Strategic Plan 2008-2010

Strategic Direction 1: 
We deliver quality services and programs
 

Goal 1: Complete roll-out of quality improvement systems across the   
            organisation.
Goal 2: Actively seek our clients’ thoughts about what services we need to offer 
           and how we should deliver them; use that information as our guide to 
           make changes.
Goal 3: Improve our ability to measure the outcomes for clients of the work we do 
            with them and use that data to contribute to the evidence base that 
            informs good practice
Goal 4: Strengthen processes to support service integration within St Luke’s,   
            and support cross-program innovation 

Strategic Direction 2: 
Social justice and advocacy are central to our mission
 

Goal 1: Develop advocacy and take action to help unemployed members of our 
           client group get jobs or start small businesses.
Goal 2: Speak out publicly on behalf of those experiencing disadvantage in the 
            Loddon Mallee region in order to influence social change.
Goal 3: Develop partnerships with parishes to support them in serving community 
            needs.
Goal 4: Respond to the challenges of climate change and environmental 
            sustainability
Goal 5: Support and advocate for Indigenous and CALD communities in our 
           region 

Strategic Direction 3: 
Our people are the most important part of the organisation and we support them
 

Goal 1: Negotiate and implement a new EBA
Goal 2: Take practical measures to protect staff health and well-being
Goal 3: Use the results of the annual Organisational Health Survey to direct 
            organisational changes
Goal 4: Improve clarity of staff roles and organisation’s expectations of them
Goal 5: Put in place a new HR software system
Goal 6: Implement a learning, knowledge and development plan
Goal 7: Improve our ability to recruit quality staff and retain them
Goal 8: Set up a volunteer coordination process 

Strategic Direction 4: 
We have quality leadership and management across the organisation 

Goal 1: Alter management structure to better meet our needs
Goal 2: Improve our leadership and management development
Goal 3: Review and enhance our skill, frameworks and capacity to partner with 
            other organisations.
Goal 4: Develop a risk management framework and embed it in into  
            organisational practice
Goal 5: Develop and implement an organisation wide strategic and business 
            planning framework
Goal 6: Strengthen the partnership between the Diocese, the Board and  
            management
Goal 7: Strengthen Board governance

Strategic Direction 5: 
We are building a strong and sustainable organisation
 

Goal 1: Ensure information and communication technology systems and 
            practices support the work of the agency
Goal 2: Ensure St Luke’s has effective internal communications
Goal 3: Build the organisation’s capacity to grow and attract non-government 
            funding
Goal 4: Build financial health and strengthen St Luke’s key infrastructure
Goal 5: Redress the financial unsustainability of out of home care