Supervisor Onboarding Checklist
Use this checklist to guide supervisor tasks before the start date, during onboarding, and beyond.
☐ Before Start Date
- ☐ Complete Supervisor Training
- ☐ Prepare system access
- Accounts setup
- Teams phone
- Canva access
- Email role accts / file shares
- Building access cards / keys
- Software logins
- Workstation setup
- Network devices
- ☐ Prepare office space
- Furniture & equipment
- Computer
- Business cards / door nameplate
- ☐ Provide orientation & first-week schedule
- ☐ Order uniforms / PPE
- ☐ Send welcome email
☐ First Week of Work
- ☐ Review policies
- Review departments GDRS i.e. duties & responsibilities: https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/academics/policies , https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/funding/ge/gdrs
- Work & supervision schedule
- Performance expectations / evaluations: https://hr.uoregon.edu/graduate-employee-performance-evaluations
- Sick leave / absences : https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/funding/ge/absences
- Safety & emergency protocols: https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/onestop/safety
- Dress code & appearance
- Accessibility practices and accommodations: https://www.uoregon.edu/accessibility
- Use of uniforms / PPE
- Building / office / lab access
- ☐ Review technology protocols
- Internal site / intranet
- Acceptable use of data
- Security & data policies: https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/academics/policies/ge/personnel-files, https://registrar.uoregon.edu/privacy
- Telework / remote access
- Password update cycles
☐ First 30 Days
- ☐ Review required trainings
- Title IX: non-discrimination / harassment / retaliation and workplace conduct policies: https://uomytrack.pageuppeople.com/learning/3992 (direct link), https://hr.uoregon.edu/mytrack-learning-module
- ☐ For first-time GEs: review Graduate Employment at UO (policies, procedures, guidelines): https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/onestop/graduate-employment-ge-reso…
☐ Ongoing
- ☐ Regular check-ins
- Progress on trainings
- Future training opportunities: https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/academics/policies/faculty-staff/fa…
- Get feedback on how supervision is going
- Review workload allocation: https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/media/1311
- ☐ Monitor performance: https://hr.uoregon.edu/graduate-employee-performance-evaluations