Providing Supervision for Staff and Volunteers

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Providing Supervision for Staff and Volunteers
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What does it mean to provide supervision?

• Directing
• Supporting
• Keeping abreast of their work

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Why should you supervise staffand volunteers?

• To make your agency more effective
• To recognize and stop problems
• To make employees feel like part of the group

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Directing those you supervise

• Give written explanations of responsibilities and
  skills
• Orientation training
• Keep information on each worker on file

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Supporting those you supervise

• Challenge workers to try new things and accept
  more responsibilities
• Keep the lines of communication open
• Provide regular feedback

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Dealing with problems

• General guidelines for problems that arise
• Specifications for poor job performance
• Specifications for a policy violation