Staffing Your Program

• Base staffing projections on the type and scope of services to be provided.
• Develop job descriptions for each staff position, showing the responsibilities of the position and the skills and qualifications needed to do the job.
• Provide all employees with a personnel manual that communicates the organization's purpose, authority structure, and personnel policies.
• Develop candidate assessment forms to be used for evaluating candidates for a position.
• Select staff on the basis of the skills, attitudes, and qualifications that are needed for each position.
• Provide staff with an orientation to teach them how to perform their specific jobs, and how their job fits in with the work of the organization as a whole.
• Develop clinical protocols that explain the procedures to be followed for each type of service offered.
• Incorporate staff and career development into the staffing function and make sure that managers regularly conduct staff development activities.