SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED


Create a work environment which embodies the organization’s commitment to innovation, improvement, continual learning, professional growth and personal wellbeing.
In April 2022 HR 2.0 Reboot was launched with broad stakeholder input and feedback: 4 Pillars.
Using a talent acquisition strategy is important because it boosts retention and reduces the risks involved with recruiting bad hires, which, in the end, will lower costs, save time, and increase productivity. Improving talent acquisition outcomes is EVERYONE’s financial responsibility to the organization.
1st priority: Compensation – Wednesdays, 11.30am to 12.30pm (1 Hour)
Team Lead: Kimberly Colon-Moller/ Gurveen Vohra
Participants: Gurveen, Neetu, Doug, Olga, Karla, Asheley, Jajaida, Audrey, Jessica
2nd priority: Onboarding – Tuesdays, 11.30am to 12.30pm (1 Hour)
Team Lead: Melissa DaCosta-England
Participants: Gurveen, Carmen, Neetu, Cheryl, Isabel, AJ, Jessica
3rd priority: Institutional Partnerships – Mondays, 10.30am to 11.30pm (1 Hour)
Team Lead: Courtney Morgan
Participants: Gurveen, Laurie, Anthony, Kyoto, Michelle
4th priority: Branding – Thursdays, 11.00am to 12.00pm (1 Hour)
Team Lead: Alexis Geslani/ Berlin Rosen
Participants: Gurveen, Michelle, Neetu, Anthony, Mirta, Amanda
• Compensation Philosophy statement - We strive to provide a base salary that meets the market (50th percentile) when employees are fully proficient and meets expectations. We believe that employees consistently performing above expectations and are proficient in the role should be rewarded with a higher base pay.
(Payscale, 2023)
• Salary Administrative Guidelines drafted and reviewed by the Executive Team.
• Discussed issuing “Total Rewards Statements” to enhance the understanding of benefits and total compensation with our Benefits Broker in January 2022. Sourcing for Vendor is underway.
• Benefits and Compensation Team to administer the implementation.
• Like any benefit, TAP helps attract and retain the best employees.
• Relevant coursework can sharpen workers’ skills and knowledge, and strengthen the company.
• Tuition reimbursement is tax deductible up to $5,250 per employee per year, making this program cost-effective for both companies and employees.
(Operation Graduate, 2022)
60%-70% of all staff surveyed and interviewed, expressed an interest in the TAP benefit
• 30-60-90 Day Check-ins Technology (lack of proper access to S:US and external systems)
– This has improved since September 2022 – Logistics Orientation
• More training on UKG (Kronos), Litmos, and other S:US systems
• Benefit Orientation – too quick; all information was not covered
– This was changed to move benefits out to a separate orientation session effective 2023
• Long onboarding and orientation process
– This has been moving in the right direction since September 2022
• Some program checklists are missing and/ or not being followed
• Not enough training in some programs due to staff shortages
• Supervision challenges: Rushed training, Staff do not understand priorities, Communication and feedback is lacking
• Role is different than expected
• More Peer to Peer relationship building across other programs
• More communication needed on policies such as pay, vacation, etc.
– Employee Policy Guide
Additional Institutional Partners:
Scholarship Recipients:
Braulio Aguirre – Residential
Habilitation Specialist (Fall 2023)
Shaquoya Bennett – Residential
Habilitation Specialist (Spring 2023)
• Assessment of capacity, capabilities, usage, training, desired outcomes and ROI of all systems
• Budget constraints
• Limitations of SMEs (Time, Knowledge, Skillset, etc.)
• Continue to evaluate and improve upon the process changes implemented, for ongoing efficiency and improvement
• Systems and technology enhancements and automation of some of the processes are needed to help build additional efficiencies into the workflows
• Too many redundancies and manual processes
60%-70%
of all staff surveyed and interviewed expressed an interest in the TAP benefit
2,500+ Candidates
• 650,000+ Video Impressions
• 245,000+ Video Views • 12,000+ Video Clicks
12,500+ Career Page Visitors