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Human Resources regularly hosts events on employee engagement, workforce development, health and wellness, and more. All sessions are virtual unless otherwise noted. Join us for these upcoming events:
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Cooking Up Culture: Nicaraguan Home Cooking, Tuesday, Sept. 19 (noon to 1 p.m.)
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Benefits webinar: Flexible Spending Accounts, Wednesday, Sept. 20 (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
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Creating Positive Relationships with Food and Eating, Wednesday, Sept. 20 (2 to 3 p.m.)
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Health Equity and Inclusivity in the Workplace, Monday, Sept. 25, (11 a.m. to noon)
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Mindfulness Meditation, Tuesday, Sept. 26 (10 to 11 a.m.)
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Cooking Up Culture: Salvadoran Street Food, Tuesday, Sept. 26 (noon to 1 p.m.)
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Stepping into Greatness: Staying Calm, Kind, and Productive in Times of Uncertainty, Thursday, Sept. 28 (11 a.m. to noon)
For more health and wellness events, visit the Fit For Life events page.
Looking for training opportunities? Sign up for one of these upcoming instructor-led classes:
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Teaming: The Formula for Success, Wednesday, Sept. 20 (9 to 11:30 a.m.), virtual
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Communication Fundamentals, Thursday, Sept. 21 (9 to 11:30 a.m.), virtual
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Managing Your Priorities, Tuesday, Sept. 26 (9 to 11:30 a.m.), virtual
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Art of Leadership, Thursday, Sept. 28 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) in-person
For class details and registration instructions, or to explore more upcoming classes, visit the class schedule page.
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In each newsletter, we highlight job openings at the Met Council to present the wide range of opportunities we have across the organization. Perhaps you will want to apply, or you can share them with your professional networks, family members, or friends. To help make it easy, we're linking to the Met Council's LinkedIn post about the job, which you can share or use as inspiration to write your own.
Endpoint device service owner (business analyst 1 or 2) (job announcement)
Information Services, Regional Administration
The endpoint device service owner will work closely with business partners to develop and enhance services provided to them by Information Services in the service portfolio management model. This role documents and analyzes business needs, and may help test solutions and create documentation and user manuals.
LinkedIn post about this job
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Tip of the week
Is there a way to get job notifications when new positions are posted on the website? I'm interested in keeping an eye on certain positions to refer friends and family.
Yes, our website, MetroCouncil.org, allows you to subscribe to different job categories and receive email notifications when new positions are posted. Visit the website to subscribe.
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Join us for the final Benefits webinar of the year. This session will focus on flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and planning for Open Enrollment, which will begin in October. FSAs allow you to use pre-tax payroll deductions to pay for expenses not paid for by other plans. These plans require annual enrollment.
Mark your calendar for next Wednesday to learn more FSAs and which plans are available for Met Council employees, the substantiation process (specific guidelines established by the IRS), and how to access and manage these accounts to receive the most benefit.
Benefits series: FSAs
Wednesday, Sept. 20
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Microsoft Teams
An Outlook calendar event was sent out last week. These events are open-house style, so join as you can and bring all your questions.
Supervisors lead staff to attain shared goals by inspiring them to achieve their fullest potential.
The Learning Institute Supervision Certificate has instructor-led classes and online courses to help supervisors enhance their leadership skills. Supervision classes are now open to those with direct reports and senior individual contributors.
See the Supervision Certificate flyer (PDF) for dates, times, and registration instructions. Take one, two, or all the supervision classes!
To enroll in a Learn class that is scheduled and open for registration:
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In Learn, click “LOD Classes Open for Registration.” Click a class name and then click “Register.”
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The Activity Registration page will open. Find the scheduled class and click “Add.”
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Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Register.” Then click “Done.”
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After approval, you will receive an email to add an Outlook calendar item. Double click the calendar invite and click “Yes."
Email Learn@metc.state.mn.us if you need assistance with registration. Classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 20, and are open for enrollment.
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Fit For Life is pleased to offer a variety of opportunities around nourishing ourselves.
Food Truce and Body Peace is a self-paced, online program that will help participants:
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Understand research and health risks of dieting and weight cycling
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Prepare to address weight stigma and bias to advocate for improved healthcare
- Create and sustain healthy behaviors in a more successful weight-neutral model
Food Truce and Body Peace
Sept. 26 through Oct. 27
Self-paced, online modules
Looking for more options to learn at your own pace?
By starting the conversation, providing support, and directing help to those who need it, we can help prevent suicides and save lives. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. You are not alone.
How to help someone you know
If you know someone who is at immediate risk of suicide, call 911 right away. It can be difficult when someone you know expresses thoughts about suicide, but you can show support by doing the following:
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Talk. Your willingness to express your concern for the person in crisis can be the first step in getting that person help.
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Listen. Being an active listener is another way of reminding a person in crisis that they are not alone.
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Remain present. Your physical and emotional presence in the person’s life makes a difference. If you are worried about their safety, get help from a mental health professional immediately.
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Call or text 988. Last year, 988 was activated as a new three-digit dialing code. When someone dials 988, they will be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This confidential support line is available 24 hours a day to provide free help to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress.
What to do if you are struggling
If you are struggling or in crisis, remember that there is hope and there are steps you can take to seek help and support.
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Call or text 988. 988 serves as a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the U.S., you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.
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Sand Creek, the Met Council’s employee assistance program, has Counselors available to provide support, referrals, and information for emergency services. Call 888-243-5744 or use code "metcouncil" to gain access to online mental health resources.
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This month, we're highlighting the core competency optimizing business processes. Streamlined processes drive improvements in quality, customer satisfaction, and achieving organizational objectives.
How does an employee showcase their ability to streamline business operations? One instance involves an employee who, instead of simply sending an email request for information on a significant project, proactively established an Excel workbook in a shared location, enabling colleagues to input data directly rather than relying on email exchanges. Another example is when a manager schedules multiple meetings at one central location to minimize drive time for employees who work at different locations or worksites.
Do you have examples of how the competency, optimizing business processes, is practiced or observed in your area? Your examples are welcomed and may be used in a future edition. Send your examples of optimizing business processes in action to competencies@metc.state.mn.us.
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As part of our employee wellness program, you are able to take advantage of the following services at no cost:
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Select prenatal and new parent classes with Amma Parenting
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Child sleep coaching for parents of infants to 7-year-olds
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Schedule a sleep support call with Leann Latus at Tender Transitions by visiting the website and selecting the "Spot Check Met Council" option. Watch this short video to meet Leann and learn more.
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Online parenting support webinars for all ages and more can be found on the Fit For Life channel on Stream. Highlights include:
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Registration is open for the Met Council’s 2023 management conference: Leadership Forum on Sexual Harassment.
General managers, directors, managers, and supervisors received an invitation email Aug. 15 with details on registering for one of the conference days and completing a pre-event assignment in Learn. Please review that information and get the link to register.
2023 Leadership Forum on Sexual Harassment
All managers and supervisors
Pick one: Monday, Oct. 23, or Tuesday, Oct. 24
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saint Paul RiverCentre
The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 22, but sessions have limited capacity so register soon to get the day you prefer. The pre-event assignment in Learn is due in October.
If you cannot attend, you must get your division director's approval to miss the training.
For questions or more information, email LeadershipForum@metc.state.mn.us.
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This year’s annual employee performance evaluations are due to HR by Monday, Dec. 11. Now is the time to start preparing for the review and taking steps to meet recommended timelines and due dates as follows:
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Beginning now, supervisors can start requesting employees complete the year-end check-in form in Perform noting accomplishments, demonstration of competencies, and professional development activities by end of October.
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Employee completes the year-end check-in form in Perform by Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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Supervisor schedules individual performance evaluation discussions.
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Supervisor prepares and submits the evaluation in Perform to their manager by Monday, Nov. 13.
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Supervisor’s manager reviews the performance evaluation, either approving it or returning it for revisions. If a revised performance evaluation is needed, it should be resubmitted to manager for final approval by Monday, Nov. 20.
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Supervisor meets with the employee to discuss their individual evaluation by Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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Supervisor marks the discussion completed in Perform by Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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Evaluation goes to the employee to acknowledge by Monday, Dec. 11.
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Evaluation is submitted as completed to HR by Monday, Dec. 11.
All Perform resources and tools (quick start guides, recorded demo sessions, competency information, etc.) are located on the Performance Management page.
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