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ambrosialx

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Company package for new company members
« on: Apr 16, 2015, 09:23 am »
Hi all,

  As we reach the end of the dance season at my company(we've got approx 6 weeks left and no new shows just running one we've been doing all season) I'm starting to prep for next season. We will be bringing in 3 new dancers and I was looking for help/input on what to include in a dancer intro package. They would be moving here from at the very least other parts of the country and not unlikely other parts of the world and so I want them to feel welcomed and informed about the company practices and where we live but have no idea where to start realistically so...help?

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Re: Company package for new company members
« Reply #1 on: Jun 11, 2015, 09:54 am »
Hey There!
 So for our new dancers, once their contracts are in: I  begin by adding them to the group emails. I have a small google site that post updated info to during the off season (pdfs of paperwork that may have changed since it was sent with contract - ie: season schedule, tours). Then I do a short intro email to each of them and get a feel for when they are actually planning to move to town, and whether or not they will be seeking a roommate - and most importantly for our area - whether or not they have their own transportation. 
Our company has a facebook group that all the dancers use, so I go ahead and invite them to that as well, and let them do their own introductions. I find the facebook thing works a lot better for them to find a roommate than me trying to be the middle person.  I have some apt listings that I send them - places I know that some dancers do or have lived in the past (that way I know it's in a dancer's price range). I send a map with some hand drawn notes of the "unsafe" parts of town, and parts that are likely to have bad traffic. I like to let them know how far away the theatres/s and studio are.
I do all this well before we start back in the fall. I find that with all those resources and the internet, they are pretty much set up to be resourceful for themselves. I do not want them to get in the habit of thinking I am here to solve their problems - lol - especially once the season begins.
Of course, I let them know they are welcome to call or email me for more info.
As far as standard paperwork sent with their contract or on the first day of work:
    Release of Claims/Liability waiver
    Physical Form for season Prescreenings - list all past/current injuries, meds, allergies
    Dancer Info Sheet: Legal and preferred Stage Name, Hometown to be listed in season brochures, current resume, 100 word or less bio/blurb and headshot to post (before season pics are taken); address
    Emg Contact Info
    Whether or not they want a flu shot in the fall (we order them for the company)
    Info on health insurance if they are eligible
     a copy of their health insurance card  for emg purposes
     I let them know we run a background check, and have to get a copy of their driver's license/id
    Direct Deposit Forms
     I-9s (go ahead and send them a list of acceptable documents beforehand so they can start looking for their paperwork)
    Media and social media release form
    I post the request for absence pdf on the google site so they can fill it out and email it back
      Hope this helps!
      Merde!
      Joelle




Post Merge: Jun 11, 2015, 10:07 am
Forgot to list:
    Season Schedule with specific notes of any rehearsal days that are outside of our normal hours (IE: Nutcracker rhsls with kids) so that if they have a 2nd job - they can go ahead and request off
    A brief run down of the shows we are doing.
    An invite to the google calendar I keep - so they can sync with their phone!

Joelle
« Last Edit: Jun 11, 2015, 10:07 am by TuckerelleSM »

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Re: Company package for new company members
« Reply #2 on: Jun 12, 2015, 10:44 am »
Super helpful thanks!
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