Adelle Rodrigues
Staff Survey.
Thank you to all of you who recently participated in the staff survey. We received a large response and it is pleasing to know that so many of you feel committed enough to take the time to give us your feedback to help us improve our services to you. Over the next few weeks we will compile the results and I am looking forward to giving you more details on the findings. Please note you can pick up a confidential survey from the Alexandria office or online via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/65L8696
Refer a Friend.
We are fortunate to have really great care professionals working with us at Just Better Care. So good in fact that our services are growing at a rather rapid rate. You may be receiving increased volumes of calls from our coordinators trying to roster the additional services our clients want. So I invite you to tell a friend about the great work you do with Just Better Care and “Refer a Friend” If you refer a friend, please let us know. If they are successful in being offered a position with us YOU will receive a $20 dollar voucher. When your referral reaches their 6 month service with us, YOU will receive a $100 voucher. Offer to June 30th 2015.
Team Initiative.
There is so much happening in our lives and work is a big part of it. So we want to know how we can stay connected with you and ensure you are enjoying your work. If you would be interested in being part of a focus group that meet monthly and come up with ideas and solutions to help us stay in touch with you, I want you on my team. I am asking any staff members who work 15 or more hours per week who would like to be on the committee to please let me know. We will meet each month for one hour and we will have set topics to discuss and come up with ideas. I am looking for care Professionals across all four territories, so please let me know if you are interested. Once we have the Committee together I will advise date, time etc. Look forward to catching up.
I am pleased to advise that we have partnered with Macquarie Business Training centre as out RTO who will now be supported us to deliver the Certificate III and IV in Aged care and disability services.
Macquarie Business Training centre has many years experience delivering courses within the community. We will continue to offer traineeships to our staff, which is proving a wonderful asset to our clients and to our staff in being able to develop their skills. Macquarie Training Centre has staff that can assist you in all your enquiries around the changes to legislation regarding fees for payment etc. Please feel free to look at their website www.macquarie.nsw.edu.au or to learn more about fees that may apply to you. Please feel free to speak to HR if you would like more information around future traineeships.
New Team Member
JBC would like to advise you all that we have a new staff member joining us at the Alexandria Office. You will all be meeting Belinda as we progress but just to give you some back ground knowledge we have asked her a few questions:
Belinda will be the Package Coordinator working with Nathan Hider our Package Manager.
Meet Belinda Guerreiro
D.O.B: 28/2
Favourite food: Chocolate
Interests: Reading
Fun Facts:
- Enjoy planning birthday and wedding events
- Favourite colour is blue
- Have a cat named after a soccer player.
I know you all will make her feel very valued and welcome.
JBC Pride
Hi team,
This month we have included a photo of Tutie! Dressed impeccably as she visits the Alexandria office between shifts.
We appreciate the pride Tutie has taken in her appearance and her dedication to attending our training – consistently up skilling and presenting herself as a very valuable asset to our team.
Tutie is featured holding her Dementia Training Certificate – if you have not received yours please visit the Alexandria Office.
Quick San Choy Bow
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
500g chicken mince
3 shallots, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 medium button mushrooms, finely chopped
220g can bamboo shoots, drained, finely chopped
220g can water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped
1/2 cup (30g) fried noodles
10 small iceberg lettuce leaves, washed, dried, trimmed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons crushed peanuts
Steps:
- Combine sesame oil, soy and oyster sauce in small jug or bowl.
- Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add peanut oil, then chicken. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, breaking up mince, until the mince is just cooked through.
- Reserve 1/3 of the shallots for garnish. Add remaining shallots, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, shoots and chestnuts to mince. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add combined sesame oil sauce, stirring until heated through and sauce thickens slightly. Stir through noodles.
- Divide mince mixture evenly among lettuce cups. Top with sesame seeds, nuts and reserved shallots