Our staff

Enabling staff to fulfil their roles means ensuring they are effectively managed and supported, have a framework of policies and values to work within, and have the skills and knowledge to do their jobs.

This means:

• having written HR policies, systems and rules in place and easily available to staff members so there is clarity around what everyone’s job is and what’s expected of them. See Topic 6 for more information
• having clear position descriptions for all your staff members. Make sure to include information about the term of their employment, specific responsibilities, relevant codes of conduct and cultural policies
• carrying out annual performance reviews with all staff members (individually and collectively) and reporting on this to the governing body. You should have a performance review policy, and ensure it is understood by staff and applied consistently
• developing a staff code of conduct that clearly outlines expected standards of behaviour and shared values. It creates a clear set of unambiguous expectations for actions in the workplace. Staff members should be able to contribute to and provide feedback on a staff code of conduct
• inspiring by doing. If the governing body and managers live by the policies and rules, then so will their staff members.