You are invited and encouraged to nominate a co-worker for the 2020 Employee of the Year award. One person will be honored as CHS Employee of the Year. This year, a new award has been added to recognize a CHS Rising Star of the Year.

Previously three awards were given in recognition of employees in different programs. The changes were made to reflect our new core values—because we are all "better together"—unifying CHS staff among all programs.

What are the awards?
This honor began in 2001 when Dr. Joe and Amy Cass started an endowment to assist in funding the awards. These annual awards are given to recognize and reward the outstanding CHS employees represented in two categories: CHS Employee of the Year and the CHS Rising Star of the Year. One $2,000 cash award will be given to the CHS Employee of the Year, and one $500 cash award will be given to the CHS Rising Star of the Year. 

Who is eligible? 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: For the CHS Employee of the Year, any full-time or part-time employee who:

• has served CHS for two (2) years or more, as of June 30, 2020
• has been employed for the entire fiscal year July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
• has not previously won the award, and
• must be employed on the date the award is presented.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: For the CHS Rising Star of the Year, any full-time or part-time employee who:

• has served CHS a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 24 months as of June 30, 2020
• has been employed the entire fiscal year July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
• has not previously won the award, and
• must be employed on the date the award is presented.

The following are not eligible to win either the CHS Employee of the Year or the CHS Rising Star of the Year awards:

• Executive Leadership
• Program Directors
• Any employee who has not been employed with CHS for a minimum of 12 months.
• Any previous winner of the Employee of the Year Award (See attached list of previous winners at the end of this email.)

When will the award be given? 
These awards are given out annually at the CHS Employee Appreciation Awards events. This year the awards will be presented during the All Hands on Deck quarterly meetings on September 22 & 23.

OUR MISSION

We empower children, adults, families, and communities to be resilient, safe, healthy, and strong.

OUR VISION

To be the model trauma-informed agency in the region.

OUR CORE VALUES

How will the award winners be chosen?
Winners will have demonstrated the CHS mission, vision, and/or core values that exemplify the best attributes of a CHS employee.

A subcommittee of the CHS Board of Directors will receive and review all submitted nominations, determine the winners of the award in each category, and present the award to each recipient. The name and program of all nominees will not be disclosed to the subcommittee to maintain an unbiased environment for judging criteria.

How can I nominate someone?
Please submit your nomination(s) by completing the form in this link.

 Nominations are due by:
Monday, August 24, 2020