CEB Staff Newsletter #3 - 10 February 2023
Stationery Orders
A stationery order will be placed by the Ballarat office on the first Monday of each month. Please forward any orders to reception@dobcel.catholic.edu.au prior to this date.
Should you require stationery outside of this time frame, please contact your Team Leader for approval. The Team Leader will then email accounts@dobcel.catholic.edu.au for a purchase order.
Article submitted by Kerrie Zammit
People and Development Update
Crucial Conversations.
Delivering and receiving feedback is a crucial part of working in a successful team and organisation.
Recently we’ve heard from team members in both schools and the CEB office that people would like to enhance their capacity to feel better equipped to give clear, respectful and kind feedback when required.
Last year the DOBCEL Leadership Team participated in a workshop called Crucial Conversations. Crucial Conversations is about helping yourself and others to stay in dialogue. It’s about learning, understanding perspectives, and strengthening relationships. The workshop provides a common language and approach to improve communication between all people across our teams.
After hearing many of the leadership team share invaluable parts of the workshop with their team members, we are pleased to now roll out Crucial Conversation more broadly across the organisation.
CEB staff, accredited in the facilitation of this program, are running the two-day Crucial Conversations workshop in Ballarat on 2 dates -
- Tuesday and Wednesday 14 & 15 March 2023
- Thursday and Friday 23 & 24 March 2023.
Further information can be found here, or via this short YouTube Clip. Alternatively, please feel free to discuss with Fiona Murphy, Organisational Development Manager.
Please see attachments below.
Workshop details -
- Date: Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 March 2023 or Thursday 23 and Friday 24 March 2023
- Location: Ballarat – Training Room, Gillies St Office
- Time: 9-4:30am (both days)
- Facilitators: Fiona Murphy and Maree Baker (14 and 15 March) and Janet Claassen and Lee Schlooz (23 and 24 March)
- What’s included: All program resources (2 workbooks and your own copy of ‘Crucial Conversations – ‘Tools for talking when stakes are high’ (Grenny et al)), and morning tea and lunch on the 2 days.
- Cost: $0 as this will be the first time internally facilitating the workshop, People and Development will cover the cost of the program. Future programs may include a charge to cover costs of workshop resources and catering. (Please note, any travel/accommodation costs associated to attending this workshop will need to be covered by the individual’s cost centre).
To register – please click here to complete a Google form. Places will be limited in each workshop.
On Thursday April 27th at 4pm, there will be a one hour coaching session run (online), whilst this is not compulsory to attend, we would love as many as people possible who attended either workshop date to commit.
This coaching assists in embedding the key principals of Crucial Conversations in our everyday conversations and will also provide learning and sharing opportunities for us regarding the workshop.
Article submitted by Fiona Murphy
Staff News
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Camelia (Cam) Prenc to the new position of Policy and Governance Administrator.
Cam will come to us from Ballarat Community Health where she has been the Quality, Contracts and Compliance Administrator.
Career Opportunities in the Diocesan Education Community
Catholic Education Ballarat
- Capital Works Project Delivery Officer – ongoing position at 1.0 FTE (closes 20 February)
- Talent Acquisition Partner – ongoing position at 1.0 FTE (closes 27 February)
Article submitted by Jo Huntley