Would you like to give your supervisors some information on Retention?

It's available via the Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers. For a Limited time, we have Retention Information Booklets available to Service Organizations for free. Simply be a member of AADSC (remember, it's free) and then send a message to heidi asking for up to 20 copies of the booklet. It's that simple!

 

Alaska Specific Information:

 

Alaska Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers

An overview of the common or core set of competencies shared by all workers across the different sectors, including: developmental disabilities, mental illness, chronic alcholism and/or substance abuse treatment, and/or elder care (with or without dementia)

 

Survey of Direct Service Workers in Alaska 2009

This survey was conducted to find out how employees working with people with developmental disabilities, mental illness, chronic alcholism/substance abuse treatment, people with brain injuries, and/or the elderly (with or without dementia) felt about their jobs, the benefits they received, and how it these items impacted job recruitment and retention.

 

List of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities need to work as a paraprofessional in this industry.

Simple and easy to read list of KSAs that can be used at Job Fairs, informational interviews, and on your website - help job seeker determine for themselves if they have "the right stuff" to work with our folks!

 

2009 Alaska Health Workforce Vacancy Study

Not entirely about our industry (covers all of healthcare) but worthy of note.

 

Recruitment Retention Strategies You Can Use - PPT

Fast overview of information from survey and strategies to help improve recruitment and retention at your organization.

 

Retention Booklet

Information about how to retain staff - both professional and paraprofessional staff. This booklet is for supervisors, human resource professionals, and executive directors. It is also available in sprial bound format. Email here for more infomation.

 

Direct Service Professionals Week

September 11-17th

 

Ideas on how to celebrate the DSP Week!

 

A Sample Proclamation for organizations

If you would like you to issue a proclamation stating how important your DSPs are to your organizations, here is an example (in a word document that can be filled in).

 

Outside Information:

 

Meaning in Motivation: Does Your Organization Need an Inner Life?

Discussion about how to attract and retain workers (from a healthcare perspective, a little different, but helpful), including helping employees become engaged, feel valued, and that the work has meaning.