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A Camera System Can Help To Improve The Hiring Process

 

Several month’s ago ADT Alarm company installed cameras in my classrooms and on the outside of my childcare center. I am so excited about having a new camera system that records the daily operations in my center.  In fact,  now that I have a camera system, I feel that I have a second pair of eyes on my center.

There are three reasons that I love having a camera system:

  1. It is a great training tool for staff meetings
  2. If a parent has a concern, we can show the parent what really happened in the classroom
  3. I love to use the camera system in the selection process of new employees (with their permission)

Recently, I interviewed a potential applicant for a Lead Teacher position in my center. She met the educational requirements for the job, however, I was not too sure about how she could handle a room of 2 and 3 year olds.

So, I asked her if she would be willing to come in for a classroom observation for 1-hour. She agreed to the observation and she understood that I would review her classroom management skills by way of the camera system.

When she entered the room, there was another teacher in the class for the first 40 minutes of the observation, then the teacher informed her that she would step away from the class for 20 minutes (as instructed by me) to see how the children will respond to her leadership.

As I watched the video recording of the potential applicant and the children, the applicant appeared to be engaged with the children the first 10 minutes of being alone, then the applicant sat with one group of kids and there was another group of kids that decided to around the room. The applicant redirected the behavior, then went back to interact with a group of children.

The potential applicant was doing an awesome job  working with the children in small groups, however, there was a group of children that were climbing on tables and running in circles. It appeared to me that supervision would be a major issue and this helped me to form my decision in not hiring the teacher.

In fact, watching the video recording reminded me of the importance of hiring teachers that can effectively supervise young children.

Do you have a camera system on site? Is it used to observe potential employees? Feel free to share your thoughts about this blog post.

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Employee Management, Hiring Employees, Human resource

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March Group/Blog Theme Topic:Creating a Great Place to Work

 

” Creating a Great Place to Work”

Throughout the month of March you will find content on this blog and on the Child Care Business Owner Group site that will inspire you to make your childcare business a great place to work. Whether your business is in your home or a commercial location, when you hire someone to work for you, your business becomes a work place.

If you currently do not have employees, this information is still vital to your success as a childcare business owner, in the event you expand or your enrollment increases and a need to add an employee is required to meet licensing requirements.

 This week I am planning blog post for the month of March and other resources will include:

  • Book Recommendations
  • Employee forms
  • Employee Handbooks
  • Coaching/Training Employees
  • Supervising Employees
  • People Skills
  • Creating a Positive Work Environment
  • Basic Labor Laws
  • Payroll
  • Employee Meetings
  • Interviewing/Hiring/Firing
  • And so much more!

 

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Have a Great Week!

Shiketa

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Administration, Employee Management

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