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Posted: 02/02/05
Updated: 11/30/05

ECE 222 - Personnel Management

Course Description

Provides training in personnel management in early childhood settings. Topics include: staff records; communication; personnel planning; personnel policies; managing payroll, recruitment, selection, interviewing, hiring, motivating, firing, and staff retention; staff scheduling; staff development; providing guidance and supervision; conflict resolution; and staff evaluation.

Competency Areas		Hours
Staff Records		Class	5
Communication		D. Lab	0
Personnel Planning		P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Personnel Policies		Credit	5
Managing Payroll
Recruitment, Interviewing, Selection, Hiring, Motivating, and Firing
Staff Retention
Staff Scheduling
Staff Development
Staff Guidance and Supervision
Conflict Resolution
Staff Evaluations
Prerequisite:	Program admission
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Staff Records		2	0	0
Record Keeping	Identify necessary and desirable records that must be kept on employees
COMMUNICATION		4	0	0
Communication Systems	Describe systems for communication between management and staff and among staff members.
	Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills.
PERSONNEL POLICIES		8	0	0
Policies	Describe components of a personnel policy manual. Write sample policies.
MANAGING PAYROLL		5	0	0
Margins	Identify industry standard margins for payroll costs.
Cost Control	Discuss strategies and tools for managing payroll costs.
Compensation	Develop sample salary scales and schedules Identify components of a benefits system.
RECRUITING, INTERVIEWING, SELECTING, HIRING, MOTIVATING, AND FIRING		15	0	0
Personnel Planning	Identify strategies for projecting personnel needs.
Recruiting	Identify staff recruitment strategies.
	Develop a sample recruitment ad.
	Discuss EEOC and other legal considerations in the recruitment process.
Interviewing	Practice techniques for interviewing prospective employees.
	Develop legal interview questions.
Selecting	Describe methods for checking references.
Hiring	Examine sample employee contracts. Develop an orientation plan.
Motivating	Identify strategies for motivating staff.
Firing	Identify documentation necessary prior to termination. Discuss legal issues involved in terminating employees.
STAFF RETENTION		3	0	0
Retention	Identify strategies to retain good employees.
STAFF SCHEDULING		3	0	0
Scheduling	Describe guidelines for developing staffing schedules.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT		2	0	0
Staff Development	Identify sources for staff training activities
	Describe the correlation between performance and staff development.			2
STAFF SUPERVISION		3	0	0
Supervision	Identify successful methods of staff guidance and supervision.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION		3	0	0
Conflict Resolution	List guidelines for resolving staff conflicts.
EVALUATION		4	0	0
Performance Evaluations	Demonstrate use of performance evaluation instrument. Describe procedures for documenting deficiencies.

Suggested Resources

Powes, Elizabeth and Minish, Pat (2005) The Book of Forms for Child Care Administrators, Atlanta, GA: GAYC

Sciarra & Dorsey (2003). Developing and Administering a Child Care Center (5th ed) Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning.

Sciarra, Dorothy June and Dorsey, Anne G. (2002) Opening and Operating a Successful Child Care Center. Clifton Park NY: Delmar Learning

Sciarra, Dorothy June and Dorsey, Anne G. (2002) Leaders and Supervisors in Child Care Programs. Clifton Park NY: Delmar Learning

Arnold, Mary (2005). Effective Communication Techniques for Child Care. Clifton Park, N.Y.: Delmar Learning

Bush, Janet (2001). Dollars & Sense - Planning for Profit in Your Child Care Business. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning

Clark, Aida Marie (2003). The ABC's of Quality Child Care. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning.

Click, Phyllise(2000). Administeration of Schools for Young Children (5th ed.). Clifton, NY: Delmar Learning.

Jack, Gail (2005). The Business of Child Care. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning.

Levine, Karen (2002). A Survival Guide for Child Care Providers. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning

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