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• HR Session | HR Fundamentals for New Leaders

  • Start
    22 May 2025
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    9:00 AM (ACST)
  • End
    27 Aug 2025
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    2:00 PM (ACST)
  • Location
    Catholic Education Office (Conference Centre)
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  Two Sessions Available | 9am, Thursday 22 May or 2pm, Wednesday 27 August 2025

  This introductory HR Fundamentals session will provide a broad overview of core human resource responsibilities and best practices tips for new leaders. Experienced leaders who would like a to attend a refresher session are also welcome to participate. The session will broadly focus on the employee lifecycle, understanding the employment obligations and entitlements as well as practical tools available for effectively managing HR processes. During the session we will cover the following:

  • Key HR responsibilities of people managers
  • Overview of the employee lifecycle
  • Understanding employment types, contracts, and entitlements
  • Managing leave, attendance, and workplace flexibility
  • Introduction to performance development and performance management
  • Tools, templates, and resources available via the intranet

  This session is recommended for New and experienced line Managers within Schools & the Catholic Education Office.

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• HR Session | Employee Probation, Performance Management Process & Legislative Requirements

  • Start
    03 Jun 2025
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    9:00 AM (ACST)
  • End
    29 Jul 2025
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    9:00 AM (ACST)
  • Location
    Catholic Education Office (Conference Centre)
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  Two Sessions Available | Tuesday 3 June or Tuesday 29 July 2025

  This session will focus on best practice for managing staff members throughout the probationary period and beyond in both schools (teachers and ESOs) as well as within the CEO. The employment is a relationship and as people managers we have a duty of care towards employees to commend them for the great work they produce but to also manage their performance accordingly when it does not meet the expected satisfactory standard. What you can expect to learn from this session:

  • Importance of managing employees during the probationary period
  • Best practice for managing staff during the probationary period
  • Performance Management best practice
  • Informal Performance Management Process
  • Formal Performance Management Process
  • Tools and Resources available on the intranet

  This session is recommended for Principals, HR Representatives, Managers within CEO and Schools more broadly.

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• HR Session | Talent Acquisition (Recruitment) Essentials for Hiring Teams

  • Start
    25 Jun 2025
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    2:00 PM (ACST)
  • End
    03 Sep 2025
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    2:00 PM (ACST)
  • Location
    Catholic Education Office (Conference Centre)
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  Two Sessions Available | Wednesday 25 June or Wednesday 3 September 2025

  This session will cover the following content related to recruitment in accordance with the Talent Acquisition Procedure:

  • Roles & responsibilities in a recruitment process
  • Utilising Position Description templates for advertising
  • Writing an Advertisement that attracts
  • Getting the best out of applicants at Interview
  • Why reference checking after interview matters
  • When and how to communicate with candidate throughout the process
  • Where to find resources on SharePoint

  This session is recommended for Principals, HR Representatives, Managers or anyone who is involved in the recruitment processes.

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• HR Session | Creation of PDs & Classifying a Position Correctly

  • Start
    13 Aug 2025
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    9:00 AM (ACST)
  • End
    29 Oct 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM (ACST)
  • Location
    Catholic Education Office (Conference Centre)
  • Spaces left
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  Two Sessions Available | Wednesday 13 August 2025 or Wednesday 29 October 2025 

  This session will focus on best practice within CESA for grading newly created positions within the ESO cohort and how to ensure we get the grade as accurately as possible for new and existing positions more broadly. During the session we will cover the following:

  • Importance of classifying a position correctly
  • Classification considerations when providing ad-hoc duties to staff
  • Risksassociated with having positions graded at the wrong level
  • Step by step guide for the grading of new positions
  • Steps by step guide for the grading of existing positions with minor changes
  • Tools and Resources

  This session is recommended for Principals, HR Representatives, Managers within CEO and Schools more broadly, administrative staff involved in end to end or the initial phases of recruitment processes. 

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