One thing that has greatly helped me cut down the amount of information in the initial orientation is spreading orientation out over several weeks. Although I will hit some highlights from our employee manual and emergency procedures, most of that has been moved to the weeks following. For example, I have an Emergency Procedures Manual Hunt. Although we do now have an LMS that I use for these sessions, they were previously in a Google Forms or videos.
So, the initial orientation is face-to-face on Microsoft Teams where I cover library culture, customer service, highlights from the employee manual and emergency procedures, etc. Then, depending on which topics need to be sent out, a new component will be sent out every Monday over the next 4-6 weeks such as harassment prevention, emergency procedures, library policies, etc.
Orientation for specific department procedures and day-to-day activities is handled by each department manager. If they need assistance in putting together an orientation process, the Deputy Director and I are available to assist them.
I thought this information may be helpful for those who feel like there is so much information to cover in a short time.
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Angela Paterek
Training Manager
Rocky River Public Library
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Original Message:
Sent: Aug 11, 2020 07:51 AM
From: Cassandra Collucci
Subject: Virtual New Employee Orientation
I will be running our 2nd virtual new employee orientation in a few weeks. The first one in June went well with modifications but I'm looking for some ideas on fun activities we can do in a virtual environment. I tried a jeopardy style trivia game last time but going back and forth between the presentation and chat where staff were answering was a little clunky.
Any ideas to share?
Thank you!
Cassie
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Cassandra Collucci
Training Manager
Somerset County Library System
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