What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively

How well do your employees understand their jobs?

Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions. You will learn to develop clear job descriptions, learn techniques in hiring, and training new staff and how to use "just in time" feedback and performance appraisal to both correct problems and motivate your staff.

Agenda

Hiring employees
Developing Job Descriptions
Purpose of job descriptions
Map organizational structure
Task Identification
Job Description Development and Resources

Interviewing and Hiring
Interviewing and Reference Checks â€" effective techniques
Making the Offer

On-boarding/training new employees
Effective Orientations
Standard Operating Procedures
Training Techniques

Effective Performance Evaluation
Tools for Motivating Employees

This is the second of four workshops on Human Resource Management on the Farm. Sign up for the full series of workshops in Highland at a discounted price of only $15 per class

March 1 - Marketing your farm as a great place to work (5:00-7:30pm)
March 8 - What's My Job? Hiring, training and evaluating employees effectively (5:00-7:30pm)
March 15 - Keeping good staff when money is tight & managing conflict in the workplace(5:00-7:30pm)
March 22 - The compliance and safety workshop. Are you managing your risks as an employer? (1:00pm-4:00pm)