Reimbursements
Safety Training Claim
The Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care and Department of Community Services is providing targeted funding to support employers release of staff to attend AWARE-NS Safe Handling and Mobility and Workplace Violence Prevention education sessions in 2024-2025 fiscal year. This includes:
- Safe Handling & Mobility/PACE
- Safe Handling & Mobility/Train the Trainer
- Safe Handling & Mobility/SAFER
- Workplace Violence Prevention
Funding will be provided on a bill-back basis and is intended to cover staffing backfill expenses and kilometrage costs incurred by employees attending this training. Any other additional costs need to be pre-approved by AWARE-NS before submitting your claim. Funds cannot be reallocated for alternative training/uses.
FAQs
Who is Eligible?
Participants will qualify for the following reimbursement if they occupy a position within the Department of Seniors and Long Term Care or Department of Community Services approved budget for your organization.
- Direct care staff and managers
- Reimbursement to staff who attend this training for mileage at the provincial government rate of 58.38 cents per km.
- Backfill staffing costs will be reimbursed for the actual length of the training session (4 hours or 8 hours) at the hourly rate including benefit costs and reasonable travel time on either side of the training. Organizations are responsible for scheduling training opportunities within these parameters, and will be responsible for any over-time costs that may be incurred as a result of replacement scheduling.
How do I receive reimbursement?
Request for reimbursement of expenses will be submitted by the Organization to AWARE-NS for approval for positions that will be backfilled while the employee participates in training.
- Organizations will complete the reimbursement form below.
- All sections of the form must be completed.
- Reimbursement will be sent to the organization. Individual participant claims will not be accepted.
- Any other expenses requested to be covered in addition to wages/benefits and mileage must be pre-approved by contacting [email protected] before completing the reimbursement form.
- Once the reimbursement form is submitted, the Organization will receive a copy and a copy will go to AWARE-NS for approval. AWARE-NS will contact the organization to confirm if additional documentation is required before your reimbursement can be processed.
- Reimbursements are made via direct deposit into the Organization’s bank account.