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Jan Bavinton Memorial Project

Each year, VIEU awards up to $3000 to assist an ESS member undertake a Professional Development project. The money can be used for the costs associated with a nominated project, such as fees, travel or leave.
 
History
The Jan Bavinton Memorial Project was established in 1989 in recognition of the contribution made to her profession and her union (VATIS) by Jan Bavinton, the Lab Manager at Carey Grammar School. Following her death, the Jan Bavinton Memorial Project was established to acknowledge the professionalism, commitment and excellence of support staff in independent schools. Since the amalgamation of the non-government education unions in 1993, the project has been extended to all Education Support Staff from the non-government sector.
 
How to apply
Applicants should be engaged in a project, or ongoing work that could be developed into a resource for other ESS staff, that would be of interest and relevance to VIEU members.
 
Applicants will need to create a short proposal of no more than 2 pages. The scope of the project is broad and may include research, related travel, study or other forms of Professional Development being undertaken by the applicant. The project should not only further the applicant’s own professional development aims, but should have the potential to be a resource with wider application.
 
Conditions
Each applicant must be:
• a financial VIEU member, and
• a School Officer/School Services Officer; or
• a School Assistant; or
• a Clerical or Administrative employee.
 
The successful applicant should be intending to continue employment in the non-government sector for at least a year following completion of the project and must agree to provide a report to VIEU within 2 months of the completion of the project.
 
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the project, please contact Lou Nicholson (lnicholson@vieu.org.au) or 9254 1860.


 

 

Past Winners
Past winners have undertaken the following projects: 

  • (2008) Karen Dermietzel, Office Manager at St Benedict’s School, Burwood to visit Catholic primary schools in New York and investigate the employment conditions and job descriptions of non-teaching staff, comparing facilities, sources and applications of funding, examining fee and levy structures and professional development opportunities.
  • (2004) Lydia Hohl, AV Officer, Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, to fund the development of an interactive CD-ROM entitled “Identifying and Dealing with Bullying at the Workplace”.
  • (2003) Marie Murphy, AV/Library Technician, Star of the Sea College to assist with completion of a Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Studies.
  • (2003) Dorothy Boland, Lab Tech, Kilbreda College, (a special grant) to cover the cost of some targeted PD.
  • (1992) Glenn Condon, Lab Tech, to travel to Sydney to participate in a 3 day ANSTO Safety in Labs Training Program. The purpose of the training was to bring together practitioners to contribute to the setting of standards for safety in laboratories.
  • (1990) Irene Spall, Library Technician, Caulfield Grammar School, to undertake a field trip which was a compulsory component of her Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Studies. Her aim was to establish a network of contacts and resources.
  • (1990) Pam Pusmucan, Librarian, St Anne’s & Gippsland Grammar School to travel to Queensland to research the implementation of Co-operative Curriculum Program Planning.