Category Archives: What’s New in HR?

The summer month of July seemed to fly by as we welcomed back a former employee and said ‘hello’ to seven new CARE team members.

Taking a look back on July there were;

– 6 new Community Support Workers in Grande Prairie Region

– 1 new Community Support Workers hires In Peace River & Grimshaw Region

There were two promotions in July as well!

Congratulations to Krista Winsor, who has been promoted to Residential Coordinator for one of our Grimshaw residences.

Congrats also goes out to Shannon Sutherland who has accepted the Peace River Team lead role!

And in case you missed it, we did change our name from ASLS to Care Human Services mid-July. Here is a message from our CEO Rilla Websdale.

“We decided to take the opportunity of our 50th Anniversary of being a charity to roll out a new brand in 2019. Our new legal name will be Care Human Services Ltd.

We chose Care because it is a clear and simple statement of our values. We are compassionate and empathetic humans providing respectful and skilled support to the people we have been entrusted to provide care to, ensuring their needs are met in a way that fosters their growth, development, and meaningful community inclusion.

Our new logo speaks to what Care means to each of us. It is reminiscent of a tree, suggesting life and growth, being an integral part of the environment, and providing shelter. The circular shape suggests a gentle embrace, and the safe space we provide for Individuals to live and be supported. The upward projection of the arrows represents empowerment, and the success and growth we all aspire to witness in each Individual, and one another. And finally, the base of the logo speaks of the support that ensures a strong foundation for Individuals to flourish in their lives.

We have also taken this opportunity to update our existing Stone Brook brand, which is now better connected to the overall Care identity.

Thank you for being part of ASLS and your continued dedication, as we move into the next 50 years of providing empowered care to Individuals in Alberta.”

June saw some new faces join the ASLS Team and a mat leave come to an end.

Taking a look back on June there were;

– 8 new Community Support Worker hires in the Grande Prairie Region

– 7 new Community Support Worker hires in Peace River & Grimshaw Region

– 2 new Health Care Aid hires at Stone Brook

Thank you to the 16 ASLS Team Members who Referred a Friend in June!

We would like to thank CCVO for the Parks Canada Discovery Pass we won after filling out the Alberta Nonprofit Survey. The pass is for all Individuals and staff to use! Watch for more details on Sharevision of how you can ‘sign out’ the pass.

HR Spotlight: Leah Chambers

Welcome back and congratulations to Leah!

Leah is back as a casual CSW after her 18-month maternity leave. She and her husband had a girl and her name is Lillian (Lily). Leah has been with ASLS since 2015 and we are very happy to have her back with us!

Lily!

Until next month, happy July and have a great summer everyone!

We are introducing a new monthly blog series called ‘What’s New in HR?’ Once a month you can look forward to reading about the goings-on from our Human Resources department.

Every month we will share how many new hires, promotions and employee referrals there were in the previous month as we continue to support new Individuals in our community.

Taking a look back at May there were;

• 5 new Community Support Workers in Grande Prairie Region
• 10 new Community Support Workers hires In Peace River & Grimshaw Region
• 4 new Health Care Aids at Stone Brook

And just how many ASLS Team Members Referred a Friend in May? 16! And so far of those two were hired!

There were also 5 promotions last month! Congratulations go to:

• Taylor Arnold, Residential Program Assistant –> Program Manager, Grande Prairie Region
• Julie Babbitt-Byrne, Peace River Residential Team Lead –> Program Manager, Peace River & Grimshaw
• Mike Lindsey, Community Support Worker Float –> Westpointe Residential Coordinator
• Isabelle Champoux, Residential Coordinator of Mackenzie –> Grimshaw Team Lead
• Amanda Werny, Food Program Coordinator –> Residential Administrative Coordinator

L-R Taylor Arnold, Julie Babbitt-Byrne, Mike Lindsey and Amanda Werny

HR spotlight: Amanda Werny

Amanda started with ASLS in Grande Prairie in September 2018. She came to us from the Grande Prairie Public School District where she was an Educational Assistant.

Although Amanda started part-time in our Food Program as the coordinator, that changed to full-time in January when she accepted the Administrative & Food Program Coordinator role. She has recently been named Residential Administrative Coordinator, where she will assist Team Leads with Person Centered Plans across the organization. Our staff will also see her around offices and residences assisting with on-boarding, orientations, health & safety and ensuring we also provide the highest level of support.

So yes, she is very busy!