Workforce Council

Innovation Award finalists announced

The Workforce Council is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Awards.

 

The Awards celebrate the efforts of individuals and organisations who develop new approaches to address challenges and deliver positive results for their workplaces and the communities who access their services. By showcasing these approaches, the Awards seek to raise awareness of innovative workforce practices within the Health and Community Services Industry.

 

This year we have been overwhelmed by both the quality and volume of nominations which we have received, and commend all of this year’s nominees for their outstanding efforts.

 

Winners will be announced at the Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Awards Gala Dinner at the Hilton Hotel Brisbane on Thursday 31 May 2012; held to coincide with the third annual Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference.

 

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Organisation

Sponsored by Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

FINALISTS:

• Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC)
• Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

 

Board of Management

Sponsored by Health Workforce Australia

FINALISTS:

• Community Action Inc

• Supported Options in Lifestyle and Access Services Inc. (SOLAS)

 

Collaborative Practices

Sponsored by Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

FINALISTS:

• The Next Step Program
• Cairns Co-Responder Team (Queensland Health - Cairns & Hinterland Health Service District, Queensland Police Service - Cairns Police District Far Northern Region)
• Under 1 Roof

 

Education or Training Provider

Sponsored by Health Workforce Australia

FINALISTS:

• Queensland Ambulance Service
• Metro North Brisbane Medicare Local
• Centre for Managed Strategies, Sunshine Coast TAFE 

 

Human Resource Management

Sponsored by HESTA Super Fund

FINALISTS:

• Kaloma Home for the Aged
• Synapse
• Open Minds

 

Learning Culture

Sponsored by Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

FINALISTS:

• C&K Pre-schooling Professionals
• Queensland Ambulance Service
• UnitingCare Health

 

Michael Kirby Award for Inclusiveness

Sponsored by Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

FINALISTS:

• Bayside Family Day Care

• Islander Board of Industry and Service (IBIS)

• Mission Australia

 

Rural and Remote Setting

Sponsored by Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

FINALISTS:

• Charters Towers Neighbourhood Centre
• Kaloma Home for the Aged
• C&K Glenden Community Pre-schooling Centre

 

Workforce Champion

Sponsored by TAFE Queensland Regional Network

FINALISTS:

• Juanita Begley (Brisbane Family Day Care)
• Anita White (Goodstart Early Learning)
• Kathryn Geisler (Gympie Health Service - QLD Health)

 

For more information visit www.workforceinnovation.org.au