It's that time again. The Annual Training Retreat (known as the Charge) is scheduled for Saturday, April 5th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holland Chapel Baptist Church. Everyone received a note about this event with his/her paycheck last week. Lunch is provided.
We know this causes a lot of grumbling--no one likes to work on Saturday, but if we have to be there, you have to be there. Your attendance is MANDATORY even if you are scheduled to work that day. Your attendance is MANDATORY even if you already have plans that day. Your attendance is MANDATORY even if you have another job. Get a babysitter now. Make arrangements now. If there is a client conflict, don't wait--get in touch with Darrell NOW to make arrangements.
Why do we have to be there? The State will come to inspect us in June before renewing our license. We will be required to show a minimum 12 hours of training for every employee (including you) before we can pass that inspection. Most of us do not get 12 hours of training during the course of the normal year, so our annual retreat is the best way to complete a big chunk of those hours for everyone all at the same time. Plus, it's the only time of year we gather to discuss policy changes, solve problems, and discuss changes to Medicaid or Waiver that affect the way we do our jobs and meet the many, many regulations of this field.
Any inspection that puts our license at risk can put your job at risk. Please don't risk either one. Show up for the retreat and get your training hours so that we can all continue serving our clients. It's one Saturday a year. It's a small sacrifice to make to keep our doors open and services available to the clients who depend on us.
Please, please, please talk to Darrell now if there's a problem. Don't just blow off the meeting and explain later--speak up now so that we can solve it in advance.
Thanks for everything you do to make this easier every year--we appreciate your cheerfulness and cooperation more than you probably realize.
