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Preparing for New Employee
- Order a new computer or have the previous one sanitized (re-imaged). Make arrangements to have the computer at the office before the new employees first day.
- Contact new employee to finalize the start date; share when they will receive their first paycheck; and remind them bring their social security card, driver’s license, and a voided check on their first day.
- Review “Onboarding Template” document and modify as needed.
- Contact HR contact in GNBC to request onboarding checklist from them.
- Connect with neighboring Office Staff to discuss onboarding support. Identify things to have the new employee shadow how their offices handle things (deposits, financials, website, social media, communicating with families, fairbook, ShoWorks, 4-H Online, SharePoint, TEAMS, etc).
- Contact with Jill Goedeken to add employee to the next “Nebraska 4-H Support Staff Onboarding” session.
- Arrange a welcome breakfast or lunch among office staff and new employee scheduled for their first day.
After New Employee Starts
- Ensure the personnel change form has been complete, this triggers Linda Tempel to sign people up for listservs and Laura Tharnish to send out an email about name tag, business cards, Gallup Strengths, and information for the welcome email.
- Contact Pat Neben with GNBC, to schedule a Zoom meeting between new employee, Lead Educator, EZC, and business center and have them send employee “Nebraska County Extension Office Cash Handling Policies and Procedures” documents to review, sign, and return.
- Contact the Clerk to get on the commissioner or supervisor meeting’s agenda to introduce new employee.
- Contact EZC meet with employee to schedule their Gallup Strengths coaching conversations.
- Ensure the staff member has access to 4-H Online.
- Make sure to add them to social media accounts so they can post
- Change phone directory/voicemail as needed to update names
- Provide them with keys to the office
- Review emergency action plan