SELT

Basics for Supervisors

October 16 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. in Gorecki 204C, CSB

Number of Attendees: 19

Presenters:

Barb Fahnhorst, Director of Student Employment
Angie Mareck, Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Event Summary:

The basic role of supervisors was presented in many different formats:

Angie shared her story of success as a student employee and as a staff member. She talked about the role that her supervisor played in helping her in her professional development and the development of transferable life skills.
Through the use of scenarios, participants followed the process of hiring, interviewing, orientation/training and evaluation.

Job Descriptions
Posting a job opening
Interview procedures (and legalities)
Hiring procedures
Orientation and Training
Clear and concise job expectations
Evaluating Performance – daily and annually
Recognition of excellent performance

Participants were divided into three small groups and were assigned a hiring organization: Target, CSB/SJU Student Employment, and Government of Alaska.
Participants then discussed each of these scenarios in their small groups and then shared their responses with the entire group.