Supervisors
Supervisor Resources
We provide guides, training opportunities and services to help you execute many of your routine tasks more efficiently, as well as improve employee engagement and retention.
Recruitment
Learn about the guidelines and services we offer for attracting and hiring top candidates.
Onboarding
How to welcome new employees and shorten the time it takes them to become productive members of your team.
Performance management
Setting employee expectations and checking in on performance is one of the most important aspects of being a supervisor.
Compensation and job classification
The university's compensation philosophy is to provide salary opportunities that are competitive with those of comparable organizations for jobs of similar responsibility.
Team Resources
Workplace accommodations
UMKC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for the known disability of a qualified applicant or employee. As a supervisor, you need to know how to recognize and respond to a potential accommodation request.
Digital accessibility
Ensuring digital accessibility means providing equal access to online resources, educational materials and all digital services. Help your team to create accessible digital content by attending a self-guided training and using online tools and checklist. Visit the UMKC Digital Accessibility website.
Professional development
There are a number of training and professional development opportunities for you and your employees. There are also resources to help pay for outside opportunities that are more in line with an employee’s specific position and duties.
Family and Medical Leave Act
It's important understand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and to be on the lookout for employees who might need to request FMLA leave. Visit the UM System Leave Administration website for informaiton on Taking Qualifying or FMLA Leave.
Flexible work arrangements
In the interest of employee engagement and retention, UMKC offers several work arrangement opportunities that allow employees to work outside core work hours or away from the office.
Student Employment
We offer guidelines and resources to help you create a student employee program that supports a hands-on, out-of-classroom student learning experience.
More Supervisor Resources
Training for New Supervisors
New to a management role at UMKC? Use these resources to assist new supervisors at the university .Additionally, we're also available for one-on-one coaching and guidance.