Please note: This first session was originally scheduled for September 26th, and if you were registered for that date, you'll need to re-register here.
The October 24th Supervisors' Network Meeting will be part 1 of the 3 part Retention Training Series facilitated by Detry Carragher with CarvoGroup, held Wednesday September 26th at 9:30 am - 12:00 pm at the Centre Belle Alliance.
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.
This training experience is most valuable to anyone working as a Supervisor/Director.
This session will be offered at the Quality Inn & Suites Garden of the Gulf located at 618 Water Street, Summerside.
You will enjoy this session and it will positively influence your leadership skills! We encourage supervisors from all across PEI to join us!
Workshop Descriptions –
Session One -
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 Two-
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 Three –
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
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.
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, pedogogy 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.