Supervisors Network Meeting: Retention Training Series - Becoming an Employer of Choice (Session Three)

Please note

This session is part of a series that you had to already have paid and registered for under the October 24th session. This is for information purposes only. 

By attending the entire series you will be rewarded 7.5 hours of on-going training hours, and by registering for this session, you are committing to Session Two and Three as well. 

• Session 1: October 24, 2018        
• Session 2: January 23, 2019
• Session 3: February 20, 2019

Workshop Descriptions

Session 1 – Becoming an Employer of Choice

How do you make your centre a place where people aspire to work? Organizations now, more than ever, say that competition for well-qualified staff has increased in the last few years. Detry Carragher, an award-winning management consultant will share insightful research related to attracting, hiring, and keeping top talent.  She’ll provide attendees with practical tips to improve recruitment efforts, elevate the candidate experience, and create a workforce who demonstrate a passion for their work.  Roll up your sleeves and get ready to embark on the insider’s journey to helping you become an employer of choice!

Session 2 – Innovative Recruitment Strategies

Remember the days when you simply had to advertise a job and the resumes flooded in?  Certainly, those were the good old days. With the heightened competition for workers, today’s recruitment approaches require a bit more originality and creativity to stand out from the crowd.  This fun and informative session will be filled with low-cost high impact strategies every attendee can implement immediately.  Let’s do this together, shake things up, and get people focusing on a career with you in early learning and child care.  

Session 3 – Facilitative Supervision: The Heart of Retention

The research shows time and again that people desire respectful workplaces where their contribution is valued.  Facilitative supervision is an approach that emphasizes mentoring, joint problem solving and two-way communication.  In this session, we’ll discuss leadership styles, how to help individuals to set goals, autonomy and decision making, and how to work alongside a workforce with varying needs and interests. 

Facilitator Bio

Detry Carragher is an Award-Winning Management Consultant, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, Coach, and Business Leader who helps create Better Workplaces and Stronger Communities™ through her firm CARVO GROUP.  As a Chartered Professional in Human Resources, Detry’s work extends to several of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Fortune 500 technology companies and Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada.  Her expansive client list ranges from sole entrepreneurs to larger institutions such as the Canadian Space Agency. 

She currently serves on the National CPHR Canada Board and is a Founding Director and Chair of the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of PEI.  Her fresh take on challenging the status quo often sparks meaningful dialogue and change. Her insights have been featured on CBC, CTV, and the National HR Reporter publication. 

Supervisors Network

The ECDA has been supporting Directors and Supervisors for nearly ten years through the Supervisors Network. The intention of the group is to encourage open dialogue and knowledge exchange to enhance quality practices, such as human resource practices and policies, pedagogy and leadership. The Supervisors Network is open to all supervisors, directors, and administrators of licensed early learning and child care programs. No previous attendance or membership necessary - come one, come all!

If you have any questions about the Supervisors Network please contact Sonya Hooper at 902-368-0070 or Bonnie Bell at 902-368-1866.