EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT POLICY

It is the policy of the Employee Development Department of each NJ Veterans Memorial Home to ensure that its employees the delivery of effective and efficient services to those entrusted to its care. Success depends on maintaining mutual respect between employees and the people they serve and, among the employees themselves. It is recognized that the ability to ensure provision of service to people depends upon the talent and leadership of its management and upon knowledge, skills and behavior of those who respond to that leadership. Therefore, facilities regard the continuous development of employee's knowledge, skills and behaviors as essential. Further each facility will provide a comprehensive skills enhancement and developmental program.

The Employee Development functions, serving as a support resource, being responsive to management issues, and adaptive to changing fiscal, and administrative concerns. The first priority is to support the delivery of training for essential health care services. Employee Development will address the ever-changing learning needs of management and staff persons responsible for delivery of service, and will endeavor to promote feelings of pride, dedication and belonging among staff.

 

APPLICABILITY

This policy is applicable to all state employees, classified and unclassified.


TRAINING SOURCES

Human Resource Development Institute Programs: Training which is conducted or sponsored by the Human Resource Development Institute for an individual employee or a group of employees. These programs are available for a fee from the Department of Personnel, Human Resource Developmental Institute. Semiannual catalogs indicate topics available and applicable charges.

Non Human Resource Development: Training purchased from a private vendor for a group or individual. Conventions and conferences are not considered a training experience.

Inservice Programs: Training provided be an internal employee who has a strong knowledge base in the topic presented.

 

PROCESS

Responsibility for recognizing training needs and securing the necessary training belongs to management at all levels, in consultation with Employee Development Department.

It is incumbent upon each supervisor to continuously evaluate the performance of his/her employees through the PAR system. The supervisor must periodically review progress. The supervisor, in conjunction with Employee Development staff will devise a training plan for his/her employees.

To be compliant with Federal and State certifying regulations for Nurse Aides in Long Term Care, the facility nursing supervisor and Employee Development staff will ensure that each full time Certified Nurse Aide receives the required 12 hours of continuing education needed in direct care skills.
 

 

MAJOR GOALS

Based upon this purpose and given the limited resources available, the goals of Employee Development are:

To ensure standards of program administration, service delivery, and employee participation by providing learning opportunities which address individual and organizational goals.

To orient and prepare newly employed staff to be proficient and effective employees in the performance of their job.

To provide professional growth and career development opportunities for staff in their present positions or in preparation.

To reinforce the department’s concern for the development, growth, and integrity of each employee.

To provide ongoing training for existing staff to meet changes in skill requirements, performance standards, organization structure, functions and responsibilities, and available resources.

To provide the employee with information need to promote the maintenance of his/her safety.

To promote retention of qualified employees.

To promote feelings of pride, dedication, and belonging among staff.

 

TRAINING FORMS

Announcement of upcoming training classes.

Inservice and Outservice Registration for training classes.

Class Lesson Plans

Sign In Roster Sheets - Inservice and Outservice

Evaluation of training classes.


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