Difference between revisions of "New Staff Member Orientation"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
* Physical orientation | * Physical orientation | ||
− | |||
** Given [[Closing]] training and educated on the use of the [[locks]] list. | ** Given [[Closing]] training and educated on the use of the [[locks]] list. | ||
+ | ** Given keys | ||
+ | ** Update [[Keyholders]] page | ||
* Workspace | * Workspace | ||
** Find place for him/her to put stuff/papers, etc. (Action committee's job to make sure there's a place if issues arise.) | ** Find place for him/her to put stuff/papers, etc. (Action committee's job to make sure there's a place if issues arise.) |
Revision as of 12:58, 9 June 2006
The following more or less applies to all staff members whether they be collective members, interns, or long term substitutes, even though parts refer to the staff collective specifically.
Buddies
A "buddy" is assigned by HR to newly hired collective members to guide them through their probationary period.
Checklist
When a new member is hired into the collective, there are several steps that need to be performed. It's the buddy's job to make certain these steps are accomplished. Some of these things must be done by other people (e.g. an ASS) but it's the buddy's responsibility to make certain that it get's done.
- Physical orientation
- Given Closing training and educated on the use of the locks list.
- Given keys
- Update Keyholders page
- Workspace
- Find place for him/her to put stuff/papers, etc. (Action committee's job to make sure there's a place if issues arise.)
- Workspace should have a personal computer or terminal for new collective members
- ASS/other admin needed (technical stuff)
- Given freegeek email address (ASS needed)
- Given account on azdos and added to fgstaff group (ASS needed)
- Added to staff, core, and locks email lists (a staff member with mailman admin privs can do this)
- Given RT account and added to fgstaff queue (a staff member with rt admin privs can do this)
- Technical infrastructure orientation:
- workstation or terminal
- Email archives http://lists.freegeek.org/listinfo and http://web.freegeek.org/search.html
- fgstaff directory on azdos
- RT http://todo.freegeek.org/
- Wiki http://wiki.freegeek.org/
- Howto web pages: (being moved to the wiki)
- Database http://data/
- Where and how to record work hours http://data/sched/enterID.php
- HR paperwork and policy briefing
- Gather applicable tax information (HR is responsible for this, but right now it's being done by Oso.)
- I-9 form pdf form located on Azdos in fgstaff/forms directory
- W-4 form pdf form located on Azdos in fgstaff/forms directory
- (Put these papers in the HR area of the filing cabinet in the Monkeyhouse.)
- Explain vacation/sick/holiday policies (see Policy Development#Staffing_and_HR page for a list of relevant policies.)
- Signed up for health and dental (HR is responsible for this, but right now it's being done by Oso.)
- Incorporated into the work schedule (The scheduler does this.)
- Put on committees (The scheduler records this, but the new hire should choose the committees.)
- Gather applicable tax information (HR is responsible for this, but right now it's being done by Oso.)
- Cultural indoctrination
- Oriented to our meeting structure, including how to scribe and facilitate. Check out Consensus wiki page.
- Shown the Core Orientation Howto
- Introduced around to core volunteers
- Get photo and bio for staff page
Other duties
The buddy should also:
- check-in once a week,
- be the "go to" person for questions, and
- be proactive about questions and issues.
- be sure to check in on how the new member is doing on completing goals. These goals could have been from the staff or from the new member themselves. The buddy can even help the new collective member distill action plans from items in their job description.
Current buddies
- Sophia
- Shawn is the buddy
- Steve
- Richard is the buddy