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Workforce Team Updates
Please take note of some very important announcements from our Workforce Team.
1. In the weeks to come self-hired employees who utilize their personal vehicle to work with individuals on goals and safeguard related activities will be contacted by Workforce and Project Management. The License Event Notification Service (LENS) supplies important information about the driving qualifications of drivers that you employ or regulate. Organizations that use LENS can quickly identify their problem drivers and focus efforts to improve safety and decrease vulnerability. CFS Self Directed Supports (CFS-SDS) will conduct a LENS check on all current and potential self-hired employees who apply for a position where they will be using their personal motor vehicle to transport an individual.
2. We understand and value the importance of onboarding self-hired employees as quickly and as efficiently as possible. We ask for your support to efficiently onboard you prospective new employees. Please consider checking in at the mark of each phase email sent to the employee(s). All members of the circle of support (COS) are cc'd through the entirety of the onboarding process. Checking in is welcome! We do ask for your support in limiting the number of inquiries to ensure we are putting forth all efforts on onboarding processes versus responding to a high volume of inqueries.
Click the below link for a more in-depth overview of the onboarding process and tips you and your future employees can implement for a more efficient process.
Self-Hired Employee Clearance Process
3. Hiring and Committing to Self-hired employee(s): We understand things may transpire during the onboarding process and are here to help! Please keep us in the loop. Your circle of support can help in making an informed decision before deciding to hire an employee. Consider hiring an employee knowing that both parties can commit for a reasonable period of time. This is to minimize agency costs associated with clearing employees and to minimize inefficiencies when an employee is onboarded then it's determined that a working relationship will no longer be pursued.
4. Employee of the Month: The Workforce Committee is excited to announce the re-launch of the CFS Employee of the Month recognition program! Anyone – DSPs, supervisors, managers, or administrators – are eligible to be employee of the month. Anyone can submit a nomination on behalf of anyone, not just the employee’s supervisor.
By re-starting this process, we’re looking forward to hearing the innovative ways we’re supporting those we work with and all the great things that are going on across the organization! Winners will be announced each month and will win a $125 gift card. They will also be invited to an employee recognition celebration later in the year.
The nomination form website has all the criteria we’ll be considering when reviewing DSP submissions as well as for other staff. We thank you for taking the time to thoughtfully complete the form so we can best assess each nominated staff member.
You can see the Employee of the Month Nomination Form here >>
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