Field Forum: Using the OST Job Quality Standards to Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges Brendan Rooney September 18, 2024

Special Topics: Afterschool ,

Sponsor: Vermont Afterschool Inc

Instructor: Heidi Ham

The recently released OST Job Quality Standards, Usage Guide, and Assessment offer actionable guidelines to enhance job quality, encourage workforce development, and address the OST field’s recruitment and retention challenges. Join this session to learn more about the Standards and hear how various audiences–from systems- to program-level personnel–can use these resources to prioritize job quality and create a more stable and effective OST workforce, ultimately improving program access, quality, and outcomes for young people.

Core Knowledge Area

Program Planning & Development

Focus

Session Dates

Session Times

October 30, 2024

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Additional Information

Objectives for this field forum: 1) Understand the OST workforce challenges, the relationship between recruitment and retention, and job quality. 2) Review key pieces of the new OST Job Quality Standards. 3) Introduce Job Quality Standards Usage Guide and Assessment Tool