**AS A NEW EMPLOYEE, YOU SHOULD KNOW...**

**About Your Job:**

> How the branch is organized
>
> Your Branch's goals and mission
>
> Specific functions of your section/unit
>
> Who you report to
>
> Your duties and responsibilities
>
> Your specific work week and scheduled work hours
>
> Performance standards for promotions
>
> What an Individual Development Plan (IDP) is and how to develop it
>
> How performance planning and evaluation is managed, by whom, and how
> often
>
> Your supervisor's expectations regarding attendance and tardiness
>
> Procedure for requesting time off
>
> Procedure for reporting absences
>
> When staff meetings are held
>
> How you will be trained and by whom
>
> About the **Required Training for Employees** found on the OHCM
> website
> (<http://ohcm.gsfc.nasa.gov/MandatoryTraining/TrainingList.htm#EMP>)
>
> Career development opportunities available to you

**About Your Work Environment:**

> Your colleagues and their job functions
>
> Your assigned work area and the office
>
> Furniture and supplies you will be issued
>
> Who to call for service or assistance:
>
> \- **Operator**: 6-2000 or 0 (Greenbelt); 0 (WFF)
>
> \- **Center Status** (snow closings): 6-NEWS (Greenbelt); 757-824-1000
> or 1-800-521-3415 (WFF)
>
> \- **Emergencies**: 911 (Greenbelt & WFF)
>
> \- **Maintenance**: 6-5555 (Greenbelt); 4357(HELP) (WFF)
>
> \- **NASA 8 Charter Flights**: 7-1473 (Greenbelt); 1473 (WFF)
>
> Rules regarding food in your area
>
> Proper operation and care of computers and office equipment
>
> How to use the phone systems and e- mail
>
> Polices for making personal and long distance phone calls
>
> How to access the internet and intranet for information and services
>
> Where the restrooms, fire exits and cafeterias are located
>
> How to obtain/order office supplies or other tools or resources
>
> Rules for after hour access to your work area
>
> How to submit a training request
>
> Who to go to in order to process a travel order

**About Your Pay:**

> Your rate of pay
>
> If overtime is ever required and how it is managed and the time
> recording procedure for your area
>
> Pay days and how earning statements are distributed
>
> Travel and reimbursement procedures
>
> When your lunch period is and if it is flexible
>
> If break periods are permitted, and if so, how many
>
> Your accrual rate for sick days
>
> Your accrual rate for annual leave
>
> When you are eligible to use sick or vacation days
>
> Federal holiday schedule
>
> Paid leave policies
>
> Unpaid leave policies
>
> How jury duty, voting, bereavement, and military paid leaves are
> administered

**About Your Rights and Responsibilities:**

> Safety requirements of the job
>
> Required formal training courses
>
> How to access information on the GSFC internal website
>
> Policies and procedures that govern your employment
>
> Benefits, services and resources available to you and your family
>
> Appropriate use of confidential information
>
> Policies on equal opportunity, sexual harassment, drugs or firearms in
> the workplace, e-mail use, and other safety and security policies
>
> What to do if you are injured or suffer a work-related illness on the
> job
>
> Goddard resources available to you if you are experiencing problems at
> work (Employee Assistance Program -- EAP)
>
> Union information for engineers and scientists (GESTA/AFGE/WAMTC)

**About the Center:**

> Location of library and how to obtain a library card
>
> Purpose and location of excess storage facility (furniture, equipment,
> etc.)
>
> Location of cafeterias on Center
>
> NEWB (New Employee Welcoming Board) and associated support programs
> for the employee
>
> GEWA and associated clubs
>
> How to access health unit
>
> How to join the gym
>
> Credit Union/ATM Machines
>
> Recreation Center
>
> Location of the Learning Center
>
> Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC)
>
> Goddard Taxi Service/Shuttle to HQ
>
> Post Office
>
> Visitor's Center
>
> How to sign up for Dateline Goddard

**[If you have questions:]{.underline}** Check the [Goddard 101
Handbook,]{.underline} OHR's orientation information, your Buddy/Mentor,
your Supervisor, GSFC's "Quality of Work life" web site @
<http://qwl.gsfc.nasa.gov/>, the Livecare Life Event Management Services
web site @ [http://www.lifecare.com](http://www.lifecare.com/), the
Office of Human Resources web site @
[http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov](http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/) , the AETD web
site @ [http://aetd.gsfc.nasa.gov](http://aetd.gsfc.nasa.gov/) , the
GSFC Dateline by subscribing @ <majordomo@listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov> (in
the text area type subscribe dateline_daily_copy), the New Employee
Welcoming Board (NEWB) website @
[http://newb.gsfc.nasa.gov](http://www.newb.gsfc.nasa.gov/) or NEWB
members!