🌟 OneRen Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025 – Nominate Our OneRen Stars Today! 🌟
Every day, colleagues across the OneRen family go above and beyond to deliver our vision to ensure that everyone living locally can enjoy lives that are healthy, happy and fulfilled. Whether it’s delivering outstanding service, driving innovation, supporting others, or simply making our workplace a better place to be – everything we do delivers outstanding outcomes for the communities we serve. Now’s your chance to say “thank you” in a big way.
🏆 What Are the OneRen Celebrating Excellence Awards?
The OneRen Celebrating Excellence Awards are our way of recognising the incredible contributions of our colleagues across the charity. These awards honour individuals and teams who embody our values, inspire others, and make a real difference.
💬 Why Nominate?
Your nomination could be the moment that makes someone feel truly valued.
📝 How to Nominate
It’s quick and easy! Scroll down to see the categories and some pointers on what to consider in your nomination. The key to a good nomination is to show why the person or team being nominated deserves to be celebrated. Think about how your nomination demonstrates our values of integrity, creativity, fairness and, of course, excellence. We’re not looking for a huge amount of info – between 100 and 150 words is plenty, but feel free to add more.
Anyone can nominate a colleague, a team or, indeed, you can nominate yourself! You can nominate across as many categories as you choose.
You can fill out the form below
Email nominations - send your nomination to oneren_ourvoice@renfrewshire.gov.uk
New! Nominate on WhatsApp. For the first time, you can also nominate by sending a video clip to WhatsApp. The number for WhatsApp nominations is 07867474135.
If you want some help or advice on how to make your nomination shine, feel free to email james.doherty@renfrewshire.gov.uk for some friendly support.
🕒 Deadline for Nominations: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Don’t wait to nominate! There’s just over a month to get your nomination in. This is your chance to take a moment to recognise the OneRen stars who make a huge difference. Whether it’s a quiet achiever or a standout team, your nomination helps us celebrate the best of who we are.
💬 Judging Process
The judging process is completely fair and transparent. Our judging team is led by volunteers from our Employee Forum, One Voice and they are joined by one of our OneRen Board members, who acts as the independent Chair of the judging panel – with a casting vote, if the team has a tie. If a member of the panel works with, manages or is related to a nominee, they will not judge that category to ensure there is no bias. Senior managers and members of the Leadership Team are not involved, in any way, in the judging process.
🏆 OneRen Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025
The awards take place on 15 September at the iconic Paisley Town Hall. The dress code is be your best self. The finalists will be joined by invited guests to enjoy a drinks reception, to help wash down some delicious canapes. Guest should arrive by 6pm and the event will conclude around 8pm. But you’ve got to be in it to win it, so get nominating now!
Customer Service Champion Award (individual or team):
We can all recognise excellent customer service and this category is to recognise those who go above and beyond to deliver for our customers and create truly memorable OneRen experiences,
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Innovation Award (individual):
Innovation always starts with an idea – a vision for making things better. This award recognises those who have that motivation and spark, creating impactful ideas or solution for improving our business and delivering positive outcomes.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Wellness Warrior Award (individual or team):
Health and wellbeing is critical to our mission and this award recognises those who are passionate about delivering positive outcomes across our communities. Whether an individual or a team, let's give more power to the collective elbows of our wellness warriors!
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Innovative Team of the Year (team):
This award recognises teams who have harnessed and embraced change and with it, positive outcomes for our organisation and our customers.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
People’s Hero Award (individual)
We’re always holding out for a hero – and bear in mind, not all heroes wear capes! This category is about awarding that special person who puts others before themselves and creates experiences that are truly memorable.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Climate Action Award (individual or team):
We all have a role to play in protecting our planet by reducing our impact on the place we call home. This award recognises the outstanding efforts made by individuals and teams across OneRen who are committed to reducing the resources we use and working in a more sustainable manner.,
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Team Spirit Award (team):
Teamwork makes the dream work … Being part of a great team can make all the difference not only for when we come in to do our shift, but also in making our customers and partners feel valued and part of OneRen’s mission for good. This award recognises those dream teams who help make that happen.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Rising Star Award (individual):
This might also be called the ‘one to watch’ award. This doesn’t mean this award is only for people who are new to OneRen, but anyone who has demonstrated real drive and passion over the last year. From diving head-first into a project and seeing it through, to the person who has really shone brightly, we can all bask in the bright like that comes from our OneRen stars.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Visionary Leader Award (individual):
There are leaders across OneRen and this award is for those who inspire their colleagues to deliver. These leaders bring people with them, they have a clear vision of what needs to be done, how to do it and know how to make it happen. Leadership is not about job titles and grades, it’s about affecting real change and positive outcomes – and, as such, this category really is open to all.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Team of the Year Award (team):
There are few of us within OneRen who are not part of a team – and we’re all part of the wider OneRen family. A team might be situated within a venue, or part of a wider group. A team might be two people who work together to deliver a project or as part of a support service. This award celebrates those teams who go that extra mile – the team which has had an outstanding impact, delivering the very best results.
When nominating for this category, you might want to consider:
Chief Executive’s Award:
This is the only award which is not chosen by our independent judging panel, but is instead, in the gift of our Chief Executive and recognises those who have made a truly remarkable contribution to OneRen.
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