diff --git a/.github/workflows/.job-00-start.yml b/.github/workflows/.job-00-start.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index afb37f43..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/.job-00-start.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
----
-name: ansible-workbench-job-start-notification
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    secrets:
-      SLACK_WEBHOOK:
-        description: "Optional, enables Slack notifications."
-        required: false
-
-jobs:
-
-  start_notification:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Start -- Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: 'template'
-
-      - name: Start -- Setup Environment
-        run: |
-          source "./template/.github/scripts/workflow-setup-environment.sh"
-        env:
-          WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
-
-      - name: Start -- Report Job Status on Success
-        run: |
-          "./template/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/scripts/task-slack-notification.sh" "${NOTIFICATION}" ":white_check_mark: workflow has started!"
-
-      - name: Start -- Report Job Status on Failure
-        if: failure()
-        run: |
-          "./template/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/scripts/task-slack-notification.sh" "${NOTIFICATION}" ":x: error reporting job status!"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/.job-00-success.yml b/.github/workflows/.job-00-success.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index acc5136e..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/.job-00-success.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
----
-name: ansible-workbench-job-start-notification
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    secrets:
-      SLACK_WEBHOOK:
-        description: "Optional, enables Slack notifications."
-        required: false
-
-jobs:
-
-  start_notification:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Success -- Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: 'template'
-
-      - name: Success -- Setup Environment
-        run: |
-          source "./template/.github/scripts/workflow-setup-environment.sh"
-        env:
-          WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
-
-      - name: Success -- Report Job Status on Success
-        run: |
-          "./template/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/scripts/task-slack-notification.sh" "${NOTIFICATION}" ":white_check_mark: all checks were successful!"
-
-      - name: Success -- Report Job Status on Failure
-        if: failure()
-        run: |
-          "./template/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/scripts/task-slack-notification.sh" "${NOTIFICATION}" ":x: error reporting job status!"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-template-test.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-template-test.yml
index 47c5b2d4..1f804c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-template-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-template-test.yml
@@ -36,20 +36,26 @@ jobs:
           source "./{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/scripts/workflow-set-value.sh" cat "cookiecutter.json"
 
   start:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/.job-00-start.yml
     secrets: inherit
+    uses: niall-byrne/cicd-tools/.github/workflows/.job-00-notification.yml@master
+    with:
+      NOTIFICATION_EMOJI: ":white_check_mark:"
+      NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE: "workflow has started!"
 
   success:
-    needs: [create_release]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/.job-00-success.yml
+    needs: [start]
     secrets: inherit
+    uses: niall-byrne/cicd-tools/.github/workflows/.job-00-notification.yml@master
+    with:
+      NOTIFICATION_EMOJI: ":checkered_flag:"
+      NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE: "workflow has completed successfully!"
 
   security_test:
     needs: [configuration]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/.job-10-security.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: niall-byrne/cicd-tools/.github/workflows/.job-10-security.yml@master
     with:
       CONFIGURATION: ${{ needs.configuration.outputs.configuration }}
-    secrets: inherit
 
   documentation_test:
     needs: [configuration]