Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 16, 2013 | no comments
For HR Practitioners on the Vancouver campus
The Alma Mater Society, the student society at UBC’s Vancouver campus, is looking for an HR professional to fill the role of Senior Manager, Human Resources.
You can find information about the position at http://www.ams.ubc.ca/2013/05/senior-manager-human-resources/.
Note: This position is not with UBC, as the AMS is a separate employer.
Filed under: 2013-05-16, For HR Administrators
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 16, 2013 | no comments
Please share this with your staff and faculty
Bike to Work Week (B2WW) will be May 27 – June 2, 2013, and is fast approaching and UBC Transportation Planning encourages all UBC faculty, staff, students and residents to get involved. There is a skills training workshop, activities across Vancouver, and a commuter station at UBC where you can get a free bike tune-up, snacks, and enter to win great prizes, including a new bike.
An annual event created by HUB, B2WW is a great opportunity for you to commute to and from work with other cyclists, get fit and contribute to UBC’s sustainability goals by tracking your commuting kilometers in a friendly competition with other workplaces across Metro Vancouver.
Participating in Bike to Work Week is free and only takes a few minutes to sign up:
The kilometers you log with HUB will be added to the UBC total. UBC has won the most kilometers cycled for the 1000+ employee category for the past three years (Spring & Fall) – so please sign-up and log your commutes so we can keep the streak alive!
Filed under: 2013-05-16, Events, For Faculty and Staff, Health & Well-being | Tags: bike to work week
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | no comments
Please share this with anyone who manages CUPE 2950 and Executive Administrative staff.
All support staff in the CUPE 2950 & Executive Administrative employment groups now have free access to access to Lynda.com, an industry leading on-demand software training & tutorial video library.
The Lynda.com online e-learning resource has been sponsored by the Job Skills Training Program (JSTP) and Exec Admin PD Fund through monies set aside for this group-wide education opportunity, and is available all CUPE 2950 and Exec Admin staff free of charge for the 2013/14 funding year. During this pilot year of service, we will be surveying staff and managers to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of Lynda.com as an ongoing e-learning resource. Please note, the Lynda.com resource replaces the Online Expert tutorial program.
Lynda.com offers over 1,700 video tutorials covering a wide variety of topics including word processing, design, data analysis, email, and improving business skills. New videos are added every week and this web-based service can be accessed 24/7 from mobile devices and any computer at work or home.
On April 23, the majority of eligible staff received an email invitation from Lynda.com to activate their personal account. However, staff with outdated work email addresses or personal email addresses listed as the “primary email” in UBC Self Service records did not receive the invitation.
Action Requested: If you are a manager of staff who belong to the one of the eligible employment groups and you find that some of these staff members did not receive the initial Lynda.com activation email, please have them contact Susanna Mulligan at susanna.mulligan@ubc.ca to request account set-up.
We would like to invite managers to become familiar with the Lynda.com offerings and consider supporting and promoting this online service as one way to assist support staff who are interested in enhancing or developing software and technology related skills. A short overview video can be found here.
In addition to the Lynda.com service, staff may also be interested in exploring technology related programs offered through UBC Continuing Studies, Technology, Media and Professional Programs.
We have a limited capacity to extend access to Lynda.com to staff in all other employment groups at UBC Vancouver Campuses. Please contact Susanna Mulligan in Human Resources for availability, sign-up details and user fees.
General Information and updates on the Lynda.com service at UBC can be found on the Human Resources Online Software Tutorials and Training webpage.
Filed under: 2013-05-02, For HR Administrators, Professional Development | Tags: learning, professional development
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | no comments
Please share this with your staff and faculty
May 29, 2013 Writing Professional Minutes
9:00am – 12pm
This half-day workshop is designed for individuals who have little experience with recording and transcribing minutes during meetings on boards and working committees. It will also be of interest to individuals who are called upon to fill the role of “acting minute recorder.” Through individual practice and group work, participants will learn the skills necessary for correct action (a.k.a. executive) and discussion minutes. Click here to register.
June 14, 2013 Selection Interview: Ensuring Equity
9:00am – 4:30pm
The interview is a vital step in the hiring process, so you want it to be as effective as possible. This workshop will focus on the essential skills of behavioural interviewing so that you can more effectively get to know your candidates and find the best fit for your team. You will also review current Human Rights and Employment Equity legislation and discuss the objectives of UBC’s policy on employment equity. Click here to register.
*This workshop is designed for managers and administrators who currently have responsibility for the hiring and selection of staff.
July 4, 2013 Managing Your Time: Managing Yourself
9:00am – 4:00pm
In this workshop you will learn how to manage your time by planning and prioritizing work, controlling interruptions, and developing methods to manage distractions and procrastination. Click here to register.
Filed under: 2013-05-02, For Faculty and Staff, Professional Development | Tags: professional development, Workshops
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | no comments
For HR Administrators
Many surveys have clearly shown the effectiveness of EFAP in helping employees lead happier and more productive lives, while delivering the following benefits:
For more information on EFAP, visit our EFAP page. To to book a presentation for your unit that highlights the free services available for UBC staff and faculty, contact Colin Hearne, EFAP Assistant at 604-827-3047 or colin.hearne@ubc.ca
Filed under: 2013-05-02, Benefits, For HR Administrators | Tags: efap
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | 1 comment
For HR Administrators
HR is reviewing our Careers pages in order to ensure we are meeting the informational needs of potential job applicants.
In the coming weeks, we will be conducing invitation-only focus groups of staff learn more about what their experiences were coming to UBC. If you have a staff member approached for one of these focus groups, and you have any questions, please contact Catherine Pitman at 604-822-3979.
(Please note that this review is on the pages under http://www.hr.ubc.ca/careers/ and will not be looking at the eRecruit system)
Filed under: 2013-05-02, For HR Administrators | Tags: careers
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | no comments
For HR Administrators
On April 29, HR issued a memo from Linda McKnight, Director of Advisory Services, Human Resources, on the subject of the University’s obligations to employees who are scheduled to work on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, while voting will be underway for the provincial general election.
Read the memo: BC Provincial Election – Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Filed under: 2013-05-02, For HR Administrators | Tags: memo
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | no comments
Please share this with your staff and faculty
Mental Health Week runs May 6-12, 2013. Read an open letter about mental health from the Healthy UBC Newsletter and find out what is happening in the community through the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Are you interested in learning more about what’s happening in health-related activities on campus? You can sign up for our monthly Healthy UBC Newsletter online.
Faculty and Staff Sports Day is May 3! (Vancouver | Okanagan) Follow @healthyubc on twitter for live pictures and updates from the Vancouver campus Sports Day!
Healthy UBC Courses in May:
Filed under: 2013-05-02, Events, For Faculty and Staff, Health & Well-being | Tags: Healthy UBC Events, sports day
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | May 2, 2013 | no comments
Please share this with your staff and faculty
Did you know that UBC Staff and Faculty can get Two for One tickets to any regular Theatre at UBC production? Details here!
UBC All Years Reunion & Celebration – everyone welcome! Frederic Wood Theatre, Saturday, May 25, 2013
FREE Theatre Tours: An Alumni Weekend event for the whole family
Saturday May 25, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm: Hands-on opportunity for kids (ages 8-15) to experiment with basic theatre lighting and sound. Tour the hidden recesses of UBC’s historic 400 seat Frederic Wood theatre, and learn its history (ask about the Ghost!), with MFA Directing Alumnus Gerald Vanderwoude. The theatre’s scene and costumes shops are inspirational places for young minds to explore. Create a lighting cue and run it onstage! More: www.theatre.ubc.ca
Listen…Look Here! Theatre shorts performed & directed by Theatre at UBC alumni
7:30 pm – 8:45 pm performance & party to midnight | $ 10* all proceeds to student scholarships
From the UBC Alumni Troupe who brought you last year’s wildly successful evening of theatre shorts Who’s There?, comes this year’s companion piece Listen…Look Here! An entertaining hour of rarely seen theatre gems (Beckett, ee cummings) & original pieces, performed by theatre alum Beverly Bardal, Cam Cronin, Jordan Kerbs, Barbara Kozicki, Deb Pickman, Joe Procyk and Professor Emeritus Norman Young. Directed as only MFA Directing alumnus (and Department of Theatre & Film Business Manager) Gerald Vanderwoude can, a mere $10 dollars gets you all this – plus a swingin’ (from the lobby chandeliers) party after. Don’t miss this one night only event! All proceeds to student scholarships.
Filed under: 2013-05-02, Events, For Faculty and Staff, UBC News | Tags: theatre
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