Manager Education Services (Kylie Ward)
STAFF WELLBEING
Bunbury SHS is committed to creating a mentally healthy workplace. We want to ensure our workplace is somewhere people look forward to coming to every day, and where everyone feels supported.
Why is this an important issue?
We all know how difficult it is to achieve our best work and cope with general life when we're going through a tough time. It may surprise you that statistically, one in five of us is likely to be experiencing a mental health condition right now. Your wellbeing is important to us - it's part of our commitment to you. We also have a responsibility to make sure each and every one of you is safe while you're at work and that applies to both mental and physical health and safety. However, creating a mentally healthy workplace is everyone's responsibility, and we all have a role to play in our own self-care.
What can we do to help you with self-care?
As a school community working together, we can create a culture of self-care by making it an explicit focus. Whilst individuals may differ in what strategies work for them, support for self-care from our executive and leadership team can strengthen this culture. This might mean providing time, resources, and a budget towards supporting staff wellbeing and self-care. The benefits of self-care are invaluable and some of the best ideas can be free.
Over to you!
We want to hear from you! How can we support you? What is it that you need that can be provided by our school? We would love to hear your ideas!! Please share them on the following link below.
By taking action, we'll improve productivity, strengthen our relationships and reputation with our students and colleagues and make this an even better place to work – for everyone. Let's all make sure we support each other and work together to make this a truly great place to work. I look forward to your feedback, involvement and ideas!
STAFFING MATTERS - TEACHING
Congratulations to Xan Ashbury who recently applied for the advertised English Teacher position and was the successful applicant. Xan has been a fixed term staff member for two years and will commence her permanency as of Monday 19 July. Congratulations Xan.
Mark Woodland will be returning to Bunbury SHS in Term 3 as Student Service Manager. Mark will then commence LSL in Term 4. Xan Ashbury will continue as PC of English for the remainder of 2021.
Staff Farewells
Thanks to the following staff who have dedicated themselves to teaching at Bunbury SHS in Semester 1 and will not be returning in Term 3 as they are pursuing other interests:
- Kim Morrow
- Gale Gass
- Charmain Slater
Good luck ladies. We look forward to seeing you back in the school in the future.
New Staff – Term 3
We will welcome a number of new staff in Term 3 and they will be introduced to you on the SDD. They are:
- Lindsay Rae – Science(Physics) and Maths
- Wendy McMullen – English replacing Harry Platt who will be on leave for the remainder of the year.
- Belinda Rivera-Diaz – HASS replacing Nghia Nguyen as he moves into the HOY role in Student Services.
- Vanessa Bennett – English replacing Kim Morrow.
We will welcome back Sara Paterson and Leanne Risdon in Term 3.
We are still in the process of finalising some vacancies in Maths and Science.
Some of our regular fixed term teachers will return in Semester 2: Tine Rigg, Phil Ghasseb, Almarie January and Sarah Greene. Jamie Turnbull will return in the Shedworks program.
We have booked a couple of teachers for relief in Term 3 to maintain some regularity and continuity and they are Brad Hicks and Clayton Gibbs.
Support Staff
We farewell Teschna Taylor and wish her all the best in her new role as Student Support Officer at Newton Moore SHS.
We have recently run a recruitment pool for Education Assistants and will have three new staff commencing early next term.