Staff Wellbeing

👨🏽‍💼Youth Work Management - Staff Wellbeing #YOUTHWORK

A Valued youth team 🟰 Better supported young people

🔑One thing i do to stay on track with staff wellbeing is to consistently track and inspire progress. I call it the constant feedback loop!

This is what I do.

1⃣:The Personal touch

Check in with team members weekly. A quick chat asking how they are❓Is everything ok at home❓

Follow up if they confided in you about something the previous week.

2⃣: Workload Check in

Ask them about their week ahead or just gone, projects, reports, face to face work.

How’s training going this week❓
Any wins or struggles❓

3⃣ Deviate if needed

Adjust their workload based on deadlines, wellbeing, progress or enjoyment.

A simple "hey if you’re stuck with anything", let’s tweak some bits so it works better for you!"

Your youth team knowing they can streamline or deviate if needed helps keep them focused

4⃣ Log their progress.

This is vital unless you have a great memory.

Remember the follow up i said about in number 1. Well that goes a long way in not only making staff feel valued but it keeps you accountable also.

🕙This might seem a lot, however It takes maximum 10 minutes for me to do this per staff member, often less.

🗣️On top of this I still do 45 min supervisions every 4-6 weeks.

All but 1 staff member have told me that this constant feedback loop helps them

🙏🏽If you want a youth team that feels valued try this constant feedback loop. I wish I did this more when I first become a manager.

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