- + Notes and Actions from Ken Latham's Annual Employment Review Conversation Henry S. Thompson - 18 Apr 2024 + 16 Apr 2024

- + Introduction +

Notes from a meeting held on 2024-04-16 with Miranda Girdlestone +(Meeting House Manager), taking the lead and Henry Thompson (Convenor, Meeting House +Management Committee), taking (most of) these notes. The section and +sub-section titles which follow are taken verbatim from the Employment +Review Conversation shared with Ken in advance of the meeting.

Ken Latham Annual Review Notes 2024-04-16

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:

+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 @@ -54,7 +55,9 @@

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

ACTION: MG Review cleaning sheet

Obstacles and support:

+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 @@ -65,11 +68,15 @@

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:

+Quaker Ethos

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

Yes

Working relationships:

+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.

@@ -83,10 +90,14 @@

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:

+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):

@@ -101,7 +112,6 @@

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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