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Employment Review Conversation: Ken Latham

Notes from the meeting held on 2024-04-16 with.Miranda Girdlestone +(Meeting House Manager) and Henry Thompson (Convenor, Meeting House +Management Committee)

Nature of the job:

Does your job description accurately reflect the nature of your +duties?

Not entirely, but not sure: I don’t need to think about it, the work +just happens.

What have you done in your role that has made you feel proud/been +pleased with?

Keeping up with what groups need/want and supporting them: it works +nicely. Adding “Where are the toilets” signs and seeing that work.

I have a good picture in my head of what the Meeting House should +look like, I get satisfaction from keeping it so.

[Miranda: You’ve done a good job at training Ellie]

Training casual staff: it goes as well as they can handle

Was there anything that felt less than successful when you attempted +it? And what did you do to improve the situation?

Getting my head around the booking system was hard. Worried as about +to do something I may be breaking something that someone else is already +working on.

Aside from not being involved, not sure.

Not done it often enough to be confident what happens when in the +workflow. Information is in multiple places, computers and +people’s heads.

Putting things in the calendar is fine, but the Hallmaster/money +dataflow is hazy. Worried that, for example, if someone asks to add AV, +aside from just leaving a note for Majk, not sure what is needed to be +sure it doesn’t get lost

ACTION: MG and KL to meet to get a clear story about what KL should +cover and how to do it

What changes have you implemented and how do you think they went/were +received?

Moving the library chairs under the stairs when not in use, working +well.

‘Staff drawer’

Designed, trialed and made work having refreshments just outside the +Meeting Room.

ACTION: MG Review cleaning sheet

Obstacles and support:

What extra support would you like from me as your manager?

Have you encountered any particular difficulties where you would have +appreciated more support? Can you say why you didn’t ask for support at +the time?

Food Hygiene specifically, more generally what am I in charge of? Do +local Friends know that. Some things are undefined, for instance who +sets up tables…

ACTION: MG, KL, James to coordinate [MG to give a short presentation +to PM about this] [HST to gee up Elders to revisit the [live] +Notices]

Quaker Ethos:

Do you think the Quaker ethos is nurtured in your work and your +workplace?

Yes

Working relationships:

How would you describe the relationships you have built with your +colleagues and users of the building?

Good with colleagues. On the same wavelength with Ellie.

Some users give nice comments or a smile, occasionally things go +wonky and people get stressed. People may have lost track of what they +booked, or was booked for them. People feel relaxed, which can lead to +them treating things more like home than somewhere they’ve hired. Mostly +a good thing.

How do you see your role within the team now and how would you like +it to grow?

Not keen on “getting hold of a pile of admin clutter in my head” +[AVP] But it is part of my job, so if there were a way to make it more +doable for me I would get on with it better

Work environment:

What do you like or dislike about your work environment?

Wrt to being open to the public, if it’s not a busy time, handling +enquiries is good. If the timing is bad, it can be a challenge.

——————HST steps away———–

Do you have any suggestions for improving it?

Management/ supervision (if applicable):

How effective is your supervision of the staff for which you are +responsible?

Are any changes in approach desirable?

Training and development needs:

What training have you undergone during the year?

Are there any training opportunities you would like to pursue? Or any +skills you would like to develop?

Overall:

If you could change anything about your role or the way the team +operates, what would it be?

ACTIONS AGREED (including who and when)

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Ken Latham Annual Review Notes 2024-04-16