Services nationally are struggling with the two fold problem of finding adequately trained staff to cover their operational needs and retaining them after they have been appointed.

The competence and value of trained staff coming from RTO’s is not consistent and with very few exceptions, services have no choice but to unofficially retrain staff for them to be of any real value.

This seminar will not give you magic powers of attraction BUT will give you tools that have been used by many services over the years to attract quality educators or dig them out of a group of candidates, employ them, support them and enjoy their loyalty.

This seminar will cover:

• Defining what you are looking for? - skills reviews and what we actually need not think we need and planning for tomorrow.
  
• What to look for in an employee beyond a certificate - selection criteria
  
• Who should be on a selection panel. Primal attraction
• Questions to ask during interview that help you know what your really looking at
  
• Advantages and legalities of “try before you buy” - test-driving a new staff member.
  
• Induction and its relationship with ongoing performance monitoring - am I setting my staff up to fail 
  
• What if you get it wrong - the dangers of ignoring mistakes?

Half the calls we receive are about what to do with staff who are not demonstrating the competence they showed at interview or are refusing to follow direction or adhere to policy or procedure.

More common over the last few years has been claims by staff that they are being bullied even when your talking to them about their performance or responsibility or making injury to mental health claims triggered by everything from Covid to being disrespected by a child or being asked to turn up to work on time.

Although some claims may well be true, the list of excuses that employees will conger to be paid for not working is depressingly endless

This workshop will give you the tools and knowledge to address the following:

• Setting goals for underperformers…
  
• What do employees have to do to remain employed?
  
• What must you demonstrate you have done before disciplinary action?
  
• What is “reasonable management practice”…The Bullying and Harassment myth, how to manage claims and allegations.
  
• Managing Stress and Anxiety in staff both real and imagined.
  
• Basic rules of workers compensation claims associated with performance or mental health
  
• What to do when staff inappropriately interact with staff - inappropriate discipline to interaction both inside and outside the service.
• Why we document!! document!! document!!

Decision makers, approved providers, directors, nominated supervisors, committee members, administrators and anyone involved in the administration and operation of early childhood education and care services.

In each location the recruiting session will commence at 9:30am and finish at 12:00 midday and the second session regarding performance management will commence at 1:00pm and conclude at 3:30pm.

Click or tap on the following button to see the events planned for your state or territory.

DJMIR members will pay $220.00 per place per session and receive a further $50 credit on their membership renewal if both sessions on the one day are booked.

Non members will pay $280 per place per session.

PLEASE NOTE: Group bookings of 3 or more in each and  recive a further will be delivering two seminars

Morning Session 9:30 - 12:00
Simple ways to recruit competent employees and how to keep them. 

Afternoon Session 1:00 - 3:30
Confidently managing underperformers – What are your rights? 

Cost of registration 

Members… $220 per session.
Non-Members… $280 per session.
Group Discount… 3 or more attendees $ TBA on application, please contact us.
Individual Seminars for 15 or more attendees can be negotiated on application, please contact us.

See more about membership here. https://djmir.com.au/membership-benefits

On payment of your booking, you will be automatically issued with ticketing and venue information and a tax invoice. The workshop is 100% tax deductible workplace training.

COVID Refund Guarantee
If the event you have booked is cancelled due to a COVID lockdown we will provide you with a 100% refund.

David has been working in the workplace relations and regulatory compliance environments of early childhood education for over 30 years and his dedication to this sector was well illustrated by the tireless work provided by him and his team to support services through the Covid crisis.

David takes a simple and interactive approach to presenting and often uses third party case studies of what other service providers have done or experienced do to illustrate solutions.   He has never understood why so many presenters make the solutions to very simple problems, more complex than they have to be.

He has always seen his role in early childhood to empowering approved providers at his workshops to make better, clearer and faster decisions more confidently.

Kristen McPhail – Thank you so much for providing an excellent support for our sector. Your dedication has helped services around the country navigate the uncertain COVID-19 landscape over the past few months with good humour and confidence. Thank you!

Mel Dewyer – So willing to help in this time of crisis. Fantastic advice and always available with the facts that no one else can give us! They have been such a lifeline for us small operators!

Cam Handley – Incredibly knowledgeable and never too busy to take your call. This is a service we could simply not operate without.

Mary-Louise Clifford – Amazing responsive to all calls, a wealth of knowledge.

Tamara Greig – DJMIR have provided our business support and up to date information is a clear direct way that is relevant to our industry. Highly recommend.

Olivia Jessie – Amazing up to date information and support all the time. Even prior to this pandemic DJMIR have always been fantastic!

Rebecca Stiles – They have a wealth of knowledge specifically about ECEC. They help us through a difficult time and no us too big or too small...so glad we have David and Cassie in our corner when we need them!

John Hutchison – DJMIR is the childcare industrial relations & human resources specialists. No Doubt!

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