Consulting

AJO consultants have many years of senior leadership experience across health, education, government and the not for profit sectors.

Policy Writing and Practice Guidelines

Policy writing can be a time consuming and demanding task. We can offer you a practical and personalised approach to reviewing, updating and writing policies that are relevant to your service. We work with you to develop policies that are right for your service. Policies can be developed for specific needs such as safeguarding for children and adults, sexuality and disability, HR and governance policies.

Organisational Review

Consultants are available to undertake a needs analysis and provide a plan to improve organisational functioning. A gap analysis through a brief organisational audit can provide vital information for areas of development and continuous improvement.

Coaching and Supervision

Mentoring provides an opportunity for professionals to seek guidance and support from others who have more experience. It is a confidential and guided process that provides staff with someone to review their work performance and decisions. Clinical supervision can provide expertise and reflective practice for leaders, individuals or team.

Employee Assistance and Critical Incident Response

Clinically trained consultants can provide employee or client support after traumatic events and de-briefing for individuals or teams.

Conducting Investigations

If there has been an allegation of abuse or employee conduct problems consultants with experience in conducting investigations can undertake an external investigation and provide a report.

Risk Assessment

We can undertake a risk assessment, critical incident review or root cause analysis for your organisation. Consultants can review incident management systems, occupational health and safety, risk registers and plans and provide clear ways forward.

Leadership Development

Consultants with training and experience in the Havard Problem solving leadership development model can provide skills in how to develop capacity for exploration of peer based practice and reflection to build new knowledge and skills integrated into daily practice.

Performance Systems

The key to your successful starts with having a productive and focused team of staff. Consultants can assist with reviewing your team functioning and provide training, coaching or team building to strengthen performance. Consultants can also assist with performance review and performance development.

Team Building

Successful team building will have far reaching ramifications in your organisation. We have developed fun activities that can readily be integrated into working life.

Developing a Person/Child Centred organisation

Consultation is provided regarding how to consult and involve children and adults in organisational practice while ensuring that client feedback is enabled and complaints and disclosures of concern occur. No complaints may not mean there are no concerns just that the mechanisms are not safe, client friendly, developmentally appropriate, objective and informed by complaints best practice and consumer involvement.

Please email or call to discuss your requirements and a quote can be provided.

Short term Leadership Contracts

Consultants are available to lead educational, not for profit, disability, counselling, out of home care services on short term contracts to assist with mergers or future organisational options and leave backfill.

If you are interested in chatting to one of our consultants about your team, please give us a call. We can develop a 2 hours or full day session that is fun and aims to achieve your goal