In Milestone One, you selected a strategic plan that you will use throughout the course as you work toward final submission. You also described the agency in terms of its current workforce structure. You reviewed how it impacted the culture of the agency. Additionally, you justified implementation of your plan using the description of your workforce structure. In Milestone Two, you will further develop the workforce structure created in Milestone One with additional information regarding personnel. For this milestone, you will submit a draft of Section II (Workforce Structure) using the sample strategic plan that you have selected and the information provided in Milestone One. This draft should be as detailed as possible to allow the instructor to provide significant feedback. The draft should also incorporate the research you have performed up to this point as set forward in Milestone One. Integrate the following elements into the draft of this section:
- Explain how the agency's workforce structure and culture were considered when creating the plan.
- Recommend changes to personnel that address retention and program delivery.
- Recommend changes to personnel that address recruitment and program delivery.
- Evaluate how the plan aligns with current trends in human services.
If your selected strategic plan does not include all of this information, you may add your own relevant and appropriate facts that would align with the plan and support the final project.
HSE 320 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric (Draft of Workforce Structure) In Milestone One, you selected a strategic plan that you will use throughout the course as you work toward final submission. You also described the agency in terms of its current workforce structure in your introduction. You reviewed how it impacted the culture of the agency. You also justified implementation of your proposal using the description of your workforce structure. In this milestone, you will further develop the workforce structure created in Milestone One with additional information regarding personnel. Keeping with the prompt and scenario presented in your final project, for Milestone Two, you will submit a draft of Section II (Workforce Structure) using the sample strategic plan that you selected. This draft should be as detailed as possible to allow the instructor to provide significant feedback. The draft should also incorporate the research you have performed up to this point and the workforce structure description as provided in Milestone One. Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed in Milestone Two: II. Workforce Structure: Provide information regarding personnel. Include the structure, culture, retention, recruitment, and current trends in the field of human services. a) Explain how the agency’s workforce structure and culture were considered when creating the proposal. Consider relationships between the agency’s workforce culture and its ability to provide comprehensive service delivery. b) Recommend changes to personnel that address retention and program delivery. What are some options for helping personnel become more valuable to the agency and the community served? Consider illustrating how the retention of personnel might alter the current state of the agency and the quality of service delivery. c) Recommend changes to personnel that address recruitment and program delivery. What are some ideas for hiring new personnel who would be valuable to the agency and the community served? You might also consider how the recruitment of additional personnel might alter the current state of the agency and the quality of service delivery. d) Evaluate how the proposal aligns with current trends in human services. Provide details showing how human resources might be maximized to best meet the needs of the community. Consider addressing how current models might positively impact the agency’s culture. If your selected strategic plan does not include all of the above information listed in the critical elements, you may add your own relevant and appropriate facts that would align with the plan and support the final project. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: If you have selected to submit Milestone Two in the written report format, it should be two to three pages. If you have selected to submit Milestone Two in the PowerPoint format, it should be four to six slides with speaker notes. If you have selected to submit Milestone Two in the Prezi or video format, it should be no more than four to six minutes. Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Workforce Structure: Structure and Culture Explains how the agency’s workforce structure and culture were considered when creating the proposal Explains how the agency’s workforce structure and culture were considered when creating the proposal, but details lack relevance or are cursory Does not explain how the agency’s workforce structure and culture were considered when creating the proposal 22 Workforce Structure: Personnel and Retention Recommends changes to personnel that address retention and program delivery and how to help personnel become more valuable to the agency and community Recommends changes to personnel that address retention and program delivery, but details either do not address how to help personnel become more valuable to the agency and community or are cursory Does not recommend changes to personnel that address retention and program delivery and how to help personnel become more valuable to the agency and community 22 Workforce Structure: Personnel and Recruitment Recommends changes to personnel, addressing recruitment and program delivery, including ideas for hiring new personnel Recommends changes to personnel that address recruitment and program delivery, but details either lack ideas for hiring new personnel or are cursory Does not recommend changes to personnel that address recruitment 22 Workforce Structure: Current Trends Evaluates how the proposal aligns with current trends in human services using details showing how human resources might be maximized to best meet the needs of the community Evaluates how the proposal aligns with current trends in human services, but details lack how human resources might be maximized or are cursory Does not evaluate how the proposal aligns with current trends in human services 22 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 12 Earned Total 100% HSE 320 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Rubric