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New Director Orientation
Examined different leadership styles Examined how leaders manage their power,
authority and responsibilities Examined a generic job description and compared
it to their own Discussed a variety of organizational charts and
discussed differences Discussed issues directors commonly face
Effective LeaderTechnical skills –
specific to a task, ability to plan and evaluate, lead an activity
Human relations skills – techniques that involve people interaction
Conceptual skills – ability to analyze, anticipate and see the big picture
Successful Leaders Use a Variety of StylesDemocraticBenevolent
autocraticConsultiveParticipativeLaissez-faireCoaching
AnswersD – 1B – 2E – 3C – 4F – 5 A - 6
Job Descriptions
How is the sample different than the one you have?
Job Description formatEssential Functions
(Physical, cognitive, visual, auditory & other abilities essential to fulfilling the job)
Titles
Tasks –to delegate or notYearly work calendar
Staff OrganizationStaff should be
organized to accomplish the camp’s mission and goals.
Supervisors (including the director) should have a manageable load.
So you are a new director?
RulesSelect token and place on Start a New Session Take turns rolling dice and move clockwise around
the boardFollow directions on each spaceIf a player lands on a color coded space and can
answer the question or do the activity correctly (according to the group) they receive a corresponding colored chip.
Receive a chip of your choice when you pass Start a New Session.
Although the goal is not competition but education, the game is over when one person has three chips of each color
CardsOH NO!Draw a card and read aloudPlayer is directorPerson on their right plays
the other roleRole play as though it just
happened.Discuss scenario and ask
other players for suggestions
So What’s it called?If you (A) land on this the
player (B) to your right draws a card for him/her
B reads the question and the three answers
If A answers correctly roll dice and advance
If A answers incorrectly answer another question on your next turn. (only fail twice)
Discussed planning and methods of staff training
Shared ways to build a team with returning and new staff
Discussed staff supervision and reviewed the role of employer
Discussed performance appraisals Review ideas for staff retention
Employment LawsTitle VII Civil Rights ActAge Discrimination in Employment ActNational Child Protection ActFair Labor Standards ActOccupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA)Americans with Disabilities ActFamily and medical Leave ActVeterans Protection/Protection lawsWhistleblower Laws
Recruitment and Hiring
Employment LawSuccesses in
finding staffLast minute hiresReplacement
staff during the summer
Pre-camp Training
What are the 5 most important topics you want to cover?
Difficult to cover everything
Staff manual and in-service training
ACA standards require some topics to be covered in training or in the staff manual
Learning StylesVisual learners, verbal
learners, learn by reading or doing
“Whole” learners or detail learners
One step at a timeCombination to learn
thoroughly
Some say that:“to be a good teacher one
must be able to teach the same facts in five different ways”
Methods or Techniques1. Group planning and
Presentation/lecture
2. Generating/sharing ideas and Role playing
3. Observation and Demonstration and practice
Planning Staff Training
Where to begin?What do staff
need to know to be effective?
Who should be involved?
Role of a SupervisorTeach others to do
their jobDelegate
responsibilityEvaluate
performance and accountability
Improve performanceDeal with problems
Supervision TechniquesTeachingCoachingModelingReinforcingCorrecting
Individual Supervision Plan and Performance
Evaluation
Lunch Time!
Identified risk exposures and appropriate methods for handling risks
Determined what records need to be kept on a daily basis or as a situation occurs
Determined ways to have staff responsible for risk management and health care
Discussed handling a crisis or emergency
RISKRisk is an uncertainty or probability
concerning the loss of resourcesRisk management plans are systems to
identify, evaluate, reduce, or prevent or control the loss of resources
Risk Exposure CategoriesBoard Exposures (Legal Liabilities of
trustees/directors/ owners)Personnel Exposures (Employment Liabilities)Program Operation Injury Exposures
(Standard of Care liabilities) General Administration Exposures
(Operational financial, or contract liabilities) Properties/equipment ownership Exposures
(property, buildings and equipment liabilities)
Methods to Handle Risk Exposures
ReduceRetainTransferAvoid
Risk Management Planning Process
Extent of Loss
$
Exposures•Identification• Assessment
Risk Analysis
Intervention Crisis Plan
Risk Management Plan
Risk Response Methods
Reduce
Transfer Avoid
Retain Retain
Low Frequency High
Sev
erit
y
Hig
h
Who Will Care When I’m Not There?
Crisis Management Natural HazardsNatural DisastersProgram ActivitiesOperation of Facility
or EquipmentBehavior of PeoplePre-Existing Medical
Condition
Lessons Learned and Being Prepared
Campline
Media Crisis Management Plan
Are you prepared? (ACA Hotline 800-573-9019)
Keep in mind even with the best planning and practice:
The first person on the scene is not likely to be someone trained to handle media
The news media may reach the scene before the authorities
If you are not prepared to talk to the media they will find someone that will
Record Retention & Destruction
What? Why? How long?
Reviewed camper growth and development Determined appropriate and inappropriate
behavior for campers Discussed policies on how to deal with
problem campers Reviewed need for documentation and
communication
Developmental CharacteristicsAge groups
Use with staffCamper or parent
panel
BehaviorStaff experience to:Reinforce good
behaviorDeal with inappropriate
behaviorsPreventionInterventionConsequences
Documentation
Inappropriate Behaviors
Lying and Thievery Samples
BullyingDynamics (Haber)12 Goals
Communication log and incident reports
Professional PortfolioQuestions and Evaluation
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