Sprinting in the dark 2015 Tri-State Conference
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This is Steve Maguire's first session at the Tri-State Camp Conference on March 17, 2015. Steve is a professional speaker and summer camp staff trainer.
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- 1. Sprinting in the dark Steve Maguire, M.Ed goturnstone.com 1
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- 9. The TS Rule is now turned on… 9
- 10. In the past, how have you been ‘burned’ by a staff member and what did you do about it? 10
- 11. How do you know your staff are great with kids ? 11
- 12. How do you know if your staff are great with each other? 12
- 13. When we hire the ‘should’ve let them go last summer’ person back to camp, why do we do that? 13
- 15. 4 behaviors that ‘maybe not who we thought they were’ staff demonstrate… Overcompensation, typically early on Eddie Haskell syndrome Great with kids, not so much with adults SUPER popular with kids/staff, but make you uneasy 15
- 17. Eddie Haskell 17
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- 20. 5 ways we can we really get to know our staff’s true colors… 1) Self-Lesson and/or interview object 2) Getting them working with kids before they work with kids 3) Change staff training to let them facilitate 4) Plant your trustees (staff you know) 5) What’s in the best interest of kids? (do they know what that decision means? Look for the ‘little things’ like the ice cream line. 20
- 21. Prevention of hiring subpar staff members… The interview process checklist… Time (early, late) Follow up (Thank you email/note) Background… work with kids? where? for how long? Talk to teachers… MUCH better picture of character 21
- 22. Random Reference check… Former employer for a longer period of time 2 teachers from their schedule References from references 22
- 23. Make the staff members job description an active document! 23
- 24. Poor professional judgment? vs. A true character issue? 24
- 26. “Watch your thoughts, they come your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny. 26
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