Farm employment mentoring program
Learning together to develop skills and systems to lead and manage farm teams
Implementing employment systems and positive workplace changes takes time and requires support. Attending workshops and reading new information is an excellent start. What can make this even better is having someone supporting you through these changes.
The new Farm Employment Mentoring Program has been developed to provide information, templates and support along with ongoing mentoring. This ensures the change that you wish to implement will happen.
Over two years, you will participate in ten workshop sessions (both face to face and online) and access one on one support. Working with your peer group at each session, you will learn new information and importantly have the skills and support to get it underway for your busy farm team.
Each key aspect of employment will be tackled in detail with time to share experiences and knowledge within your peer group. Sessions will focus on both HR operations as well as culture and leadership. Topics covered will include employment fundamentals, systems to streamline management, developing culture, managing owner burnout and growing as a leader.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- The program will be delivered over two years
- There are ten workshops included:
- Four workshops are technical sessions that will build knowledge and introduce templates to use
- Six workshops are focused on mentoring and support for implementation, with a sprinkle of new knowledge and information
Year one
- 1 full day face to face workshop (Mar)
- 1 half day online workshop
- 3 x two hour coaching workshops
Year two
- 1 full day face to face workshop (Mar)
- 1 half day online workshop
- 3 x two hour coaching workshops
- There are also one on one coaching calls to provide customised advice and support.
- You will receive:
- Support tailored to your business
- Templates to apply in your business
- Resources and support to assist with on-farm implementation
WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM
- Make progress with HR in your business
- Develop a practical people management system that accommodates busy farm and family life
- Implementation of key HR systems and documents
- Reassurance that you are compliant and a professional employer
- Leadership strategies that really work with you and your team
- Develop skills and approaches to address employee issues as they arise
- Improve culture and team effectiveness
- Attract and retain high quality employees
- Practical strategies to reduce burnout in manager roles
- Links to a likeminded network created through peer to peer learning and shared experiences
EXAMPLE TOPICS COVERED
- Organisation structure development
- Professional and effective recruitment process
- Managing family labour expectations, burnout and stress
- Job descriptions for all team members (including family)
- Legal requirements of employment including FairWork
- Communication
- Creating a high value culture
- HR plan for your business
- Developing policies and procedures for workplace consistency
- Paying your team correctly and sustainably
Remember, the focus here is about applying each topic to your business. Time will be spent on trialling and implementing each of these approaches into your business situation. Support will be provided as you go.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Any employers, no matter the size of your team
- Farm managers from family and corporate businesses
- Those looking to commence their employment journey
- You are encouraged to attend with someone else in your business, to support actions and share the learning
INVESTMENT
This program is valued at $4,400 (GST inclusive) per year per business.
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