CEB Staff Newsletter #10 - 31 March 2023
Child Safety- Protecting Children
Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations eLearning Module - 1 WEEK TO GO!
The Protecting Children – Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations eLearning Module is due Thursday 6 April, 2023 for most CEB staff.
It is a requirement of DOBCEL that you complete this module by the end of Term One. Managers will be informed Monday of their staff who have not completed the module.
You can access the module here, by selecting the 'Online training account creation guide for non-government school staff.' When you have completed the module please email it through to Safeguarding.
If you have a technical question about the module you will need to contact student.engagement@education.vic.gov.au.
If you are experiencing any other difficulties, or need clarification please speak with Jacqui Righetti, Manager Safeguarding and Standards via email or call 0409 114 268.
Sincere thanks to those staff who have already completed the module and have shared their certificates with Jacqui.
Article Submitted by Jacqui Righetti.
CEB Staff Meeting: 20 and 21 April
As advertised on the CEB calendar and in last week’s newsletter, our termly Staff meeting will be held over 20 and 21 April. The agenda will be available next week.
A reminder that dinner on the evening of 20 April will be held at The Yacht Club, Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree. For catering purposes, please complete the details in this link by 4pm Monday 3 April.
For those staff requiring accommodation, please complete your details in the Accommodation booking spreadsheet on the CET homepage, as per normal.
Article Submitted by Kerrie Zammit.
Growing our ICT Skills
As part of our CEB staff meeting on April 20th, we are hoping to provide some workshops to support out the growth of our personal ICT skills for the workplace.
The session is intended to not be more than 30 minutes and we are looking for CEB staff who feel that they may have some tips or tricks for colleagues to share in relation to ICT. You might be the master of an empty email inbox, your might make PowerPoint sing or have a skill in editing video footage or you might like to explore some of the mysteries of Chat GTP with colleagues.
If you felt you could share, could you please send a short abstract – not more than 4 sentences to Jo Mckee.
The hope is that we will be able to offer a range of opportunities to staff which can be preselected prior to our meeting.
If you have questions or are unsure please speak with Matt Byrne or Tony Perkins.
Professional Learning login to Trybooking
The Trybooking login for professional learning has been changed.
Please use the details below:
- Website: www.trybooking.com.au
- Login: pd@dobcel.catholic.edu.au
- Password: Rainbow!1234
If you have any questions, please contact Elena Silak in the Ballarat office.
Article Submitted by Kerrie Zammit.
People and Development Update
Public Holidays – First Half of 2023.
Easter period
Friday 7 April through to Monday 10 April are public holidays celebrated in most states, starting an extra-long weekend for the Easter period.
A leave form is not required, these are statewide public holidays.
ANZAC Day
Tuesday 25 April is the ANZAC Day public holiday celebrated nationally.
A leave form is not required, this is a statewide public holiday.
Article Submitted by Tania Lund.
Catholic Education Update
Aggiornamento ECSI 101 Online Learning Modules.
For details, please see the flyer here.
PLEASE NOTE
- Anyone is welcome to register for ECSI 101, however sponsorship for 50% of costs, for Add on 1 or Add on 2 (see flyer) is available to primary school colleagues only.
- Registration for Add on 1 and Add on 2 is open to secondary colleagues, unfortunately without sponsorship.
- Aggiornamento ECSI 101 provides TAP hours.
The course requires a minimum of 10 participants, and you cannot select modules – the course comprises all the modules. After module 1 costs will not be refundable.
Target audience:
- ECSI beginners
- School community members – Leadership, teachers, staff & parents
- CEB staff
- Clergy
- Members of Religious Institutes
Registrations close April 6th.
If interested in registering for the program, please email Gina Bernasconi no later than April 2nd.
Article Submitted by Gina Bernasconi.
Environmental Sustainability
Did you know?
Australians throw away 2.7 million coffee cups every day, with many being littered. When they are sent to landfill, the cardboard fibre of the cup releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
While coffee cups are not accepted in most council kerbside recycling bins (check directly with your council to see if you can recycle yours at home), they can be recycled through specialised recycling services.
Simply Cups has partnered with 7-Eleven and various shopping centres, schools and community groups to provide the public with more than 1,400 recycling drop-off locations for disposable coffee cups, including compostable cups. Coffee cup lids and drinking straws are also accepted at participating 7-Eleven stores. To find a drop-off point near you, visit Simply Cups.
Australians can reduce their coffee cup waste by using a reusable coffee cup such as a KeepCup or rCUP which is made from the cups recycled by Simply Cups. You can also choose to buy coffee from cafes that are making an effort to reduce their environmental impact by searching Responsible Cafes. The cafes are given ratings based on their positive environmental actions such as composting coffee grounds and using ethically sourced coffee beans.
Simply Cups recycles used coffee cups into materials that are used to make asphalt, furniture, car park bumpers, and even reusable coffee cups. Detpak, through the RecycleMe program, turn their coffee cups into recycled paper products and the lids into recycled plastic products such as photo frames.
Disposable coffee cups are currently only accepted for recycling in a handful of council collections (check with your council directly to see if you can recycle yours at home). The vast majority of councils do not accept coffee cups in kerbside recycling due to their thin plastic lining (sometimes oil or plant-based) which requires specific recycling equipment to separate it from the paper so both materials can be recycled.
Unfortunately, Australia does not currently have the infrastructure to process the huge quantity of single-use coffee cups we use and throw away (estimated to be around 1 billion each year). When coffee cups are incorrectly placed in household recycling bins, they can contaminate and degrade the quality of the recycling.
Consider exploring where to take your ‘one use’ coffee cups.
For the Ballarat area, 7/11 Stores in Sebastopol, Wendouree, Alfredton and Delacombe are all listed at collection points.
Staff News
Brendan Chalmers.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Brendan Chalmers to the position of Capital Works Project Delivery Officer.
Brendan’s most recent position was Facilities Director/Contract Manager with Spotless Integrated Facilities Services where he was responsible for the contract management of the new Bendigo Hospital for this organisation.
Mel Frost.
Mel Willis celebrated her wedding to her lucky groom Chris Frost in Port Fairy recently. Please note that her name and email address etc will now be Mel Frost.
Career Opportunities in the Diocesan Education Community
Catholic Education Ballarat.
We have two upcoming opportunities to work in the Ballarat CEB Office and these will be advertised on our website and SEEK early next week. For further information ahead of the ads, please contact Jo Huntley on 0429 598 163.
The positions are:
- Office Administrator and Support Analyst for SIMON
- Payroll Administration Officer