Why attend? In this day and a half away from the hustle and bustle of day to day life, you will take part in workshops delivered by expert facilitators designed to hone your understanding of your team and your communication and leadership styles and how to support resilience and self-care in yourself and your team. You will also receive and share insights into growing and supporting the professionalisation of your team and your Educational Leader.

Who should attend?Approved Providers and management teams of early learning services.

Venue HighlightsGrange Cleveland Winery sits in the heart of the Macedon Ranges wine country. With glorious views across the vineyard, the property offers modern, architect designed guest suites nestled alongside a historic 1890s homestead. The surroundings will encourage relaxation, in addition to the formal learning of the weekend.

Other HighlightsThe weekend will provide a fantastic opportunity to network with other service providers and managers, as well as members of the ACAV Committee. You might like to join us on the Friday night, fully leaning into the self-care element of the weekend!

COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP AND SELF-CARE

22nd - 23rd June 2019Grange Cleveland Winery, 55 Shannons Rd, Lancefield

ACAV LEADERSHIP RETREAT:

SATURDAY 22 JUNE

9.30am – 11.45am | Effective communication in the workplace - Maryla JuchnowskiChallenging conversations and conflict can occur regularly in all organisations. The more we know about our communication style and the impact it can have on others means we can be more confident that our communications are accepted and understood. This awareness will positively impact on our leadership style.

What we will cover:• Impact of our communication style on others• Key communication skills • Barriers to effective communications• How conflict occurs and escalates• Exploring the impact of conflict in the workplace• Identify your own personal conflict style and how it impacts on others• Strategies for prevention to manage conflict successfully

Including Morning Tea: 10:45 - 11:00am

12.00pm – 3.00pm | Appraising and supporting performance in an early learning - Maryla Juchnowski To successfully support effective performance management systems, managers and supervisors need to be able to hold effective ongoing conversations with their staff. They must be able to share both positive and constructive feedback in a meaningful way that adds value to the employee’s performance and to the ‘bottom line’ of the organisation’s key performance indicators. This workshop is designed to provide practical skills and strategies so that participants are better able to tackle the challenging issues that can arise around staff behaviour and performance and leadership.

What we will cover:• Understand the critical nature of having ongoing conversations with staff and the role of feedback• Identify underlying causes of employee behaviour and performance• Understand the manager’s role in dealing with underperforming or difficult staff behaviour • The Four Goals of Misbehaviour• Understand different leadership styles and adopting a situational leadership approach• Increased awareness and skill in providing feedback

Including Lunch: 1:00 - 2:00pm

Afternoon Tea: 3:00pm - 3:15pm 3.15pm – 5.15pm | Resilience and Self-care - Merryn SnareStress has become a leading cause of concern for workplaces. It is the body’s reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional adjustment or response to pressure that exceeds one‘s perceived ability to cope. Our ability to manage the daily stresses that we encounter will ensure our health and well-being. This workshop looks at the impact of stress and how we can minimise the negative impact on our health and wellbeing. Building resilience can reduce the impact of stress.

What we will cover:• Recognise stress and how it impacts on us• Greater understanding about the relationship between stress and resilience and its impact on performance• The impact of emotional, physical and mental aspects of stress and resilience• Strategies to manage stress, practicing techniques to develop a ‘toolkit’ of activities to boost resilience

Pre-Dinner Drinks: 6:00pm | Networking Dinner: 7:00pm

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

SUNDAY 23 JUNE 9.30am – 11.00am Supporting the professional development of your educators -Heather BarnesAs the sector is increasingly becoming professionalised, it can be challenging to bring all our educators into the same mindset and to know how to support them in their journey.

What we will cover:• Support all staff to feel professional and to have a sense of agency in the process• Encourage self-assessment in educators as part of a performance appraisal process against their job description, code of ethics

and service code of conduct • Grow a learning community within your service where people see themselves as continuously learning and are thirsty for new

and current information about practice• Ensure that everyone sees this process as part of continuous quality improvement

Morning Tea: 11:00 - 11:15am

11.15am – 12.30pm Defining and supporting Educational Leadership - Heather Barnes and a panel of Approved ProvidersEducational Leaders have been required in early learning services for some years now but defining their role and providing adequate support is still not as straight forward as it might seem.

What we will cover:• The elements of the role• The right person for the job – skills and attributes required• A vision of a successful Educational Leader• Support and encouragement of your Educational Leader

Lunch: 12:30 - 1:30pm

Event Close: 1:30pm

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

FACILITATOR BIOGRAPHIESMARYLA JUCHNOWSKI • AHPRA Registered Psychologist and Accredited Supervisor (2018)

• Professional Diploma Human Resources (2008)

• Master of Business (Organisational Behaviour) (1998)

• Master of Arts (Psychology) (1982)

• Diploma of Education (1975)

• Bachelor of Arts (1972)

• Certificate IV Workplace Assessment and Training

• Member of Australian Psychological Society

As an experienced consultant psychologist Maryla works closely with both management and employees to facilitate more harmonious workplaces, aiming to create a positive culture in an environment of turmoil and constant restructure and change. Maryla’s approach to facilitation, coaching and counselling style aims to improve confidence and build motivation to manage the challenges an individual may face in their personal and work lives.

Prior to her work as a consultant psychologist Maryla held the positions of teacher and Head of Department in TAFE at Swinburne in the Family and Community Studies for over 20 years.

Maryla also has extensive training experience and has designed and delivered training in the areas of Mental Health Awareness, Resilience, Stress Management, Diversity, Effective Communication, Conflict Management, Leadership, Team Building and Managing Difficult Customers. Maryla is a skilled facilitator and brings a blend of energy and creativity which ensures audience engagement and enables participants to consider how change can become a reality.

MERRYN SNARE• Bachelor of Special Education

• Master of Psychology

• Graduate Diploma of Movement and Dance Therapy

• Graduate Certificate of Dance Therapy

• Trained in clinical hypnosis, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, emotional freedom technique, mediation, and bereavement counselling

Merryn Snare has enjoyed a rewarding career as a registered psychologist, registered primary and special education teacher, bereavement and trauma counsellor, executive coach, and author. Merryn combines her vast psychological and educational experience to help others achieve balance in their personal and professional lives. To her, the ultimate goal is a whole-life balance. Much of Merryn’s work centers on deep relaxation to help manage anxiety, phobias, and trauma.

Merryn has been a presenter in arachnophobia workshops held at the Melbourne Zoo, and a presenter at Anxiety Disorders Association Victoria workshops. She has developed the ‘PEARLS of Resilience’ hypnosis-based audio program and has also recorded four hypnosis CDs that help listeners sleep better without drugs, manage panic attacks, resolve their fear of flying, and stop smoking. Merryn is the international Author of “Annihilate Stress and Anxiety – 21 Proven Strategies for a Balanced Life”.

HEATHER BARNESHeather Barnes is an early childhood consultant and works throughout Australia. She has taught in

kindergartens, higher education and TAFE, worked for the National Childcare Accreditation Council, local government and Gowrie Victoria and is an enthusiastic advocate for quality outcomes for children. Her work as a consultant includes conference presentations, workshops, resource writing, and mentoring services towards further quality improvement.

Heather facilitated the first Assessor Training, wrote and delivered modules for the 2012 Assessor Training and continues to provide further training for Authorised Officers in several states and territories. She is a Life Member of Gowrie Victoria, a member of the Victorian Children’s Council and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2015 for service to early childhood education.

REGISTRATION AND PRICING

REGISTER ONLINE AT: http://bit.ly/2Y5lk9B

For bookings of 5 or more or for other inquiries, please contact Philippa Valder at the Australian Childcare Alliance Victoria: Phone 03 9532 2017 or by email to philippa.valder@childcarealliance.org.au

Cancellation Policy: Until Friday 24th May 2019, we will refund you 50% refund of your registration fee. After Friday 24th May 2019, no refund is possible because of booking requirements and incurred venue and administration costs.

SUMMARYDate:

22nd – 23rd June 2019Venue: Grange Cleveland Winery 55 Shannons Road Lancefield

ACAV MEMBER PRICES, PER PERSON

1 night package: Saturday & Sunday, single room $999.00

1 night package: Saturday & Sunday, shared room $925.00

2 night package: Friday night, Saturday & Sunday, single room $1299.00

2 night package: Friday night, Saturday & Sunday, shared room $1225.00

NON-MEMBER PRICES, PER PERSON

1 night package: Saturday & Sunday, single room $1299.00

1 night package: Saturday & Sunday, shared room $1225.00

2 night package: Friday night, Saturday & Sunday, single room $1599.00

2 night package: Friday night, Saturday & Sunday, shared room $1525.00

GUESTS NOT PARTICIPATING IN SESSIONS (EG SPOUSE)

Saturday night, dinner, bed and breakfast $200.00

Friday & Saturday nights, dinner, bed and breakfast $350.00