Page 12 - Warrah Annual Report 2021/2022

Warrah’s new Executive Team.
The school commenced Term One 2022 with
a record 32 students. This increase in student enrolments, combined with the sector-wide teacher shortage, has been challenging. We
are happy to report that we are well positioned with a complete team of teachers and teachers’ assistants, who provide a continually engaging learning experience for our students.
Community Support Services (CSS) returned
to normal operations in February 2022. The team had to adjust to adverse weather and modify the delivery of services in a COVID-safe way. Several homes went into lockdown due to COVID-19, and the Supported Independent Living (SIL) team’s commitment and dedication helped all impacted residents through the isolation period safely. Warrah felt the impact of the sector-wide shortage of staff. We have implemented several strategies to attract and retain staff during the year, and by June 2022, the situation had improved at Warrah. We continue to focus on improving our workplace culture and staff training to make Warrah an enjoyable and safe workplace.
To improve participant and student engagement at Warrah, we decided to place the bakery, biodynamic farm and retail shop under CSS.
The aim is to ensure more seamless integration of services and improve experiences for our participants and students. We have also opened
up more opportunities for other schools to visit our biodynamic farm and showcase it to other groups interested in biodynamic farming.
Trudy collects eggs on the farm.
We received a government stimulus payment totaling $989k during the year and a further $448k in July 2022. We plan to put these funds to good and productive use towards executing the property master plan, which will benefit our community for years to come.
Jason Lim
General Manager
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