You’re Not the Boss of Me
Date/Time
Date(s) - Dec 11, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Tri-Cities CCRR
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Moving into a leadership position can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. When that new role finds you supervising previous co-workers it can put a strain on relationships, especially if the coworker applied for the position. When relationships change in the workplace because of new job titles and responsibilities, tension can arise. In today’s job market with many programs looking to hire, any stress or an increase in expectations can find educators moving on to other opportunities.
There is no doubt leading others is something that takes skill, is complex and at times difficult role to undertake.
What does it take to be a good manager? What skills, knowledge and areas of further learning do you need to consider to be a good leader? Whether it’s a change to a leadership role that is requiring you to rethink your workplace relationship boundaries, or retaining existing educators in a hot job market, we will explore what it means to be professional, support your team, as well as ensuring accountability in your team. This session will allow for time to discuss case scenarios from your experiences and work through some of the steps on how to resolve current challenges.
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Target Audience
Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.
Online
No
Professional Development Certificate
Yes
Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
2
Registration Fee
$10.00 members, $15.00 non-members
Registration Contact Email
triccrr@gv.ymca.ca
Registration Contact Phone Number
604-931-3400 ext. 0
Presenter(s)
Jacqueline Ewonus
Presenter Information
Jacqueline is the Program Director at SFU Childcare, overseeing 6 IT programs. Shae has a long relationship in the childcare field in different capacities over the past 25 years. Most recently she worked as a Child Care Licensing Officer before going to SFUCCS 3 years ago to support educators in their relationships with Children.
Registration Space
FULL