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Power of Union is Strength. An individual maybe brilliant and have strong core competencies but unless you are able to work in a TEAM and harness each others core competencies, you will always perform below par because there will always be situations at which you will do poorly and someone else does well.
Robyn Kaczmarek www.carecoop.org.au
Reason for the change Public Service Mutuals: A third way for delivering public services in Australia. WHITE PAPER August 2014 Parliament House The Hon Kevin Andrews MP – Minister for Social Services
Social Support Review • Beveridge Report • McClure Review - to address challenges facing the sector
Co-operatives and Mutuals • Key roles of co-operatives and mutuals. • The Co-operative Enterprise Business Model. • Reciprocity, autonomy, democracy. • 1,600 coop and mutual with 13 million members in Australia.
Worker Owned Enterprise HEADQUARTERS • Crew 3 Crew 1 Crew 2
Sustainable business • Commercial • Ensure availability of service • Quality jobs • Quality care
So What Makes PSM Different • Control Structure • Allocation of earnings • Purposeful • Value Driven
Benefits • Improved service • Improved working conditions • Create and retain local jobs • Concern for community
Complex and Wicked Problems • PMS well placed to addressing wicked problems • Complex social service problems • Cost intensive with low profit margins
Co-operative Home Care Dealing with complex problems. We are • Holistic • Local collaboration • Autonomous • Multi-skilled • Flexible • Built of relationships and trust • Empowerment model