Shift Supervisor Professional Development Seminar

DOE-HDBK-1119-99

APPENDIX B

SHIFT SUPERVISOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

A professional development seminar for shift supervisors may be conducted by the facility. The

purpose of this appendix is to provide facility and training management a description of the

seminar for their use in planning professional development assignments. The seminar should

augment, but not replace, each facility's professional development program for shift

supervisors.

A major attribute of this seminar is the interaction of trainees with their peers from other shifts in

the facility. The benefit of this interaction will be the sharing by peers of different experiences,

perspectives, and methods for effectively managing a shift crew. Each newly qualified shift

supervisor should attend the seminar a short time after being assigned to the position.

The content of the Shift Supervisor Professional Development Seminar should be based upon

the results of the shift supervisor job and task analysis. It should incorporate the knowledge

and skills beyond those necessary for initial training and qualification. The content of the

seminar is primarily focused on leadership and management learning objectives, including

some of the same subject areas as were in the initial training program for shift supervisors. The

seminar should be conducted in a facilitative manner that allows shift supervisors to share

experiences with one another, and should include the following subjects:

C Planning Facility Operations-- predicting complications to facility operation and developing

plans to avoid or mitigate those complications.

C Oversight of Facility Operations-- evaluating conditions of reduced facility safety and

directing actions to minimize the impact of adverse conditions on facility operations and on

public safety.

C Applying Facility Resources-- developing time-efficient strategies, constructing alternative

strategies for task completion, delegating tasks, and developing priorities.

C Managing the Shift Team-- techniques for managing the direction of a team's efforts in

accomplishing goals.

C Promoting Team Communication-- application of team communication skills and the shift

supervisor's role in promoting good communications.

C Team-Building Techniques-- role of the team leader, facilitation skills to obtain the best

results from the team as a whole, and when participative management may be exercised.

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