Transcript Work Experience: - Grace Lutheran College

Work Experience:
Can be an invaluable experience.
Work experience program in
brief:
Out to work Monday 22
to Friday 26 June – with
a few exceptions
 Students will be visited
on site by a staff member
of the College between
Wednesday 24 June and
Friday 26 June
 Debriefing in Pastoral
Care after the students
return.
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What to do when your son or
daughter gets the contract (26 May).
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Sign the contracts as
soon as possible and
return to our office
within one or two
days.
Read the material
provided and keep the
information supplied
for future reference.
Talk to your son or
daughter about what
they are going to say
when they ring the
employer.
Before work experience
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Workplace Health and Safety
Seminar – at the start of exam
block 12 June.
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THIS IS A COMPULSORY
PROGRAM - no Seminar, no
Work Experience
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WH&S Certificate, vital
information and student copy
of Contract will be given out
at the Seminar
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Some students may also need
to do an online course to
qualify for a white card before
attending work experience on
a construction site.
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Student MUST phone
employer on the following
day to ask if an interview is
required
Some discussion before work
experience would be helpful:
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A discussion about
what the student is
going to say when
they ring the
employer.
Talking about what
makes a good
employee and how to
get the best out of the
work experience week
would also be helpful
prior to the week
beginning.
Organise appropriate clothing
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This need not be expensive if
the clothing is corporate wear
this may be dress pants for men
and at a pinch school slacks
could be used or may be
purchased from second-hand
stores such as Lifeline or St
Vincent de Paul.
Some occupations have
particular requirements from a
safety perspective e.g. steel
capped boots on construction
sites or closed in leather shoes
in a laboratory.
Of course appropriate dress
varies enormously from
workplace to workplace. What
is perfect for an upmarket or
fashion forward boutique
would not suit an accountant’s
or law firm.
Getting there:
Plan the trip to the work place. What is the most
efficient means to get there – the journey
planner on the Translink website is helpful see
http://jp.translink.com.au/travelinformation/journey-planner . A practice run is
always a good idea – it helps the student’s
confidence and allows for an estimate of how
long the trip will take.
What to do if:
If your son or daughter is ill
and can’t make it to work
experience it is important to
ring both the employer and
the school.
 In case of accident the
student is covered by our
insurance and an incident
report needs to be made as
soon as possible.
 Ask employer if they know
when the teacher is visiting
and if either the employer or
the student is unavailable
get is touch with the school
and negotiate a different
time.
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Our expectations
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Workplace Health
& Safety
Punctuality
Attendance every
day
Meet workplace
expectations
Be enthusiastic,
proactive, polite
and helpful
Harassment in the
Workplace
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Please notify us as soon as
any form of harassment
takes place
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We will remove the
student and place her/him
elsewhere if possible
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We will approach the
employer and remove
them from our database
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EQUALLY, a student may
be removed from a
placement for unacceptable
performance
Remember:
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The employers,
many of whom have
taken our students
for a number of
years and only take
our students, are
doing us a favour.
It is incumbent on
the students to
represent
themselves, their
families and the
College in the best
possible light.
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Please ensure the
students write a
thank-you letter and
give it to their
employer on the last
day.
The employers will
also fill out a report
for the student and
return it to the
College this can then
be used as a
reference or as part
of their resume.