Your job as a work leader

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he Farmer's Part —

u^FV's want to do a good job for you.
But they need your help.
Here are the things you can do:

i^ Have the work well organized —

Decide on the jobs to be done and who should

do them.
Plan each day's work for maximum results.

^ Have everything ready — . I,

Put equipment in good working condition.
Be sure you have enough containers and other
supplies.

^ Recognize the needs of your workers —

Have an understanding as to rest, meals, and
pay.

Provide necessary sanitary facilities and drink-
ing water.

ir Get rid of working hazards —

Remember, VFV's will not be familiar with

conditions on your farm.
Insure against unavoidable accidents.

it Use your work leader —

See that he understands how you want each

job done.
Give your orders to the work leader, to prevent

misunderstanding.

This pami3^1et is a revision of AWI-96 and supersedes it.

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^ VKTORY Fji^Nl VOLUNTEERS
/" Q? c§^^'*"' '-3*'or Program
>^ ^ ^ Extension Service

' • ,^ Washington, D. C.
April 1946

YOUR JOB AS A
WORK LEADER

AIS 49

U. S. Department of Agriculture

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START THEM RIGI

Tell Them Why

Tell the boys and girls about the job before
they go to work. Give them the reasons for
doing it a certain way. They want to know
"why." When the job is explained in advance
they make better workers. Get them interested
in wanting to do it right. Point out the impor-
tance of the job in producing food.

Show Them How

Show them step by step just how you want the
job done. Explain each step as you go along.
Point out the things that will improve the quality
of the product or make the work easier to do.
Be sure your instructions are clearly stated and
complete.

IF THEY HAVEN'T LEARNE

TTf\ ^^^^ SAfIeLY • AVOID WASTE
I \J REDUCE BREAKAGE • SAVE TIME

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Be Sure They Know

Have the workers do the job for you. Have
them show you, and tell you the reason.for each
step. Ask them questions and correct their
errors. Continue with each worker until you
are sure he knows. Some will learn more
quickly than others.

Put Them on Their Own

Let them know they are on their own. Tell them
where to go if they need help. Encourage them
to ask you questions about their work and not
to disturb other workers. Keep in touch with
what they are doing. Be ready to help.

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D, YOU HAVEN'T TAUCHT

THEM

WORK SAFELY • AVOID WASTE
REDUCE BREAKAGE • SAVE TIME

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Tell Them Why

Tell the boys and girls about the job before
they go to work. Give them the reasons for
doing it a certain way. They want to know
"why." When the job is explained in advance
they make better workers. Get them interested
in wanting to do it right. Point out the impor-
tance of the job in producing food.

Show Them How

Show them step by step just how you want the
job done. Explain each step as you go along.
Point out the things that will improve the quality
of the product or make the work easier to do.
Be sure your instructions are clearly stated and
complete.

Be Sure They Know

Have the workers do the job for you. Have
them show you, and tell you the reason.for each
step. Ask them questions and correct their
errors. Continue with each worker until you
are sure he knows. Some will learn more
quickly than others.

Put Them on Their Own

Let them know they are on their own. Tell them
where to go if they need help. Encourage them
to ask you questions about their work and not
to disturb other workers. Keep in touch with
what they are doing. Be ready to help.

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IF THEY HAVEN'T LEARNED, YOU HAVEN'T TAUGHT

You Can Help Youth Do a Better Job!

Why Your Help Is Needed!

With a continued need for all-out food production
and the high demand for labor throughout the Na-
tion, farmers are finding it very hard to get help.
They are using as many emergency workers on the
farm this year as they did during the war. Many
of these workers are boys and girls.

Although many farmers had to depend on inex-
perienced workers during the war, they did an out-
standing food-production job. Many of them had
never worked with youth before, but they have
learned that boys and girls can be good workers
when given the proper training and supervision.

Here Is Your Job!

You, as a work leader of Victory Farm Volunteers,
have an important assignment. It is to help make
youth efficient farm workers, so that they will
have a \a]'\?.'oie experience, and farmers as well as
parents will be satisfied. You will find many ways
of doing this.

Though your rssponsibilities will vary from farm
to farm, the following jobs are almost always per-
formed by the wcrk leader:

Learning thoroughly from, the farmer how

he wants the job done.
Showing the new workers how to do their

job.
Helping to maintain high morale among

the youth, and good working relations

between youth and farmers.
Maintaining order in the fields as well as

on the truck or bus.

Showing youth how to do the job is the most im-
portant part of your duties as a work leader. So,
when youth are properly selected and know what to
do, how to do the job without overfatigue, and learn
to respect their "boss"^loafing, "cutting up," and
accidents are reduced. The VFV earns more
money; the farmer gets more work done.

You May Have Other Duties Too!

What you will do as a work leader will depend on
the kind of crop work, the type of group you are
supervising, the arrangements made by the county
farm-labor office with the farmer, and the experience
the employer has had in directing young people.
Nevertheless, you will probably be responsible for a
number of other duties, in addition to teaching and
supervising your group. For example, you may be
asked to —

1. Help recruit and select youth for your

group.

2. Keep a list of the names, addresses, and tele-

phone numbers of your group, in order to
be able to reach them easily.

3. Obtain parents' permission for the youth to

work, and maintain good feeling of par-
ents toward the farm-labor program.

4. Get the group together ahead of time; tell

them about the job, where to meet, how
to dress, and what kind of lunch to bring.

5. Find out the work schedule from the farmer

and explain it to the young workers.

6. See that sanitary facilities and pure drink-

ing water are available.

7. Carry a first-aid kit to the fields, and know

how to reach a doctor in case of emer-
gency.

8. Keep work and wage records.

9. Handle heavier work in the fields such as

moving ladders and heavy boxes.

10. Obtain safety bulletins and insurance in-
formation from the farm-labor office, and
encourage youth and parents to purchase
the VFV insurance policy.