2020-02-11 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

 SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         11 FEBRUARY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                                CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Traineeships                              Secured funding for two traineeships.            Commence recruitment process for            Two current trainees are due to
                                                                                               one trainee in ICT and one trainee in         complete their traineeships on 25
                                                                                               Economic Development.                         Feb.
                                                                                             Seek funding for additional                 Finalise recruitment of trainees.
                                                                                               traineeships.
                                                                                             Investigate funding options to support
                                                                                               youth employment.
Work Health and Safety                    Commenced drafting of new WH&S                   Finalise the development of the new         Implementation of the new WHS
                                            System Plan.                                       WH&S System Plan.                             Management Plan and training
                                          Commence implementation of the                   Continuous improvement of the WHS             programme.
                                            SKYTRUST WHS/rehabilitation system.                system and Safety Awareness.
                                          Managed Workcover claims and supported           Ongoing management of cases to
                                            employees in suitable duties and return to         achieve better claim and return to
                                            work programmes.                                   work outcomes.
                                          Health and Safety Committee Meeting held
                                            10 December 2019.
2019/2020 Training Budget                 Co-ordinated procurement processes for           P&C Officer working with managers           Continue to work with Managers
-The People and Culture team took           engaging training providers.                       and supervisors to ensure the                 to identify training needs
over administration of the training       Training commitments on track and aligned          Operational Safety and Compliance             particularly related to workforce
budget in September 2018 and has            to budget allocations.                             training is booked as required (note:         planning and retaining and
ensured it was used for maximum                                                                progress is on track).                        developing staff in key roles.
benefit to staff and Council.
Workforce Planning                        Endorsement of Strategic Workforce Plan.         Finalise templates and toolkits to          Ongoing implementation and
                                          Supported management to undertake                  upskill and assist Managers in their          review of workforce planning.
                                            workforce planning as part of the Review of        ongoing workforce planning needs.
                                            the Procurement and Fleet functions.             Work with Departments to identify key
                                                                                               priority areas and commence
                                                                                               operational workforce planning incl.
                                                                                               the identification of actionable
                                                                                               strategies and addressing specific
                                                                                               workforce gaps.
Councils Drug and Alcohol Policy and      Implement programme of random drug               Regular promotion of Council’s drug         Implement and monitor the
Procedure                                   testing undertaken to ensure Noosa has a           and alcohol program to reinforce staff        testing programme.
                                            safe work environment at all times.                awareness.




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