Welcome to the August edition of the RSAS newsletter.
It’s the last day of winter today, warmer days ahead! Well done to everyone getting up on the cold wintery mornings and helping students to go to school every day. There is a great webinar coming up in the first week of September looking at emotional resilience. The webinar will give practical advice on how to look after yourself and others in difficult times. Keep reading the newsletter as there is a great story about Fuel2Learn Community Cook Up program in Newman, WA and to hear from Peter Britto from the Yirrakala RSAS team about why he loves his job. Make sure you get onto the facebook page – here share the good work you and your team are
doing.
RSAS News August edition is now ready to view!
In this month’s newsletter we share the next round of scheduled workshops coming up , as well as great information on the upcoming webinarand details on a fantastic initiative in South Newman. We also have our monthly RSAS staff profile spotlight. The final two Clustered RSAS Leadership Workshops will be held in both Alice Springs and Cairns during the week of 22 October 2018. A great opportunity for
existing leaders and emerging leaders to develop and strengthen their leadership skills. A full outline of these workshops are referenced below. The final two Train the Trainer workshops for 2018 will be held in both Perth and Darwin in September and October respectively. A full outline of these workshops are referenced below. As referenced by Kim Gregory from Complete Personnel in SA: “Train the Trainer has been the best learning experience I’ve had, and as an RSAS Coordinator/Mentor there is so much I can now offer my team. It was a privilege I am determined to share” and “I know I can now deliver a training session on RSAS modules with
confidence. I couldn’t have done so before. Click here to see Kim’s full testimonial along with registration details. Reminder that NESA’s non-accredited online training programme includes a mixture of interactive and engaging online learning options that new RSAS team members can undertake at their own pace. The training is FREE! Click here to register and view the training modules available.
TAILORED LOCAL
WORKSHOPS (AUGUST)
LEADERSHIP
WORKSHOPS (AUGUST)
TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOPS (SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER)
NT - Yirrkala: 31 July to 2 August
NT - Wadeye: 7 to 8 August
QLD - Kowanyama: 7 to 10 August
SA - Indulkana/Mimli: 14 to 15 August
SA - Ernabella/Fregon/Kenmore: 16 to 17 August
SA - Pip/Murputja: 20 to 21 August
NT - Yurrwi: 21 to 23 August
SA - Amata: 23 to 24 August
SA - Adelaide: 7 to 8 August
NT - Darwin: 29 to 30 August
WA - Perth: 25 to 27 September
NT - Darwin: 10 to 12 October
If you have any questions regarding the RSAS workshops or webinars please contact us rsas@nesa.com.au or
02 9119 3090
SEPTEMBER WEBINAR
Emotional Resilience
Wednesday 5th September - 1.00pm AEST
Presenter: Ana TonkinIn our role today it is vital that we are able to cope with challenges and ensure that we are responding with purpose and appropriately to all situations. This workshop will dive into what emotional resilience is and provide techniques in how to build emotional resilience in challenging times and discuss ways to respond to situations out of our control. These techniques can be used with any client or any situation you are faced with. If you’re interested on developing your skills on how to increase your level of emotional resilience to cope with all situations within our forever changing world, then this webinar is for you. What will be covered :
- Understand what emotional resilience is.
- Understand your coping mechanisms and how to use these in challenging times.
- Look at examples of how emotional resilience can benefit your role and workplace.
- Identify personal areas of improvement for dealing with challenges.
REGISTER NOW!
Click the link below to register and sign up to our new SMS reminder service.
Did you miss our July webinar?
Click on the button below to watch it.
Achieving your leadership and trainer potential
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and NESA are pleased to invite your RSAS team members to our final Leadership and Train the Trainer workshops to be held in central locations across the country in September and October 2018.
The Leadership Workshops are open to all current / future leaders and provide a great opportunity to connect with your RSAS peers from across the country.
The Train the Trainer workshops are open to RSAS staff who want to develop and
fine tune their trainer skills.
Locations, dates, agendas, registration details and participant testimonials are listed below.
We hope to see your staff at an upcoming workshop!
TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOPS
Workshop Locations
Perth, WA - 25 to 27 September
Venue: Mantra on Hay
Darwin, NT - 9 to 11 October
Venue: Novotel Darwin CBD
In this 3 day workshop you will learn how to: Deliver training
Deal with difficult participants
Obtain skills to mentor staff Throughout this course, you will receive coaching and support from NESA’s dedicated trainers ensuring that you will be confident to present five RSAS training units back to your own team.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to develop and fine tune your trainer skills. Please click here to view the agenda. Click on the button below to register for the Train the Trainer
Workshops
Workshop Locations
Alice Springs. NT - 23 to 24 October
Venue: Mercure Alice Springs Resort
Cairns, QLD - 23 to 24 October
Venue: Rydges Plaza Cairns
The purpose of these 2 day workshops is to welcome RSAS Managers, SAS, Mentors and all aspiring leaders to participate in an incredible leadership development experience.
RSAS Leadership workshops will be delivered by two exceptional facilitators and have been designed to build on learnings from the 2017 Leadership Workshops and 2017 National Conference outcomes to support RSAS leaders.
A great opportunity to develop leadership and team building skills while having the opportunity to network with other RSAS leaders.
Please click here to view the Alice Springs agenda.
Please click here to view the Cairns agenda. Click the button below to register for the Leadership Workshops
Newman RSAS Fuel2Learn Community Cook Up
On 28 June 2018, YMCA RSAS Newman held a Fuel2Learn community cook up event in Newman town square. Over 80 locals attended the evening event, where nine RSAS students from Newman Senior High School (NSHS), led by Sue Lovett, YMCA RSAS Coordinator and Courtney Moyes, Home Economics teacher at NSHS, together with a further 10 volunteers, prepared and cooked approximately 100 meals in a commercial kitchen, provided by The Edge Kitchen using ingredients donated by Woolworths Newman, for their families and the local community. In the background RSAS ran a slide show
on the big screen of the students in action, whilst the crowds and special guests, YMCA CEO Ross Kyrwood, and Executive Manager – Service Delivery, Shane Mauger, Save The Children volunteers, NSHS staff and off duty YMCA staff enjoyed the stylings of a local year 12 student who sang and played guitar.Whilst a variety of healthy options were being cooked, including beef rissoles, mashed potato and salad, generously provided by Woolworths Newman, the student's younger siblings watched on in awe through the glass kitchen doors, saying to passer-by's "that's my brother" or in some cases, sister. The Fuel2Learn initiative was first started by RSAS to help increase school attendance by providing a healthy breakfast on the school bus, but the program has evolved to provide hot lunches in school, and now RSAS students are learning to cook and assist in the cooking of up to 100 meals a week for fellow students. As a result of the program school attendance figures have certainly grown. During the evening RSAS presented awards for attendance in the form of food hampers, donated by Woolworths Newman, which contained the student's favourite recipe and all the necessary ingredients so
they could make it at home. One young man won the Most Improved Award; his attendance level had grown from 0% in March to over 60% by June and he actively participates in the Fuel2Learn program every week. In fact, his father was so proud of him, when his son received his award his father ran up on stage to get a photo with his son. Sue Lovett, YMCA RSAS Coordinator, explained "The program has grown in success over the past few months and it was so rewarding to see the student's faces light up from all the positive feedback coming from the community." YMCA WA CEO, Ross Kyrwood, commended the success of the program. "It is inspiring to see firsthand the positive impact The Y is having on local communities. The program has achieved such positive outcomes in a relatively short period of time." The evening was a great success with the event generating a real sense of community and pride for the young people. The RSAS students were so enthusiastic they suggested cooking for their families every week!
Kowanyama Year 12 Graduates are Real Role ModelsTwo members of the Kowanyama RSAS team are recent year 12 graduates. The team is committed to using them as role models and one is featured above in a meme. The group was shown how to produce memes using a web based tool. They discussed possible themes and slogans to add to the memes. They also talked about the regular update of the posters that feature the memes and will continue to promote the strategy with the wider staff group.
Name: Peter Britto
Community: Yirrkala
Role: RSAS Coordinator
In your own words, what does this role
mean to you?
Helping to empower community.
Supporting the RSAS team to effectively engage with the Yirrkala Community to encourage parents and students towards 100% attendance.
How will kids going to school impact local Aboriginal communities?
High attendance at school will give our children a better chance of a great future, by providing more opportunity through education and employment. Strong community, strong future. What has been a highlight for you in this role?
I feel very privileged and honoured working with a special team of people who really care about keeping their community and culture strong.
Check out the new NESA RSAS Facebook page!A fantastic place to connect, share with and learn from other RSAS staff members, and to keep up to date with webinars, newsletters and great stories from RSAS communities around the country. Follow the link below to join.
References
Good News Story 1: YMCA WA Remote School Attendance Strategy Facebook Page
Good News Story 2: Kowanyama Tailored Local Workshop Report
|