Assignment 1 Bus 335 staffing organizations
BUS 335 – Staffing Organizations
Assignment 1: Staffing Plan for a Growing Business
Professor Robin K. Harvey
Lucresia Ortiz
1/28/2015
Operating an in-home daycare can be an ideal situation for those who enjoy spending time with children and who may also have preschool age kids of their own. To operate an in-home daycare, providers are required to obtain a license, undergo inspections and submit immunization records to state licensing agencies. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 30 percent of childcare workers were self-employed in 2010.
Staffing Models
A staffing model is important in a small business to maximize efficiency and ensuring it is staffed with the right number of people, possessing the relevant skill sets to meet critical business needs at the appropriate time. In a small business many positions can represent a single point of failure. In a large business, gaps in staffing can be covered by other areas and overstaffing can be absorbed until attrition occurs. However this is not the case in small businesses, where one staff member represents a significant percentage of the total employees.
There are multiple steps to creating suitable staff models, in which a business owner needs to identify the critical skills and job roles needed to staff the company. In a small business such as a daycare it is usual that the mentor to child ratio is taken into account; there are many more children than mentors. Therefore if a staff member where to be absent, the duties and responsibilities transfer to the mentors that are present, most likely doubling the work amount for the mentors. The ideal candidate for this specific small business would be one that is reliable, adaptable, and dedicated. Next we need to identify gaps within the organization. What is needed to complete the vision and mission I have imaged for the daycare. This could be internal action or cross training or external recruitment efforts will be needed. This
Assignment 1: Staffing Plan for a Growing Business
Professor Robin K. Harvey
Lucresia Ortiz
1/28/2015
Operating an in-home daycare can be an ideal situation for those who enjoy spending time with children and who may also have preschool age kids of their own. To operate an in-home daycare, providers are required to obtain a license, undergo inspections and submit immunization records to state licensing agencies. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 30 percent of childcare workers were self-employed in 2010.
Staffing Models
A staffing model is important in a small business to maximize efficiency and ensuring it is staffed with the right number of people, possessing the relevant skill sets to meet critical business needs at the appropriate time. In a small business many positions can represent a single point of failure. In a large business, gaps in staffing can be covered by other areas and overstaffing can be absorbed until attrition occurs. However this is not the case in small businesses, where one staff member represents a significant percentage of the total employees.
There are multiple steps to creating suitable staff models, in which a business owner needs to identify the critical skills and job roles needed to staff the company. In a small business such as a daycare it is usual that the mentor to child ratio is taken into account; there are many more children than mentors. Therefore if a staff member where to be absent, the duties and responsibilities transfer to the mentors that are present, most likely doubling the work amount for the mentors. The ideal candidate for this specific small business would be one that is reliable, adaptable, and dedicated. Next we need to identify gaps within the organization. What is needed to complete the vision and mission I have imaged for the daycare. This could be internal action or cross training or external recruitment efforts will be needed. This