Sydney Newsletter

MAY 2019 SYD NEWSLETTER PAGE 1

SYD

Its our
15th

Birthday!!

CONTENTS Pg. 6
Something to note
Pg. 3
WHS Update Pg. 7
NPS, OTP & Ignite
Pg. 4
Reminders Pg. 8
Health and Wellbeing
Pg. 5
STELLAR

Award Winners

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Sydney WHS Update SYD NEWSLETTER PAGE 3

Your wellbeing at home and at work is important at Jetstar. In this issue the
WHS team would like to remind you of a wellbeing service that is available to
help you in your personal and work life.
Converge International are a dedicated Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
provider that offers a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL counselling service. The
counselling service can give you guidance and help with the following….
Employee Assist – Support and counselling for a broad range of personal and
work issue.
Manager Assist – Coaching and advice to assist with a variety of people
management issue and develop your leadership competencies.
Family Assistance – Counselling for family members needing support across
personal and/or lifestyle concerns.
Money Assist – Money management services to help you work through
financial wellbeing concerns.
Nutrition and Lifestyle Assist – Specialist advice across nutrition, sleep,
resilience, mindfulness, addict behaviours, retirement planning, positive
lifestyle changes.
Legal Assist – Up to two sessions of expert legal support and advice across
family law, tenancy, renting, real estate, consumer disputes and more.
Career Assist – Career development and planning resume and job seeking
assistance, interview skills, vocational counselling.
Conflict Assist – Strategies, tools and coaching to deal with difficult workplace
and personal situations.

To make an appointment call Converge International 1300 687 327 or +61
386205300

For on the go Converge International EAP support download ‘EAP Connect’
on Apple Store or Google Play.

Reminders for crew

Missed Rest Breaks Google Translate

Cabin Managers – Please only submit Don’t forget that we have the
Miss Rest Break Forms via JEN only. Google translate app available on
Forms entered on the iPad are not the iPad. This is a great tool for
received, and therefore will not be when English isn’t a customers
paid. Missed Meal Breaks must be first language.
received within 10 days of the missed
breaks or they will not be paid.

Pre Board Passengers AKL Crew room

Ground staff will bring Pre Board pax to There is a new crew room for AKL
the aircraft at -33 as per the PTS. They international. Full details are
will wait in the aerobridge until you are available from INTAP 098/19.
ready for them to board. This will help
to ensure a quicker depature. A reminder that all base
information including pick up
locations are on JEN.

End of Duty SYD NEWSLETTER PAGE 4

Please ensure that at the conclusion of
your duty and for aircraft swaps that
you leave the cabin and galleys clean,
tidy and presentable for the next crew.
This also means returning all items to
their original/correct locations.

Birthday STELLAR WINNERS
Celebrations
Craig Dickings
Join us for birthday
festivities, and to help

fight cancer!

Where: Domestic Crew
Room.
When: Thursday 23rd May
2019

Funds raised will go towards the Cancer
Councils Biggest Morning Tea

Chelsea Schwartz

Jetstar Social SYD NEWSLETTER PAGE 5
Event

Join us for ‘Christmas in
July’

Where: Kings Cross Hotel.
When: Thursday 25th July
2019
Time: TBA

Something to Note….

Landing Descriptions Interruptions to the Flight Deck

OM1 provides descriptors of landings as A reminder to keep interruptions to the

smooth, positive, firm or hard. A hard flight deck to a minimum

landing requires a Captain to complete a

Flight Technical Log entry which must be During boarding, flight crew complete

cleared by engineering. It is worth noting important safety checks. Cabin Crew and

that most hard landings are well within Ground Staff must minimise unnecessary

the capabilities of the aircraft and require noise and distraction on the flight deck

no engineering action. Whether a landing during the pre-flight phase. Airport staff

is hard or otherwise is determined by the and or cabin crew entering the flight deck

Captain. Unless the landing has been during this period must adhere to the

determined to be hard by the Captain, following guidelines, unless urgent safety

then Cabin Crew should limit their related information needs to be

description of landings where injuries transmitted:

occur to positive or firm.

• Enter the flight deck quietly;

In most cases where injuries occur and it • Place any documents on the rear of the

hasn’t been a hard landing, then attention Centre pedestal;

should be paid to the crews brace position • Do not converse with the flight crew

or the condition of the crew jumpseat. except if operationally required – wait

until flight crew initiate communication

before proceeding;

• Leave the flight deck as soon as you are

no longer operationally required.

Further working as one team with our SYD NEWSLETTER PAGE 6
colleagues from Ground Ops will help
negate unnecessary interruptions with to
the Tech Crew.

NPS and OTP SYD NEWSLETTER PAGE 7

First training days kick off late May and sessions will run in June, August,
September and November. You will be rostered for a training day and you
will receive an email from Team Central Learning with all relevant details.
Complete:
You must complete the following pre-work activities before your first
rostered classroom training:
Learning Agility e-learning program;
Self-awareness learning bite.
Bring to your first classroom training day:
Success Profile self-awareness activity;
My Leadership Shadow handout from the “Self-awareness learning bite”.

Health and Wellbeing

Slow Cooker Bone Broth 4 HEALING PROPERTIES OF BONE
BROTH
Bone Broth is full of natural collagen! 1. Bone broth is anti-ageing
Make chicken, pork or beef stock using Bone broth contains high amounts of
kitchen scraps and this simple crockpot collagen that forms the structural
method. building blocks of strong skin, giving you
a youthful glow. Collagen also supports
Ingredients hair growth, skin regeneration and
2 carrots chopped medium assists in keeping your nails strong.
2 celery stalks chopped medium 2. Bone broth is bone building
1 medium onion chopped medium Vital minerals including calcium,
2 cloves garlic phosphorus and magnesium in bone
3.5 lb beef or chicken bones or broth is important to help create and
combination of both maintain strong and healthy bones.
Kosher salt 3. Bone broth supports your gut
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar Bone broth is also one of the best foods
water to consume for those suffering digestive
Instructions issues, as it is rich in gelatin. Gelatin is
1) Place the bones your slow cooker. essential for connective tissue function –
The bones should fill up about 3/4 of it literally acts to heal and seal the gut,
the slow-cooker. making this broth essential for those
2) Chop your vegetables and garlic, no suffering chronic inflammation or leaky
need to peel. You can also add gut syndrome.
vegetable scraps and rinsed, crushed 4. Bone broth is anti-inflammatory
egg shells into your slow-cooker. You'll The long cooking time for bone broth
be straining these out before breaks down cartilage and tendons
consuming the broth releasing anti-inflammatory compounds,
3) Fill the slow-cooker with water. chondroitin sulphates and glucosamine,
Season with a generous amount of salt that are found in expensive supplements
(about 1 teaspoon). for arthritis and joint pain. These
4) Add 2 tablespoons of apple cider compounds keep your joints young and
vinegar (you won't notice the taste). flexible.
5) Cook on low and cook for 18-72
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6) Strain the broth through cheesecloth
or a strainer and cool. A good broth will
usually have a layer of fat on the top,
and will gelatinize when thoroughly
cool. Remove the fat with a spoon and
discard.