{"id":2275,"date":"2019-09-24T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T19:56:25","slug":"giving-a-voice-to-front-line-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?p=2275","title":{"rendered":"Giving a Voice to Front-line Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2015, SafeCare BC started the Front-line Communications Working Group in an effort to strengthen the effectiveness of the organization\u2019s communications initiatives, programs, and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the title suggests, the group is made up of front-line care workers in the continuing care sector who are passionate about being a voice for their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bryan Gay is a care aide at Menno Place in Abbotsford and has been working in the sector in some capacity for nearly 15 years. He\u2019s also been a part of the Front-line Communications Working Group since its inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing involved for so long, I\u2019ve watched the changes,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the group that is in there right now gives a really good snapshot of what\u2019s happening on the front-line. We\u2019ve got a lot of good and powerful voices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After taking multiple training courses and having been involved with SafeCare BC for the last few years, Bryan knows first-hand what proper training and education can do for someone working in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe education that I\u2019ve received has helped me become a better care giver,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to be instrumental in bringing SafeCare BC to care staff, because I believe in what they\u2019re offering. Prior to SafeCare BC, we care workers didn\u2019t really have anything like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan started in his position long before SafeCare BC existed, and he\u2019s seen the difference they\u2019ve made, including increasing the engagement of his peers and getting them more involved. He says there is a great opportunity through SafeCare BC for front-line workers to become peer facilitators, as he has done, which helps expand health and safety education to more workers throughout BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on his experience in the sector, Bryan says it\u2019s imperative that the people who are working with seniors day-to-day are given a voice when it comes to how SafeCare BC operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing someone who\u2019s out there each and every day, I\u2019ve got a pretty good handle on what care workers are talking about and what the needs are as far as what education should be offered as well as some of their concerns,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf those on the front-line didn\u2019t have a voice, SafeCare BC wouldn\u2019t be as effective. That\u2019s why I want to stay on the committee as a voice for those doing the job out there on the front-line and bring back what I hear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Front-Line Communications Working Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan Gay \u2013 Menno Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Greer \u2013 Castleview Care Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill Winott \u2013 Greater Vancouver Community Services Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen Reeves \u2013 Paramed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connie Maahs \u2013 Eden Gardens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Hamilton \u2013 Eden Gardens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Ramgren \u2013 Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Cochran \u2013 Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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