Barbara Goodyear Support Staff Award

This Award was established to pay tribute to the valuable contributions made by administrative support staff. It is an opportunity to recognize their role in the efficient operation of the organization. 

The original Support Staff Award was renamed in honour of Barbara Goodyear, on the occasion of her 20th year of service as Executive Assistant, Nova Scotia Council for the Family. Barbara is widely recognized as an individual who fully exemplifies the highest standards of performance as a support staff member.

Criteria and Nomination Process

Performance

Write a paragraph or two on the performance of the candidate using the following headings as guidelines. (Note: It is important to be as objective and specific as possible and to illustrate by example where possible the areas in which the candidate demonstrates outstanding performance.) Final submission to be a maximum of four pages, excluding support letters.

  • Ability to Work Independently (candidate makes informed decisions, carries through appropriately, etc.)
  • Creativity and Initiative (candidate tries new things, creative but not reckless, secure in the knowledge of the job)
  • Organizational Skills (time management, attention to detail, follows through to conclusion, etc.)
  • Team Player-Leadership Qualities (leader among peers, supportive, respected by colleagues, etc.)
  • Flexibility (considers different viewpoints, performance under pressure, deals effectively with challenging situations.)
  • Support of the Organization and to the Community (presents positive image, promotes agency's Mission, acts in culturally competent manner, networking and image in the community)
  • Efforts at continuing education (Courses, seminars, conferences, upgrading of skills, current with standards and related literature)

Mail completed package to:
Nova Scotia Council for the Family
804 - 1888 Brunswick St.
Halifax NS B3J 3J8

Phone: (902) 422-1316
Fax: (902) 422-4012

Award Recipients

1990 Susan Carnell, Family Service Association of HRM
1991 Cassandra Colley, Children's Aid Society of Halifax
  Gwen Walker, Family & Children's Services of Cumberland County
1992 Marcella Slade, Family Service of Eastern Nova Scotia
1993 Jeanne Telfer, Children's Aid Society of Colchester County
1994 Elizabeth Benjamin, Children's Aid Society of Halifax
1995 Marie Hyde, Children's Aid Society of Cape Breton
  Phyllis Nickerson, Department of Community Services, Halifax
1996 Gail Gilhen, Department of Community Services, Halifax
  Effie Weatherbee, Family & Children's Services of Cumberland County
1997 Debbie Bradley, Department of Community Services, Dartmouth
  Lynda Tabbiner, Department of Community Services, Halifax
1998 Debbie Hockley, Nova Scotia Federation of Foster Family Associations
  Karen Chisholm, Children's Aid Society of Inverness-Richmond
1999 Gloria Berezowski, Children's Aid Society and Family Services of Colchester County
2000 Darlene Meehan, Family & Children's Services of Hants County
2001 Patricia Allen, Family & Children's Services of Hants County
2002 Donna Trussler, Family & Children's Division, Department of Community Services, Halifax
2003 Therese Surette, Family & Children's Services of Yarmouth County
  Anne Cochrane, Department of Community Services, Hants District Office
  Faye Edwards, Department of Community Services, Hants District Office
2004 Doreen Dillon, Children's Aid Society of Cape Breton-Victoria
2005 Margaret Purdy, Family & Children's Services of Kings County
2006 Paula Tower, Family & Children's Services of Cumberland County
2007 Doreen Bailey, Department of Community Services, Antigonish District Office
2008 Lisa Ross, Office HomeBridge Youth Society
2009 Marilyn O'Callaghan, Family Service of Eastern Nova Scotia
2010 Nancy Doyle-Lynch, Department of Community Services, Family & Community Supports Division,
  Sherry MacDonald, Children's Aid Society of Inverness-Richmond
2011 Betty Skonnard, Department of Community Services, Halifax District Office