Marina Abdel
Mobile Me UPDATE
This is an important reminder regarding the use of Mobile Me. We are still experiencing some technical issues with the App. If you are active on Mobile Me, and you suspect the App is not performing properly, please contact Marina at the office straight away. Immediately switch to timesheets for that particular service because if you do not use timesheets and your App is not working – we cannot prove you have attended the shift therefore you may not be paid for that service.
Ensure your availability is current
Can all Care Professionals in the field please make sure your availability is regularly updated. If you have indicated that you are available, clients can and will be added to your roster without consultation by a coordinator. So, it is your responsibility to check your roster daily for new services. Please be mindful that ‘hand backs’ on the day are not acceptable and there may be repercussions. Also, if you have any medical appointments please let us know ASAP.
JBC’s 2014 Christmas Cruise
There was a fabulous turnout this year – a testament to the dedicated office team who put this event together so everyone could enjoy our ‘Someone Famous’ theme while cruising around beautiful Sydney Harbour.
Thanks also to the 28 Care Professionals who were joined by six office staff on board this year’s Fun Boat that departed from Darling Harbour with a cast of colourful and glamourous characters on board for the evening.
True to our ‘Someone Famous’ theme, people dressed up in amazing costumes. On board we hosted: Cruella De Ville, Cleopatra, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Ned Kelly, Marylin Monroe and many more – even Santa made an appearance!
The Best Fancy Dress costume award went to Gary Bradbury’s Ned Kelly (see pics) (intranet url: https://intranet.justbettercare.com.au/GraphicApp/view_items.cfm?MenuID=5094&CategoryID=1)
During the formal part of the evening, certificates were presented to Care Professionals who showed outstanding work practices based on our company values: Professional, Communication, Respect, Team, Empower and Learning.
Everybody loved the fantastic location and we were treated to an amazing fireworks spectacle at Darling Harbour that topped off a perfect evening.
A HUGE thank you again for the awesome effort with costumes and to staff for organising JBC Fun Boat – see you again next year.
Certificate III & IV Training
This year has been a great year for training. We had 15 Support professionals complete either their Certificate III and/or IV in the industry. Our JBC teams recently started a new group of 8 students for Certificate III in Aged Care and 3 students in Certificate IV in Aged Care or Disability.
We are looking to start a new group of students at the beginning of 2015 so look out for announcements for the starting dates!
Mobile Me UPDATE
Mobile Me has been slowly rolled out over the past few months, with a lot of dedication from JBC’s Care Professionals and from the trainers. I am excited to report that we have now reached an enormous 60 Care Professionals on the App! 
Thank you to everyone who participated, for your valuable involvement in trialling our new App – we could not have done it without your time, positive attitude and feedback. As a team, we continue to fine-tune the App and we are ironing out a few niggling issues. We trust that these will be resolved as soon as possible.