Professional Development

Sturgeon County supports professional development by providing the following:

  • Orientation Program
  • Succession Plan
  • Mentorship Program
  • Professional Association Membership(s)
  • Learning Opportunities
  • Performance Management
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Recognition Program

Orientation Program

Sturgeon County has an orientation program designed to help new employees make a smooth transition into their new job.

Succession Plan

Sturgeon County is taking a proactive approach to workforce planning. By identifying and assessing those who are interested in advancing or transferring to a position that may be vacant, we can better prepare for the future through coaching, training and development practices.

Mentorship Program

Employees at Sturgeon County can participate in a mentorship program. This program allows employees to receive wisdom, experience and honest feedback. The Mentorship Program also allows mentors to transfer their knowledge.

Professional Association Membership(s)

Sturgeon County recognizes that many employees are required to be members of professional organization due to professional designation, professional development or municipal responsibilities.

Sturgeon County encourages staff to actively participate in professional organizations and in some cases pays for memberships.

Learning Opportunities

Sturgeon County also provides a number of workplace learning opportunities for all employees.

Workplace Learning Opportunities include but are not limited to:

  • First Aid Training
     
  • Health and Wellness Lunch & Learns
     
  • Service Best Training
     
  • Communication Training
     
  • Team Building Sessions
     
  • WHMIS and TDG training
     
  • Yoga
     
  • Personal Knowledge Workshops (ex. Personality Dimensions, Will Power, Retirement Planning, Self Defense, etc.)

Performance Management

The county believes that all employees fundamentally come to work to do a good job, taking ownership of their work responsibilities. We believe, therefore, that it is our responsibility to ensure that all employees have the necessary training, knowledge, resources and feedback to do a good job, to make informed decisions and to provide good customer service.

We believe that all employees deserve on-going feedback regarding their performance, which is done annually in a formal evaluation.

Educational Assistance Program

Learn to Succeed! As you know, learning today has become a more active, continuous process requiring individuals to take responsibility for their own development. Sturgeon County is committed to providing employees with the information and resources needed to help them excel in their current and future jobs.

Recognition Program

Sturgeon County supports a corporate recognition program, which serves to increase employee awareness that good work is recognized. The county is committed to creating an environment where staff contributions are noticed, appreciated and recognized.

Employees are Sturgeon County’s most important assets. It is because of the hard work and dedication of employees that the outstanding service and quality of work is accomplished each day. Through a recognition program, the county is working towards a culture of recognition to motivate, thank, and inspire people to do their best work every day.

Sturgeon Team Appreciation and Recognition (STAR)

The STAR employee recognition program is used by all levels of management to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of coworkers. The program consists of three components:

  1. STAR Praise
    Verbal praise is to be encouraged among all coworkers and is the basic level of recognition within the program. Verbal praise is an immediate and personal way to recognize a colleague's assistance, extra effort, or good service.

     
  2. STAR Card
    The STAR Card is a simple gesture of thanks, appreciation or recognition for a job well done. STAR Cards should be used to recognize an employee’s exemplary customer service, outstanding effort, exceptional people skills and consistent good work, or to thank them for going out of their way to assist you.

     
  3. STAR Awards
    Each year a maximum of two awards maybe given, one to an individual and one to a team. Nominations recognize significant accomplishments and/or contribution over and above the norm that are performed as an employee or a team.