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The inaugural annual St Basil’s Awards Program aims to recognise and celebrate excellence in our people.

St Basil’s employees are encouraged to nominate their exceptional workmates for an award.

Our consumers will also take part by nominating an employee in the Consumer Choice Employee of the Year award.

The program spans 3 categories with 11 different awards and aims to celebrate excellence in our people and the life-changing work being done at St Basil’s!

 Winners will receive a certificate, a trophy and prizes.

Consumer Choice Employee of the Year

Our consumers have the chance to nominate a St Basil’s staff member as their employee of the year! Each of our residential homes and our community services staff will have finalists and recipients. Consumers and/or their representatives can nominate here now.

WINNERS ARE:

Miranda | Winner: Maria Giannikouri, Runner up: Simon Wong
Annandale | Winner: Pola Samaras, Runner up: Usha Shresthsa
Kensington | Winner: Alexandra Andreou, Runner up: Jyotia Bhattarai
Lakemba | Winner: Erla Salinas, Runner up: Sirjana Giri
Randwick | Winner: Judy Arceo, Runner up: Juee Patel
Kogarah | Winner: Majida Choudhury, Runner up: Mark Atta
Community Services | Winner: Marianne Platinosios, Runner up: Maria Karlis

Employee of the Year

Throughout the year, our residential and community services staff are in the running to be the Employee of the Month, so all of these monthly recipients will now be in the running to be our Employee of the Year.

This category is not open to everyone for nominations however one Employee of the Month from each of our services will be a finalist for the Employee of the Year award.

WINNER IS:

Winner: Samerawit Kebede (Miranda)

Runner up: Ganga Adhikari (Kensington)

 

New Employee of the Year

The New Employee of the Year finalists will be nominated by St Basil’s Management. Each of the General Managers from our residential and community services will nominate one employee who has worked at St Basil’s for up to a year or so. These nominees will be finalists in the New Employee of the Year Award.

FINALISTS ARE:
Annandale: Mira Ahikari and Jeema Kumari
Kogarah: Kabita Kharel and Yi Lam Ho
Kensington: Bolina Shamana
Randwick: Melanie Quilala Urubio
Miranda: Christine Graham and Milcah Garces Rivera
Lakemba: Marie Karatzas and Jeevan Pradhan
Community Services: Shobha Sitaula

WINNER IS:

Jeevan Pradhan

Runner up: Yi Lam Ho

 

St Basil’s prides itself on the people who deliver quality services to those in its care. To achieve this its people need to uphold and demonstrate the values of St Basil’s: Dedicated, Integrity, Respectful, Responsible and Contribution.

We want you to help us identify, recognise and celebrate our people who most demonstrate these values by nominating them.

Dedication
Nominate someone who acts selflessly and relentlessly in service of others.
Winner is:

Maryanne Gray (Annandale)

Runner up: Jeanette Kakoliris (Community Services)

 

Integrity
Nominate someone who is honest and builds trust in every interaction.
Winner is:

Maryanne Mikaele (Annandale)

Runner up: Dhan Prasad Sharma (Lakemba)

 

Respectful
Nominate someone who sees everyone as family and treats them with respect and dignity.
Winner is:

Mina Shrestha (Lakemba)

Runner up: Harold Encarnacion (Randwick)

 

Responsible
Nominate someone who shows accountability to others and to all our stakeholders.
Winner is:

Kanokwan Aronsrisopon (Randwick)

Runner up: Melanie Urubio (Randwick)

 

Contribution
Nominate someone who thrives when working together as a family and community.
Winner is:

Maria Henien (Community Services)

Runner up: Dann Pascula (Kensington)

 

 

Inspirational Leadership Award 

The Inspirational Leadership Award aims to identify, recognise and celebrate a St Basil’s staff member who is an inspiring people leader.
Winner is:

Alexandra Metheniti (Lakemba)

Runner up: Hema Shrestha (Miranda)

Innovative Employee of the Year

The Innovative Employee of the Year is someone who has demonstrated innovation through new ideas, making improvements or transformations in their tasks or projects resulting in a positive outcome.
Winner is:

Ryan Szeto (Randwick)

Runner up: Michelle Wicky (Head office)

Volunteer of the Year

Our Volunteer of the Year is someone who always upholds and demonstrates our values: Dedicated, integrity, respectful, responsible, integrity, contribution.

Winner is:

Jan Blades

Runner up: Anastasia Hatzidis

 

 

Please join us in celebrating each other and the amazing work being done at St Basil’s every day!

More information:

Terms and conditions: Nominations should be relevant to the last 12 months (December 2020 to November 2021). Self-nominations cannot be accepted. Photos and names of winners and recipients agree to be included in St Basil’s internal and external promotions if required.