Staff stories
Stories, messages and blogs from colleagues across the council.
On this page
- You're living our values
- Our Chief Executive's blog
- Health and wellbeing
- Cyber security
- Colleague stories and blogs
- Share your story
You're living our values
Our nominees recognised for being fair, helpful, great collaborators and learning
Collaboration unlocks success in Paisley
Fitting-out Paisley Town Hall and Learning and Cultural Hub with our values
Lisa Carrigan's extraordinary efforts transform a tenant's life
Recognising the human impact of living our values
A passionate ambassador for Renfrewshire, every single day
Bus driver Jim's helpful and caring approach to pupil wellbeing
Fairness, trust and respect
Sarah's key ingredients for a healthy team culture
Empowering communities
Insights from our #YouDecide team
"Fabulous" feedback from colleagues
Recognising staff commitment to supporting unpaid working carers
We can count on Ellen
Helpful, friendly support recognised by colleagues
Values led approach to supporting young people
Living our values leads to success for Project SEARCH team and supported interns
Values at the heart of cancer support
Louise and Charlotte recognised for their help and care
Collaboration key to our digital experience ambition
HR&OD, Procurement and DXP teams add value with combined expertise
Achieving more with kindness and understanding
Susan Allan explains how being fair at work makes all the difference
Crew talents not wasted!
Alan Connelly's quick thinking team save the day
Serving up smiles and support at The Atrium
Café team praised for their positive approach
Values recognition for Ukrainian refugee welcome team
Our housing support staff embody our values in action
Our Chief Executive's blog
Videos and blogs from our Chief Executive, Alan Russell
Message from Chief Executive, Alan Russell - April 2024
Alan Russell celebrates a significant milestone and provides an update on health and wellbeing, our support for colleagues with caring responsibilities, voter ID and living our values.
Budget 2024/25 update from Chief Executive, Alan Russell
On Thursday 29 February councillors approved a budget of £549.287million for 2024/25. In his message to colleagues, Alan expresses gratitude to all teams for their continued positivity and resilience, describes the background and considerations underlying this year's budget and outlines the key points agreed by councillors.
Message from Chief Executive, Alan Russell - January 2024
Alan Russell looks ahead to what promises to be a challenging but exciting year for the council.
Health and wellbeing
Colleagues share their stories and advice.
Talking helped me take back control—Martin's wellbeing story
Talking about Coeliac disease, finding support and raising awareness.
I'm a mental health first aider
Meet Lesley Rodgers, a mental health first aider who works as a waste adviser within our Environment, Housing and Infrastructure service.
Hazel's story
Hazel*, who works in our Chief Executive's service, tells us how talking about mental health at work set her on the road to recovery.
Kevin's story
Kevin Milliken, procurement advisor, tells us how opening up and talking helped him take control of his mental health.
Catherine's story
Catherine O'Regan, content designer, shares her wellbeing story
Moya's story
Moya Garner, team leader, tells us why she became a mental health first aider.
Cyber security
Learn from your colleagues and stay safe online
Benefits of being cyber savvy
Cyber security architect Carol Peters reminds us to stay safe online and protect Council systems and information.
Cyber security training saved Duncan from an email scam
Read his letter of thanks to cyber security architect, Carol Peters.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and staying safe online
Carol talks about AI and what it means for staying safe online
Stay safe and vigilant against cyber threats
Cyber security architect Carol Peter's message to colleagues
It can happen to anyone - How I almost got scammed
Carol shares details of her close call, and how to spot a scam on social media
Colleague stories and blogs
Read more about some of the great work and achievements of your colleagues
Delivering for the community in all weather
Hot meals for local people come rain, hail or shine.
Council work experience review: Charlotte's web of possibilities
Senior pupil, and aspiring media student, Charlotte Smith, from Johnstone High School, tells us how her recent work experience with our communications team has inspired her hopes for the future.
How Val is helping her team to #KeepThePromise
Empowering care experienced young people through creative local events.
Keeping Renfrewshire moving throughout winter
We spoke with colleagues from our gritting and flooding teams to get an insight into how they prepare for winter and severe weather conditions.
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