Adelle Rodrigues
Two-Way Street
As the landscape of our industry will change, so will we .
We will have to adjust to the new ways in which the funding model will be implemented .There are both Consumer Directed Care ( CDC ) for aged care and National Disability Insurance Scheme ( NDIS ) being piloted at the moment .
We will all have to change both our mindsets as well as our ways of delivering service .The new model is enablement, which will expect us to not only provide care ,but to help encourage our clients to do as much for themselves as possible. We will be offering training re this model, which I expect you all to attend.
We want to be the Best organisation that offers the best, most professional, most responsive and highly trained team to deliver a quality service that is unmatched in the industry .
If you would like to be part of our dynamic team, Please embrace the changes and Training that will be implemented over the next 2 years and help us to build an organization that as is respected and trusted by ourselves as well as our customers.
Every service that you attend has its challenges. It is often through these challenges that we forget that the customer is the customer and needs to be treated with both DIGNITY and RESPECT.
Please contact your coordinators, Marina (H/R) or myself should these challenges be too difficult for you to manage .We are here to support you as a HIGHLY VALUED member of our team .
Please engage with your KEY COORDINATORS and embrace what we have to offer.
I look forward to working together with you all.
Thank you all for your support.
Phillip
Office News.
As you may know, we have hired new After Hours Coordinators. Michelle and Melissa.
These coordinators will be supporting the team after hours on weekends.
We welcome them to the team and thank them for the work they have been doing recently.
In other news we have had a change in Coordinators for Sutherland.
I would like to inform you all, that Danielle will no longer be working in our team.
Unfortunately things have not worked out, and in the best interests of the team, we have come to the decision to part ways.
We are moving forward and would like to have a team that works within our core values, that are so important to us all.
If you have any questions or concerns over this matter please do not hesitate to contact Penny Colvin the HR Manager on 9669 1965.
Monthly Recipe – Healthy Apple Crumble
INGREDIENTS – MAKES 10 X INDIVIDUAL SERVINGS
10 apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
1 cup water
1 table spoon of Honey
1kg reduced fat natural yogurt
21/2 cups of low fat muesli
NOTES:
Add pears to the apples or use stone fruits to make a delicious stewed fruit mixture. Alternatively, mixed berries work perfectly too.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine apples, water and honey in a saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are just tender (about 15 minutes). Cool and refrigerate until required.
Layer apples, yogurt and muesli into 10x225ml disposable serving cups, finishing with a layer of yogurt and a sprinkling of muesli. Cover and refrigerate until required.
Local Events
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New team members
We have two new Eastern Suburbs Office staff members to introduce.
Adelle Rodrigues is our Communication Administrator, her role is centered on daily administration and staff engagement strategies to make sure everybody has the opportunity to participate in the training, social and community events that JBC promotes.
Adelle will run oter communication channels for JBC Eastern Suburbs, including the monthly Newsletter. Remember it is YOUR newsletter so please direct contributions, comments or ideas to Adelle so she can take them on board. For example, if you have a story about your experience as a care professional or if you can describe the training you have undertaken and how it has changed your work, share it in the monthly Newsletter.
Also, we are happy to introduce our new Eastern Suburbs Coordinator, Karren Osei, please be sure to introduce yourself next time you are in the Alexandria office. Just Better Cares’new office recruits are excited to be working with such a dynamic team and are especially looking forward to meeting you all throughout the year at company events and training sessions (posted in the Newsletter calendar and on the intranet) http://bitly.com/13sCOvi that we anticipate everyone participating in. Adelle and Karren look forward to getting to know you all individually. Just Better Care is keen for our staff to feel cared for too. We have a great support network that we implore you all to utilise more often. The industry and work that is done through JBC is amazing and you should all be very proud of the role you play in helping individuals maintain their independence.
Also the Coordinators would like to extend their appreciation to the following people for exemplary work.
The eastern Suburbs Coordinators would like to say a huge thank you to all the support staff who took on extra shifts over the Christmas and new Year period. We do not know what we would have done without you – Karren and Fiona.
Helen Thompson from the Sutherland territory is also being recognised for her ongoing care and concern for a client going through a difficult period with their health. Helen has kept the office informed by providing regular and comprehensive feedback. She consistently exhibits professionalism and has empowered the client to make informed choices with regards to their health.
Happy New Year JBC team.
We’ve bid farewell to 2014, and have welcomes 2015. We hope this New Year brings you new joys and happiness and lots of satisfaction in all that you do it support our customers. January is often referred to as a time for new beginnings, a time for taking on new challenges and commitments in our World’s of work and leisure.
We often make New Year resolutions and set goals for the year. Setting the goals is the easy part don’t you think? It is sticking to them that takes planning and determination! At Just Better Care we have set goals for the year; to support you all in the transition to the ENABLEMENT service delivery approach and give you all the opportunity to UP SKILL yourselves. We’ve written the plan down and will be revisiting them to review progress month by month.
We are offering ACCREDITED Certificate training, that will give you the ACCREDITED MINIMUM LEVEL of competency to earn more and be compliant to work in the industry. We have tailored these personal courses to give you the best outcome of many of the courses we have researched. We hope you will join us in achieving these goals, and feel the satisfaction that comes from knowing that we have gone beyond carrying out “tasks”to bringing some joy into the lives of the people we serve – for some a warm smile and happy attitude it all it takes to brighten the day.
With best wishes,
Phillip Behr.