MEET THE
Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd
PEOPLE & CULTURE TEAM Team Leader SAMANTHA DOWLING
Assistant to the Executive Director: People & Culture Bendigo Office E: sdowling@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0434 769 720 Sam Dowling is a qualified HR Professional with 26 + years’ experience spanning a variety of industries such as Hospitality, Banking & Finance, Government, Health, Not for Profit and Professional Services. An inclusive and positive leader who thrives on coaching and mentoring to build capability of others for future success. Experienced in change management, project management, HR systems thinking and operational excellence, she is a leader who advocates for her organisation and the community, connecting people to strategy and building capability in both systems and people, to reduce complexity and develop talent. Sam commenced in January to lead and build the new CES Ltd People & Culture Team. With a combined experience of more than 60 years in all things people, the team is here to help with varying employee life cycle activities such as recruitment and selection, remuneration, managing and accessing performance, general employee relations, Workcover and OH&S, development, onboarding and induction and succession planning. We also provide support with legal queries, compliance & risk support to schools and the implementation of our new governance frameworks that impact our staff policies.
PEOPLE & CULTURE OH&S, Compliance & Risk JILLIAN MANNIX
Occupational Health & Safety Advisor Bendigo Office E: jmannix@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0400 539 571 •
Provides advice and guidance on OHS matters to ensure compliance with procedures, applicable laws, and standards.
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This may include incident reporting and investigation, follow up actions for correction and or improvement and related training (i.e., first aid), monitoring (Auditing) and inspections, emergency response planning and review, non-work-related injury management and
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Provide support for work-related injury management including Workcover processes such as developing Return to Work Plans
Contact Jillian for advice and guidance with OHS matters to ensure compliance with procedures, applicable laws and standards. This may include incident reporting and investigation, follow up actions for correction and or improvement and related training (ie: first aid), monitoring (Auditing) and inspections, emergency response planning and review, non-work-related injury management and work-related injury management including Workcover processes such as developing Return to Work Plans.
KIM SAUNDERS
Compliance & Risk Officer Wangaratta Office E: ksaunders@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0447 457 469 • Provides support to leaders and staff to interpret audit and compliance requirements to reduce and manage risk across all areas of school operations • Provides advice and guidance in the development and implementation of CES Ltd compliance and governance requirements, including assisting in the enhancement and maintenance of the Risk Management Framework • Coordinating and scheduling required compliance communications and/or training for staff along with administering, maintaining, and assisting in the implementation of the compliance system and maintenance of portals Kim previously worked at Galen Catholic College for 8 years, gaining fundamental experience for understanding school complexities, one of her main responsibilities is to provide support in the development and implementation of compliance, raising awareness, training, and continuous improvement. Kim will assist in the monitoring, assessing and identification of risk in schools, developing documentation and relevant policy, processes and registers to support schools in effectively managing compliance and risk.
PEOPLE & CULTURE
Employee Relations, Payroll & Human Resources JO TAYLOR
Employment Relations Lead Bendigo Office E: jtaylor@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0407 109 182 •
Provides specialist Employment Relations (ER) and Industrial Relations (IR) advice and support to Sandhurst Catholic Schools on a wide variety of matters relating to the employer/employee relationship, including Major Change, Award and Agreement interpretation, performance management and managing complex ER cases and Investigations.
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Provides Legal advice and support where required.
Jo joined Catholic Education Sandhurst in 2019 filling the role of Employment Relations Officer and prior to this, she was the HR & Training Manager at Spotless – Bendigo Hospital. In 2009 Jo completed a Bachelor of Education and taught as a primary school teacher before transitioning into the HR field. Jo has been working in the HR space since 2010 across diverse industries, including Health, Agriculture, FMCG, Automotive and Manufacturing. Jo is available to provide specialist Employment Relations (ER) and Industrial Relations (IR) advice and support to Sandhurst Catholic Schools on a wide variety of matters relating to the employer/employee relationship, including Major Change, Award and Agreement interpretation, performance management and managing complex ER cases and Investigations. She is also available to provide Legal advice and support where required.
SHARON WARREN
Human Resources Officer Bendigo Office E: swarren@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0457 727 554 •
Provides general human resources across the employee lifecycle for our CEO teams
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Processes the payroll for all CEO staff
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Works closely with the Principal Consultant team to coordinate the recruitment of Principal appointments and the Principal Appraisal process.
Sharon’s career in Human Resources began as a Medical Workforce Coordinator, where she gained valuable experience in regional, rural, remote and major tertiary hospitals. To formalise her knowledge and skills in human resources she undertook further studies in 2015 and completed a Bachelor of Business (Human Resources) in 2020. Since joining the Catholic Education Office in April 2019, Sharon has been providing human resources support and is the Payroll Officer for all CEO staff. Her role also extends to CES schools with the coordination of recruitment for Principal appointments and the Principal Appraisal process.
PEOPLE & CULTURE
Employee Relations, Payroll & Human Resources
RACHAEL MAYS
HR and Recruitment Lead Bendigo Office E: rmays@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0476 508 438 Rachael joined Catholic Education Sandhurst in August 2021. She leads the HR Operations and Payroll for the CES Ltd Office and is responsible for end-to-end recruitment activities including to attract, select, recruit, onboard, orientate and retain high performing talent. Rachael is a qualified HR professional with 18 years of experience in generalist HR, recruitment, industrial relations, employee relations and remuneration and benefits roles. She has worked across various industries including Agriculture, Mining, Recruitment, Local Government and Health. She enjoys working closely with leaders to develop targeted recruitment strategies as well as providing support to assist organisations through significant change and growth. Contact Rachael for advice and support in the following: • Recruitment policy and processes • Role analysis and design • Position descriptions and development of key selection criteria • Classification and Remuneration Review • Recruitment advertising and talent attraction strategies particularly for hard to fill roles • Shortlisting and screening • Selection and assessment processes including interview questions and reference checking • Making offers and providing feedback • Onboarding including employment contracts and application of the Enterprise Agreement • Orientation, induction, and probation • Retention strategies and succession planning.
PEOPLE & CULTURE
Employee Relations, Payroll & Human Resources CAT FORREST
Employment Relations Advisor Wangaratta Office E: cforrest@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0459 998 050 Cat joined Catholic Education Sandhurst in 2021 as an Employee Relations Advisor. Cat has many years of experience in HR operational support and has held responsibility for HR support in various industries, including tech startups, arts and entertainment, pharmaceutical and education. Most recently, Cat held the position of HR Administrator/EA to the Principal at Catholic College Wodonga. Cat brings strong experience in industrial compliance, policy development and implementation and Award and Agreement interpretation. Cat is available to provide Employment Relations (ER) and Industrial Relations (IR) advice on a range of matters including Award and Agreement interpretation, performance management and support with ER cases and investigations.
TANYA MULLANE
Organisational Development Lead Bendigo Office E: tmullane@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | M: 0476 546 602 •
Provides support across the diocese building and developing HR frameworks and solutions
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This includes succession planning, workforce strategies and performance management and recognition initiatives.
Tanya is an experienced HR Practitioner with 20 years’ experience across Finance and Health services as a HR generalist providing operational and strategic support and advice to Executives and Senior Leaders as well as front line staff. Tanya has strong project management and change management experience and has supported multiple processes through all aspects of the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and selection, performance management/development through to exiting employees. Tanya has experience in Strategic Human Resource Management including, Organisational & Cultural Change, Talent Management & Succession Planning, Employee Engagement and Retention along with improving HR frameworks, policies, procedures, and processes. Tanya is also accomplished using data, analysis, and insights to understand people trends and apply this to people solutions.
BENDIGO OFFICE
Catholic Education Office PO Box 477 (120 Hargreaves Street) BENDIGO CENTRAL VIC 3552 Ph: 03 5443 2377
WANGARATTA OFFICE Catholic Education Office PO Box 1181 (71 Ryley St) WANGARATTA VIC 3677 Ph: 03 5723 0000
TATURA OFFICE
Catholic Education Office 74 Hogan Street TATURA VIC 3616 Ph: 03 5831 3811
Email: peopleandculture@ceosand.catholic.edu.au | Website: www.ceosand.catholic.edu.au
Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd is committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.