It’s official! For the sixth year running, Ranch Ehrlo Society has been named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers. While some who receive this designation for six straight years may rest on their laurels, we do not! We are continuously striving to make our agency an even better place to work, but in the meantime – here are some of the reasons you may consider joining us! If you’re…
Guest blog by Charlotte McCrimmon, human resources generalist at Ranch Ehrlo. While we try to keep our content fresh and engaging all over our website, it’s no secret that the jobs page of our website gets the most traffic. Our most common job openings are for youth care workers (YCW) or personal support workers (PSW). These are staff positions that can be found in every one of our…
Andrea Brittin and George Marshall, is CEO of the SHSA We are proud to announce that Ranch Ehrlo CEO and president Andrea Brittin has been awarded the 2016 Safety Centered Leadership Award from the Saskatchewan Health and Safety Association (SHSA). This award is the highest honour bestowed by the SHSA and is given to individuals, who, through their leadership, have made an impact on the…
March 19th was a pretty special birthday in the Family Treatment Program (FTP). Shanae That morning, FTP client Geri* welcomed her first child, a baby boy. Geri didn’t even make it to the hospital; her son was born right in the unit with a midwife, two doulas-in-training, and FTP therapist Shanae Harvey assisting – a first for the program! Geri began feeling contractions very early…
Hopefully you know what a Goonie is. If you don’t this blog might not be for you. But if you do, then you can relate to the important life lessons that the 80's movie teaches us - lessons that can be shared not only with our clients but with our staff and the community. Be nice to everyone. Even if someone seems scary, looks can be deceiving. When Sloth is introduced in the movie, he is…
On March 15th, 14 students from Ellen Gunn Education Centre in Corman Park had the opportunity to visit Saskatoon for WE Day Saskatchewan, an event that brings together world-renowned speakers and award-winning performers with thousands of young people and families to celebrate and inspire another year of incredible change. WE is a movement that brings people, particularly youth, together and…
We are pleased to welcome Judy Bidyk to the executive team at Ranch Ehrlo. She will be taking on the role of vice-president of human resources. Judy comes to the agency from Supreme Office Products Ltd., where she was the vice-president of HR for the past seven years. She has over 17 years of senior human resources experience and has led a large organization through several key HR initiatives,…
On March 16th, youth from Ranch Ehrlo’s Regina group homes had the opportunity to connect with the staff of Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth. Three informal sessions were held where youth learned about their rights vs. responsibilities and the difference between needs and wants while in care, with much of the information coming in the form of interactive games. “We thought these…
Well I did it again. I wanted to imagine Ranch Ehrlo’s senior leadership in a different yellow cartoon form. But this time as one of our favorite beloved TV families. Straight from the town of Springfield, let me introduce the Simpson inspired executive team.
Imagine a place a young person could go, knowing they could find help confronting their issues with in-house quality clinical treatment services tailored to his or her unique strengths and areas of intense need. The Clinical Assessment and Resource Services program at Ranch Ehrlo Society is a program that augments the excellent clinical work already in progress at the agency. Opened in the…
Co-written blog by Cheyenne and Trudy We all want a perfect job – but does that exist? A job that’s fulfilling, and makes us feel like we’re making a difference, but also pays the bills and maybe leaves a little for some fun on the side. Many people choose to work here because they want to make a difference. They believe the old saying “do what you love and you will never work a day in…
Imagine for a moment an alternate reality. You wake up and the world is full of creatures in similar size and shape. These strange beings are similar to each other but are also unique. They aren’t speaking English but rather a gibberish language. All these creatures have a strange yellow skin. You have entered the alternate universe of the minions. You haven’t really entered an alternate…
What is now a multi-unit community service offering specialized low-income housing to vulnerable groups in the city of Regina began with the purchase of a four-building apartment complex in south Regina, now known as Lakeshore Village, in 1997. But the ball was rolling long before that. In 1995, Ranch Ehrlo Society was approached by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to…
It’s winter in Saskatchewan, which is pretty much synonymous with “cold”. But even though we’ve come to expect it, it doesn’t stop us from griping as we’re getting dressed to head out in the morning. You know the drill: shirt, sweater, tights, pants, socks, second pair of socks (grumble), jacket (sigh), scarf (ugh), mittens (blech), ear muffs (hmmmph). Would you believe that not…
We have over 800 employees at Ranch Ehrlo – that means there are a lot of different job descriptions! But the best way to learn about what someone does is to talk to them directly, so that’s just what I did with veteran Community Vocational Education Program (CVEP) job coach, Richard Blackett. CVEP is designed to assist people with mental and/or psychological disabilities to develop and…
