HEAD START

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HEAD START.New Start

• O r i e n t a t i o n

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Agenda/Topics

• Introductions
• Goals
• Conducting New Hire Orientation
• Objectives of this workshop
• Define Orientation
• Negative Approaches to Orientation
• Types of Orientations
• Organizational
• Departmental
• Your Orientation Program
• Summary

Teamwork
Happy
Expectations
Loyalty
Welcomed
Motivation
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Introductions

• Your name
• Organization details
• Name of center
• How long in the industry
• Position title
• Number of employees full part-time
• Memorable experience in this industry
• What is your objective(s) for today

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Why conduct a new-hire orientation?

• Promote employee socialization
• Educate them about your culture
• Help them define their work role career goals
  in terms of the needs of your organization.

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Workshop Objectives

• Upon the completion of this workshop,
• you will be able to
• Define what is an employee orientation and why is
  it important to your organization to implement.
• Promote employee socialization by ensuring that
  the new-hire is welcomed and valued.
• Educate new-hires about your companys culture.
• Help new-hires define their work role career
  goals in terms of the needs of your organization.
• List some legal ramifications of why having an
  orientation plan is needed for your organization.
• Develop and implement a plan to have all
  employees oriented.

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Defining Orientation

• Orientation is a social and psychological
  process, as well as an educational one, that
  helps those in new situations to adjust and
  perform.
• It involves information and activities needed to
  develop knowledge and skills.
• It is a process, not an event!!!

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Negative Approaches To Orientation

• Orientation by osmosis
• Leave them alone
• Just follow Ruth/John around
• Veteran employee(s)
• Lets go to the movies
• Nap time on you

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Two Levels of Orientations

• Organizational Level
• Organizations purpose
• Departmental Level
• Supervisors orient staff to their job
  responsibilities, co-workers, facilities

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Organizational Orientation

• For your Organization
• good impression
• employee enthusiasm
• reduce turnover
• For the Employee
• make them feel welcome at the company
• help them to settle in
• knowing the policy procedures of the company

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Departmental Orientation

• For your Line-Mangers
• people skill development
• reduces work load
• introduce them swiftly effectively to the job,
  company colleagues

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Purpose

• New employee anxieties
• Job tasks expectations
• Company operations, culture, values
• Basic policies procedures

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Legal Ramifications

• Without clear defined policies opening doors to
  law suits
• Documentation is required and important

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Current Orientation

• What will you include now in your orientation
  program?

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Summary

• Employees are an organizations most important
  asset
• Since the employee-employer relationship begins
  at hiring, orientation should begin before an
  employees first day of work
• The sooner employees feel like they are a part of
  an organization, the sooner they contribute to
  it.
• Cultivating positive relationships with employees
  can improve retention.

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The Most Important Asset
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