mentone Grammar now stands and recognise that these have always been places of teaching and learning.

We pay respect to their Elders – past, present, and emerging and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have played and will continue to play in our country.

Inclusivity Statement

We continually strive to be an inclusive community where we welcome and respect all people. We acknowledge the diversity of our School community and value the safety of all within it for it is through our differences, we learn and grow together.

Child Safe Standards

Mentone Grammar takes a zero-tolerance approach to any behaviours that jeopardise student safety and wellbeing as all students deserve to learn in a calm and focused environment where they feel safe.

The School has established strategies, practices, policies and procedures in order to comply with Ministerial Order 1359 and to embed a culture of child safety within the School.

Mentone Grammar appreciates that a student safe environment looks different for every student, and in delivering this, supports and respects the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, students from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as students with a disability, students who identify as LGBTQIA+, those with challenging home situations or who are otherwise vulnerable.

All Staff members, volunteers and contractors within Mentone Grammar share in responsibility for the prevention of child abuse and must:

- Have an understanding of Ministerial Order 1359

- Take all reasonable steps to protect children from abuse

- Adhere to all Mentone Grammar policies and procedures regarding child safety

- Adherence to the School Student Safety Code of Conduct

- Demonstrate behaviours in line with the Mentone Grammar values and Child Safe Standard requirements

- Report any instances of child abuse

- Promote a physical and online environment that is supportive of all children and their needs

- Empower students on their rights and decisions affecting them

- Promote an inclusive and safe child safe environment for all

THE HISTORY OF MG

Mentone Grammar’s progressive School culture is founded upon a rich legacy of social pioneers – honourable and resilient leaders who knew the value of an excellent education and were willing to work hard to achieve it.

As we celebrate our Centenary in 2023, we remain incredibly proud of our history and the progress we have made from our modest beginnings in 1923 when just 56 intrepid young boys stood on the lawn of Frogmore House – still ‘home’ to the current Principal and members of the School Executive – to the vibrant and dynamic ELC – Year 12 school of over 1,900 students we have today.

Over the decades, our School has continued to grow, develop and maintain a strong reputation for excellence in education. We thank every member of our community, past, present and future who keep this incredible legacy alive.

Click here to visit our website that delves further into history.

OUR STRATEGIC PLAN

You can find information on the School’s strategic plan by visiting the Vision, Mission and Values page on the Staff Intranet page, or you can download a copy of Heading Towards Our Centenary here: Strategic Plan 20202024

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VALUES

The School environment is designed to inspire curiosity, enable excellence, and create an important sense of belonging to support physical and mental wellbeing so students can achieve their personal best.

OUR VALUES

Mentone Grammar is an Anglican school, and we welcome students of all backgrounds and religious beliefs. We are committed to our strong Values which are embedded in the life of our School every day.

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OUR CAMPUSES

MARY JONES EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

The Mary Jones ELC offers an inclusive play-based program where children learn by actively engaging, participating, and exploring within a safe environment.

Our program is designed to build a positive collaborative approach between each child, their family and ELC staff, who all have input into the program and its policies.

The children’s interests are reflected in the program so that the learning inspires them and meets their individual needs.

Based on thorough research, Mentone Grammar has chosen to draw on a range of perspectives to offer an effective program that truly reflects our inclusive, caring philosophy and offers the best ELC program possible.

Underpinning all our planning is the Mentone Grammar Learning and Teaching Framework, the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Early Years Learning and Development Framework.

EBLANA (YEARS FOUNDATION – 4)

In Eblana, we celebrate the uniqueness of each child, challenge them to reach their potential, and encourage them to become confident decision-makers who are prepared to take risks and explore their independence. During these vital five years from Foundation (Prep) to Year 4, our students are supported and guided through a broad range of learning opportunities.

With a primary focus on laying solid foundations in literacy and numeracy, our Learning and Teaching program is designed to inspire learning, encourage curiosity, questioning, and age-appropriate risk-taking.

In support, the Eblana Campus follows the RULER Wellbeing Framework of monitoring and articulating social and emotional intelligence.

Eblana is a double stream Campus, with 10 co-educational classes in the campus. Our specialist subject areas are Mandarin Chinese, Art, Music, PE and Library/Sustainability all taught by specialist teachers.

Students in Eblana also undertake a weekly swimming lesson and in Year 2 and 3 run a compulsory instrumental program.

OUR CAMPUSES (cont.)

RIVIERA (YEARS 5 – 6)

Riviera introduces our unique Together-Apart-Together model where students learn in gender-based environments. During this stage in their learning, they begin to develop a sense of who they are and how they contribute to their community

The Years 5 & 6 program challenges and encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world. Our programs aim to build our students’ capacity to respond to challenges in innovative, informed ways, personally and as a collective.

Our project-based learning and extended investigations approach ensures communication, research, organisation, and thinking skills are embedded across the curriculum, thus enabling students to develop skills needed to respond and thrive in our interconnected, culturally diverse, and rapidly changing world.

BAYVIEW (YEARS 7 – 8)

At Bayview, we recognise that adolescence is a time of significant physical, emotional, and cognitive development. That's why we strive for a safe and nurturing environment that enables exploration, risk-taking, and personal growth. Our students have ample opportunities to develop self-efficacy, self-regulation, and emotional intelligence skills, empowering them to navigate the challenges of adolescence with confidence.

We encourage our students to embrace their unique identities and foster independence. Making mistakes is an essential part of the learning process. Our growth mindset approach emphasises the importance of accepting feedback with an open mind and using it to fuel personal and academic growth.

We aim to spark curiosity and engagement in our students through a holistic, challenging, and inclusive approach to education. Our programs help students develop positive, independent learning habits and routines while building core learning behaviours through organisation, time management, and balancing competing demands. This sets our Bayview students up for success in questioning the world around them and contributing positively to their community.

OUR CAMPUSES (cont.)

GREENWAYS (YEAR 9)

Our dynamic Greenways Campus is a successful model of diverse and interactive engagement. In keeping with the School’s Together-Apart-Together model, we provide separate gender classes, with the exception of some selected co-curricular activities.

Independence and creativity are key skills to support our students’ transition both through and beyond school. Our strong academic program includes a broad offering of subjects that allow students to begin to explore their areas of passion in the vast elective subjects on offer. Elective subjects vary in course length and have students working in co-educational classes, supporting them to work with their peers in preparation for their co-educational classes in Frogmore.

Personal growth is significant in Greenways due to the learning opportunities that are provided outside the formal academic classroom allowing students to learn and find success in a multitude of ways. The academic program is supported by exciting Learning Journeys that develop personal growth and resilience. Often profound, these Learning Journeys are designed to challenge our students and take them out of their comfort zone to keep all our Year 9s developing and learning to their full potential.

FROGMORE (YEARS 10 – 12)

Frogmore is a dynamic Campus that supports our Senior students in Years 10 – 12 to customise their learning experience and pursue their own definition of Happy, Healthy and High Achieving.

Frogmore students work closely with a team of VCE specialist teachers and wellbeing staff who are highly regarded for the positive relationships they build with students, based on mutual respect and genuine care.

The Campus offers a full complement of Year 10 subject selections including VET subjects as a precursor to VCE studies in Years 11 & 12.

The Year 10 program enables students to explore personal interests and develop skills, knowledge and understanding in increasingly sophisticated ways prior to VCE selections.

The sequential Years 11 & 12 VCE program delivers a broad, comprehensive range of subjects including selected VCE/VET offerings along with an alternate VCE –Vocational Major (formerly VCAL) pathway.

In support of our strong academic culture, the Senior School Library offers wideranging student resources and a unique after-school Tutors Program, staffed with former high-achieving Mentonians, across all subject specialties.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Mal Cater Principal

Jarrod O’Neill Deputy Principal

Scott Butler Director of Business

Alisa McAlpine Director of People & Culture

James Walton Director of Learning and Teaching

Katya Dunham Director of Advancement

Yana Hall Risk & Compliance Manager

Cameron Lancaster Head of School Operations

Jason Mann Head of Frogmore

Julie James Head of Greenways

Dan Newton Head of Bayview

Mary Craven Head of Riviera

Jess Richards Head of Eblana

STAFF PHOTOS

STAFF PHOTOS (cont.)

CAMPUS MAP

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SCHOOL INFORMATION

OUR STUDENTS

Students benefit from a dynamic co-educational environment that encourages and respects diversity. They experience opportunities to work and socialise as reflected in the world around them.

To create the optimum learning environment, classes are co-educational from ELC –Year 4 and from Years 10 – 12, with students learning in single-gender classes through Years 5 – 9. This period of early adolescence can be a vulnerable time for children as they experience great change and develop their sense of self as they move towards being a teenager and an adult.

In recognition of this, our Years 5 – 9 program is tailored to the unique needs of boys and girls during this critical time in their physical, social, and emotional development.

STAFF COMMUNITY

Mentone Grammar has a vibrant and welcoming community of parents, alumni (Mentonians) and partners who provide an extended network of support for our students and our School as a whole.

One of the enduring comments we receive is about the incredible community we have here at Mentone Grammar. It is one of the reasons we have become the school of choice across bayside and the reason our Mentonians, past staff and community partners remain connected to us.

Our full calendar of events offers many ways for our community to connect and engage with the School, and each other.

This includes Parents & Friends events, School productions, sporting events, as well as special events, and parenting seminars delivered by leading health professionals and discipline experts.

CADETS

The Mentone Grammar Army Cadet Unit (MGACU) has a long and proud tradition having been established at the School in 1943. It now represents the largest schoolbased Unit in Victoria.

MGACU is part of the extensive Australian Army Cadets (AAC) program, which constitutes the largest youth development program in the country. The goals of the AAC are driven by its core values of Courage, Initiative and Teamwork.

Leadership is highly valued in the Unit and being part of the Mentone Cadets provides a unique opportunity for Senior students to develop leadership skills, together with expertise in the areas of fieldcraft, first aid and navigation.

SCHOOL INFORMATION (cont.)

LEARNING JOURNEYS

Our program of experiential learning begins with our youngest students in the ELC who explore Mentone Beach or enjoy the excitement of wildlife visitors to the classrooms.

In Eblana, students are immersed in literacy and numeracy, together with science and environmental studies, humanities, technologies, language, culture and more –all of which are supported by a range of incursions and excursions.

The School’s Learning Journeys program takes an age and stage approach, building on previous camps and experiences to encourage and support students to continue to build resilience and confidence, and advance their social and emotional growth. The program begins in Year 3, when students explore the local area with overnight stays at our beachside Shoreham Camp on the Mornington Peninsula.

THE MENTONIANS ASSOCIATION

Our Mentonians are the lifeblood of our Mentone Grammar community and our lasting legacy. Upon leaving the School, all students – no matter their tenure – and any staff who have served more than 10 years at the School, automatically become Mentonians and can share in the many benefits of a lifelong connection with this special community of alumni around the world.

PERFORMING ARTS

We are immensely proud of the high standard of tuition on offer that results in a calendar filled with joyous stage performances that showcase the passion and talents of our community. Our program enables students to experience a dynamic array of performing arts opportunities that provides for diversity of interests, styles and skill levels.

Talented, inspirational and highly skilled staff facilitate an engaging and innovative list of classes all aimed at preparing our learners for high quality performances and a lifelong passion for the arts. A successful key feature of our program is the integration of Music, Dance and Drama through classroom activities, co-curricular programs and within private tuition sessions.

SCHOOL INFORMATION (cont.)

MUSIC

For students who want to explore their musical talents and opportunities beyond the core Performing Arts curriculum, there are choirs, ensembles, concert bands, jazz bands, the orchestra, and so much more to inspire our performers.

Students are also able to experiment and develop their own music using the technologies available in our state-of-the-art Creativity Centre performance spaces.

Our busy events calendar provides endless opportunities for all our performers to present music and song from across the musical spectrum. Individual instrumental tuition is available in addition to the class instrumental lessons offered in all campuses of the School. Expert tuition from our music tutors is provided in piano, strings, woodwind, brass, voice, guitar and percussion.

SPORT

Sport and physical activity are embedded in the Mentone Grammar culture, so students develop an appreciation of their health and bodies in the Early Years while also reinforcing the values of teamwork, cooperation, accountability, being active and having fun. Students also develop fundamental movement and motor skills that are transferable across sports and other life activities.

Our sequential sports program provides opportunities for students of all abilities from Years 3 – 12 to benefit from our elite coaching programs, established through partnerships with highly credentialled coaches, talent pathway programs and professional sporting clubs.

ONBOARDING

EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTATION

As part of our onboarding process, the School requires all new staff to complete the following documentation.

 Signed Contract (via Adobe Sign)

 Employee Details form

 Tax File Declaration form

 Superannuation form

 Proof of right to work in Australia (e.g. copy of Australian Passport, Australian Birth Certificate or Visa with entitlement to work in Australia)

 VIT Registration

 Copy of Police Check (name check)

 Working With Children Check (employee check)

ONBOARDING (cont.)

EXPECTATIONS OF STAFF

All staff members of the School must fulfil certain compulsory compliance-related requirements. These are requirements on the School that are prescribed by law Failure to comply with these legal requirements has potentially serious consequences for the School, including being deemed not to meet the required minimum standards for registration with VRQA. For casual staff, failure to hold the appropriate up-to-date qualification means you will not be employed by the School until such time as you obtain it.

All staff are therefore expected to fulfil School requirements of them in relation to all compliance matters, including;

 the provision and maintenance of appropriate registrations (such as VIT),

 compliance checks (such as Working With Children Checks, Police Checks), and

 mandated compliance training and briefings (on topics such as Mandatory Reporting, Child Protection, and Anaphylaxis).

MANDATORY TRAINING FOR NEW STAFF

Staff new to the School are expected to complete a range of mandatory training programs. These will be delivered via the School’s learning platform, which will be sent to your personal email address from support@ditasolutions.com or nicholash@mentonegrammar.net

ONGOING TRAINING

There are a number of very important areas in which training will be required to be renewed annually, or at other regular intervals. You will be notified by email about all compliance training renewals and are expected to complete them within the stipulated timeframes.

WEEKLY MEETINGS

Meetings are held after school every Monday and occasionally on Wednesdays. Meetings are rotated through Teaching and Learning, Faculty and Campus. There are also sessions for maintaining compliance. Year level and subject-specific meeting times are arranged within the school day every 2 weeks.

WELLBEING

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

At Mentone Grammar, we’re here to support your mental health and Wellbeing, both in the workplace and in your daily lives. Our Employee Assistance Program provides professional support, specialist counselling and helpful resources you can use to help you manage work, health and life challenges with confidence.

Feeling mentally healthy and supported is an essential part of your Wellbeing experience at Mentone Grammar. It’s our mission to create a workforce that is truly Happy, Healthy and High Achieving.

In today’s modern way of living, there are very few of us who haven’t been directly or indirectly impacted by anxiety, stress or mental health challenges at some time in our lives, and most especially in the event of COVID-19. The impact of this extends beyond our mental health to our careers, financial wellbeing, relationships, parenting and sleeping habits.

Mentone Grammar is partnering with world-leading Employee Assistance Program, TELUS Health to give you confidential and professional counselling, support, helpful resources, tools and tips to help you manage work, health and life challenges with confidence.

Feel supported and connected with TELUS Health

 Get free, confidential and expert support 24/7

 Specialist one-on-one counselling service for you and your immediate family

 Advice on family, health, life, money and work

 Easy to use

 Access any time via App, online or phone:

o Login via the website TELUS Website

 Username: mentonegrammar

 Password: lifeworks

o Download the TELUS Health One App and login

 Username: mentonegrammar

 Password: lifeworks

o Call 1300 361 008 – you will be asked to provide your first name, date of birth and state you work at Mentone Grammar (for a family member they can also state Mentone Grammar).

Key Contacts

 For more information or queries on Staff Wellbeing, please get in touch with our People & Culture (P&C Team):

 Alisa McAlpine – Director of P&C alisam@mentonegrammar.net or 9581 3277

 Margeaux Ballardie – P&C Business Partner –margeauxla@mentonegrammar.net or 9581 3276

 Tran Nguyen – P&C Advisor – trann@mentonegrammar.net or 9581 3236

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The School offers a range of benefits to staff as outlined below.

MENTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FEES – STAFF DISCOUNT

From Semester 2, 2024, all permanent staff will receive a 50% fee rebate on each child’s tuition fee (for part-time staff - pro-rata to the staff member’s FTE). New Permanent Staff will be eligible for this rebate after 12 months of service with the School. Existing contractual arrangements will stay in place, unless they provide for a lower fee rebate than 50% (pro-rata for part-time staff). This fee rebate applies to staff who have children in all year levels, and it is important to note that staff are required to pay the Fringe Benefit Tax on this benefit, which ultimately means the rebate works out to approximately 25% of tuition fees.

SALARY PACKAGING

The School utilises an external salary packaging provider Paywise to administer Staff salary packaging. To obtain the School’s current provider details email payroll@mentonegrammar.net.

POLICIES

The School maintains a range of formal policies and procedures related to various aspects of the operation of the School. Although not directly incorporated into employment contracts, all staff are expected to be familiar with, and comply with these policies and procedures. All policy information can be found at the Policies & Procedures page on the intranet page.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Occupational Health and Safety Management System - OHSMS Full documentation in relation to policies, procedures, registers and forms in relation to Occupational Health and Safety can be viewed via MG Staff Intranet – School Policies.

MENTONE GRAMMAR RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide a safe work environment for all staff, students and contractors.

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Incidents - types of incidents - how to lodge an incident report

ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTS

Poor posture is a common contributing factor to musculoskeletal disorders, and how your work area is set up can be a significant contributing factor to maintaining good posture.

To prevent musculoskeletal disorders, you should be able to adjust your workstation equipment to suit your needs. The videos below provide guidance on steps you can take to improve your workplace set up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T85PAd0hG3U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFujvZxx9JU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuxJo-vK_vw

TEACHING INFORMATION

Our mission is to provide our students with a dynamic learning environment in which well-resourced and committed staff lead engaging academic, wellbeing and cocurricular programs.

INDUCTION DAY AND STAFF PD DAYS

The year begins with our annual Staff Conference, where staff have access to different Professional Development opportunities including guest speakers, workshops, Faculty collaboration and development time, and compliance training. These is also a day of Professional Development at the start of Semester 2.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT

Throughout the year, there is ongoing professional development within Faculty teams and through Teacher Learning Communities which provide an opportunity for staff to reflect on and refine their pedagogy using the latest research and with supportive peers from other year levels and Faculty areas. Mentone Grammar also seeks to support the growth of every individual through regular goal setting and coaching conversations with a school leader and access to specialized support in data analysis and digital innovation.

KEY ELEMENTS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING (JAMES WALTON)

The school’s Learning and Teaching Framework is built on five interwoven principles that are at the core of our approach to learning and teaching:

TEACHING INFORMATION (cont.)

We work together to ensure that our classroom practice models these principles so that we can support each new generation of students to develop the personal values, self-worth and sense of individual identity necessary to enter the world, not just to passively observe but to feel empowered to interpret, create and shape it in an ethical and positive way.

LEADERSHIP (JARROD O’NEILL) CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP (JAMES WALTON)

TEACHING INFORMATION (cont.)

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

TEACHING INFORMATION (cont.)

MFA SETUP GUIDE – PASSWORDLESS SIGN-IN

New staff will be stepped through this process as part of their induction.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a two-step security measure on all Mentone Grammar staff accounts to ensure account security from external access.

Like what you may use when logging into your bank account, after entering your username and password, you will be asked to provide confirmation from your phone to prove that is it you trying to access your account.

You will not need to provide MFA approval on your phone while on school wifi, unless you are logging into a system where you have been given confidential information access (e.g. TASS)

Set up Microsoft Authenticator App

1. On your laptop, login to http://aka.ms/mfasetup and select Add sign-in method then choose the Authenticator App option.

2. From the drop-down list, select Authenticator App(2.a), then press the Next(2.b) button until you see a QR code(2.c).

This will display a QR code you will use to add your account to the Mobile App the next steps:

3. Install the Microsoft Authenticator app from the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play Store (Android)

TEACHING INFORMATION (cont.)

4. Open the Microsoft Authenticator app, click on the Plus icon in the top-right, then select the Work or School Account option.

5. You may be asked to allow the app to access your camera, aim the camera at the QR code on your laptop then hit Next.

will be given a 2-digit code to enter your Authenticator App.

You have now setup MFA for your Mentone Grammar account.

You can test if your MFA is working from one of the below locations:

 Go to https://mfacheck.mentonegrammar.net/

 Go to My Apps (microsoft.com) and select MFA Check

TEACHING INFORMATION (cont.)

REGISTER FOR PASSWORDLESS SIGN-IN

1. Open the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device.

2. Tap on your school account in the app to access your account settings.

3. Tap on the Enable phone sign-in option.

4. Press Continue, then sign in as prompted, then press the Register button. You will see a Green tick next to Device Registration if this is complete.

5. Finally select the Update security info option, to update your Default sign-in method to Microsoft Authenticator – Notifications.

6. Once you have set up passwordless sign-in, you can use it to sign in to your Microsoft account and other supported accounts without needing to enter a password.

TEACHING INFORMATION (cont.)

It's important to note that not all accounts or devices may support passwordless signin, and that enabling this feature may require additional security measures, such as a PIN code or biometric authentication. Additionally, you should always keep your mobile device and Microsoft account secure by using strong passwords and regularly updating your security settings.

You can test if your MFA is working from one of the below locations:

 Go to https://mfacheck.mentonegrammar.net/

 Go to My Apps (microsoft.com) and select MFA Check

DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT AND EMAIL ETIQUETTE

This section is designed to provide you with an introduction to key information about the digital environment within the School.

Expectations about use of Mentone Grammar Email:

EMAIL SIGNATURES

All employees are expected to use the School’s email signature

The School network and email addresses @mentonegrammar.net are the commercial property of the School.

All School correspondence is expected to be sent via School email addresses. You should note that once sent an email cannot be retrieved. Please refer below for tips on email etiquette.

SIMPLE RULES OF EMAIL ETIQUETTE

 Specify your subject line.

 Use a professional email address.

 Use professional email greetings.

 (Mostly) Avoid “reply all.”

 Proofread.

 Acknowledge emails.

 Avoid all caps.

 Attach carefully.

 Double check that email address.

 Sign off professionally.

AURION

YOUR EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE SYSTEM

Aurion is the School’s Enterprise Technology platform, and it is the platform that holds a range of your personal details including;

 Personal Details,

 Emergency Contacts,

 Pay History and Pay Slips,

 Leave Requests, and

 Timesheet Entry (if applicable)

 Accreditations

 Right to Work Information.

Aurion is a cloud based system that can be accessed via your computer or mobile device, using your network log-in details.

FAQ’S

For queries on:

 People-related policies and procedures

 Terms & conditions of employment

 Guidance on employee selfservice / Aurion

 Leaving the School

 Registrations (eg. VIT, Working With Children Checks, Police Checks)

 Employment verifications

 Statements of service

 Contract changes (including rates of pay, and hours)

 People-related policies and procedures

 Concerns regarding breaches of policy

 Employee relations issues

 Performance management

 Staffing strategies

 All return to work matters

 Workers Compensation

 All recruitment needs

 Contact for new teaching staff

 New staff (teaching) inductions

 All Health & Safety matters

Transactional payroll information including;

 Your pay (including deductions)

 Your superannuation

 Salary sacrifice

 Tax or tax changes

 Timesheets

Please contact:

Laura Kenny

People & Culture Advisor

Email: dejanas@mentonegrammar.net

Phone: +61 3 9584 4211

Alisa McAlpine

Director of People & Culture

Email: Alisam@mentonegrammar.net

Phone: +61 3 9581 3277

Margeaux Lamborn

People & Culture Business Partner

Email: margeauxla@mentonegrammar.net

Phone: +61 3 9581 3276

Email: employment@mentonegrammar.net

Phone: +61 3 9581 3276

Craig Best

Teacher Development Mentor

Email: cmb@mentonegrammar.net

Phone: +61 3 9581 3226

Yana Hall

Risk & Compliance Manager

Email: yanah@mentonegrammar.net

Phone: +61 3 9584 4211

Payroll Team

Email: payroll@mentonegrammar.net

FAQ’S (cont.)

WHAT DO I DO IF I AM UNWELL?

Teaching Staff are expected to contact the Daily Organiser and advise of their absence, and the expected duration so appropriate coverage may be organised for classes.

 Where you have a known absence (for a planned appointment or medical procedure, for example), you should advise the Daily Organiser at the earliest possible time in advance of taking the leave.

 Where your absence is unexpected, you should contact the Daily Organiser as soon as possible. (Refer to the School’s Leave Policy for more details.)

General Staff are expected to notify their line manager or supervisor of their absence due to illness or injury and the potential duration. (Refer to the School’s Leave Policy for more details.)

All staff are responsible for entering their own personal / carers leave details on to Aurion once they have notified the relevant person (Daily Organiser / Manager), and the leave request should be entered in Aurion as soon as practicable upon knowledge of the need to be absent.

HOW DO I BOOK A MAINTENANCE REQUEST?

A maintenance work request may be submitted here or located on the Staff Portal. Typical issues where Maintenance support may be requested include;

 Moving / replacing furniture

 Maintenance / repair issues

 Meeting / Training room set-up

 Heavy or awkward deliveries

WHERE CAN I PARK MY CAR?

Car parking is available on the School grounds off Lucerne St (for staff based in ELC, Eblana, Riviera and Bayview) and at the end of the Oval for Frogmore teachers, off Venice St and Como Pde. There is additional parking beside the Uniting Church in Venice St.

WHEN WILL I BE PAID?

All staff are paid fortnightly.

YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK ARE WELCOME

If you have a question that you haven’t been able to find the answer to. Please contact a member of the People & Culture team.