Young

Leaders in

Aged Service

Network a network, led by young people, that

shares knowledge, skills and ideas,

promotes Aged Services as a career

pathway of choice and showcases

leadership and innovation displayed by

young people working in the Aged

Service Sector in Tasmania.

13 June 2018

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Notes from the Young Leaders Network

Workshop #3 – 13 June 2018

Thank you to members that came along to the third Young Leaders Network workshop in

Campbell Town on Wednesday.

The day started with a recap on previous notes including a quick look at the Young

Leaders Network Private Page on the Hub, Young Leaders Profiles and the Career

Discovery Days.

Here is a brief update.

Young Leaders Network Hub Page & Profile

https://events.agedservicestas.com.au/programs-and-initiatives/young-leaders-network/

Members can access the private hub page using the log-in instructions sent via email. I

have also included the instructions at the end of this document (including some issues with

getting your new password).

Once on the site, members are encouraged to complete their Profile so you can start

getting to know one another. There is also a forum to start discussions.

Career Discovery Days

https://events.agedservicestas.com.au/event-espresso/careers-in-the-aged-services-

sector/

Fiona reported that organisations within the Aged Service Sector have been really

supportive by hosting Career Discovery Days around the State. This year they have been

held in Smithton, Devonport, Launceston and Hobart with another 6 planned (around the

State) for the remainder of 2018.

Registrations for all past Career Discovery Days have been at capacity with schools and

colleges really embracing the opportunity to find out what a career in the Aged Services

Sector is all about.

The Career Discovery Days allows for students to talk to young people that work within the

Sector to discuss the wide variety of job roles.

If any member would like to take part in one of these sessions, please let Fiona know.

Getting Started – Changing the Perception of working in the Aged Services Sector

Building on the previous two workshops, members of the Young Leaders Network met in

Campbell Town to work on the design, development and production of one of the videos

that the young leaders identified as an important way of ‘Changing the Perception of

working in the Sector’.

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Many agreed that there is a misconception that there is only one job role and no career

opportunities. One way of getting the message out there was to put together short videos.

To help put the video together, we were joined by staff and students from Bayview

Secondary College in Hobart. Bridget and Ronny (staff), Connor (grade 8) and Aiden

(grade 10) students. Connor and Aiden are studying multi-media and are very

experienced already in producing material for Chargers Basketball team and manage all

the AV equipment for their school.

In preparing discussion points for the video, members discussed:

o key messages that were important to be included.

o Who was the target audience for the video

As as result of the morning session we captured the following:

•Working in the Aged Services is a Career Pathway of Choice

•It is rewarding, flexible and supportive

•There are a whole range of diverse job roles

•you get to have an impact and make a difference in the life of older Tasmanians

•Your skills are transferable

•you are not just an employee

•plenty of opportunites to develop new skills

•you meet some awesome people

Key Messages - what we want people to know...

•School and Colleges (grades 7-12+)

•Teachers and Career Advisors

•Residential and Home & Community organisations

•Clients accessing services

•Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA)

•Government Departments (Dept of Education Tas Health Services etc)

Audience - who is the video for?

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By the end of the day each of our members were able to talk about why they love doing

what they do, the impact they have made and the opportunities they see. This was

recorded and the team from Bayview Secondary College will bring back to the Network a

draft for comment and review.

Summary

We covered a lot throughout the day and captured strong key messages that as a Sector

can be used to promote our industry as a career choice.

If you were unable to come along you haven’t missed out! We still have plenty of projects

to work on and this includes other short videos that tell your stories.

This Network will enable you to lead these projects and we are very exciting to see where

you take us.

If you have any questions please contact Fiona Huskinson, Workforce Officer on

Fiona.huskinson@acsa.asn.au

Group photo at the Young Leaders Network meeting in Campbell Town in June

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Network Members

(as at 14 June 2018)

Renee Chamberlain Mt St Vincent Ashlyn Brennan Queen Victoria Care

Alyssa Starr Mt St Vincent Sam Morris Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA)

Megan Price Mt St Vincent Rob Hill Palliative Care Tas

Nadine Ozols IWWT (May Shaw Health Centre)

Bianca Earnshaw Masonic Care Tas - North

Taylor Cooper Family Based Care Assn NW Inc

Crystal Blake Masonic Care Tas - North

Aidyn Clements Family Based Care Assn NW Inc

Melanie Haney Masonic Care Tas - South

Joshua Hicks (Josh) Family Based Care Assn NW Inc

Sarah Painter Care Forward

Alice Bell SCC - Mt Esk Matt Eyles Hobart College

Adrian Tan SCC Mt Esk Erica Davis May Shaw Health Centre - Scottsdale

Jie Chiong SCC - Mt Esk Melissa Williams Care Consultancy - North Care Forward

Pyetia Bryan SCC Mt Esk Ross Lovell Care Consultancy - North West Care Forward

Mathew Balaza SCC - Mt Esk Lucy Rayner South Care Assess

Hannah Garwood SCC Mt Esk Alex Massey South Care Forward

Tamika Stevens SCC - Mt Esk Nat Jenkins District Nurses

Lisa Wells SCC Mt Esk Jess Norton The Parkside Foundation

Lucinda Hess SCC - Mt Esk

Gabriella Karras SCC Mt Esk

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Instructions for accessing the YLN Private Page

Follow this link https://events.agedservicestas.com.au/programs-and-initiatives/young-leaders-network/

when you first access the site you need to login:

o Your username is your <<first initial last name>> no space in between (eg fhuskinson) and your email address is the one I have emailed you on.

o You will need to hit the Forgot your Password? (under the login button) when you first access the site

o You should be sent an email with a new password (which you can change once you are in) but this isn’t working properly so Fiona will send you the link via email.

o

Once you’ve received the email notification and changed your password then try the link

https://events.agedservicestas.com.au/programs-and-initiatives/young-leaders-

network/

to access the Private Collaboration Page.. Although I’ve tested this with a few people please let me know if you have difficulty accessing the site.

You should see:

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The page includes:

o a list of current members o a profile page which I’d really appreciate if you could complete so we can start getting a list of the

variety of job roles, and o a discussion forum. Please feel free to contribute to any discussions and add one of your own.. I have

started one around the 2 questions needed for the video script. you can click on the subscribe from this forum (bottom LHS to receive notifications when discussions have been added).

o various links and documents that you may find helpful

Can you please let me know if you have any difficulties accessing the site and the forum.

Cheers, Fiona

fiona.huskinson@acsa.asn.au

Please note my normal working days are Tuesday to Thursday