LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
Interested
in developing your leadership skills? Would you like to connect with other
AmeriCorps*state, AmeriCorps*National Direct, AmeriCorps*VISTA, RSVP, Foster
Grandparents, and Senior Corps members who promote service and volunteerism
across Vermont? Applications are now being accepted for the VTCNCS’
SERVICE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.
Vermont
Commission on National and Community Service
Leadership
Council
What is the Leadership
Council?
The VT CNCS Leadership Council
is a select team of national service participants (Service Leaders) from
across Vermont that are interested in developing leadership skills, through
creating opportunities and participating in activities that promote service
and volunteerism across the state.
Service Leaders foster collaboration
among national service programs by bringing together participants serving
in AmeriCorps*State, AmeriCorps*National Direct, AmeriCorps*VISTA, RSVP,
Foster Grandparents and Senior Corps programs to collaborate in recruitment
activities, and in planning statewide service days and training events.
VT CNCS Leadership Council
Members share their service experience and promote service and volunteerism
through activities such as:
-
speaking about their service
experience before local community groups and schools
-
representing national service
programs at tabling and other informational events such as job fairs, gap
year fairs and college fairs
-
planning and promoting single-event
direct service projects and/or celebration of service for AmeriCorps week
-
planning a workshop, service
project or panel presentation for the Statewide Service Conference (April-May
2009)
Who can be a Service Leader?
Any AmeriCorps*State, AmeriCorps*National
Direct, A*VISTA, RSVP, Foster Grandparent or Senior Corps member can apply
to be a Service Leader. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of VT
CNCS Commission members and VT CNCS Staff will notify selected individuals.
Selection considerations will include the following; Applicant Statement;
Programmatic representation; and Geographic location of the participants
All members must be vigilant
in making sure that they are first and foremost completing necessary hours
to meet the requirements of their service agreement, this is particularly
important for part-time members. Service to the program and site
is always the first responsibility for a participant.
Time and Service Commitment:
VT CNCS Leadership Council
will have an orientation retreat and two additional training meetings focused
on leadership principals and development which will be scheduled during
the service year.
Service Leaders will be asked
to contribute between 8 and 10 service hours per month and will work in
their community to promote an ethic of service.
Service Leaders will serve
12 months or, if enrolled in AmeriCorps*State or AmeriCorps*VISTA, will
serve during their full term of service. While most of the opportunities
occur during the regular work week schedule some events do occur on weekends
and in the evenings.
Benefits of VT CNCS Leadership
Council:
Participating in the VT CNCS
Leadership Council provides the national service participant with opportunity
to reflect upon his/her experience with leadership and to set individual
goals around leadership development.
Service Leaders receive mileage
reimbursement for attending all approved activities pursuant to the mileage
reimbursement policy and additional training above their normal national
service program. Some events provide meals for participants.
However, meals will not be provided at events unless organized by VTCNCS.
Additional Information
on the VT CNCS Leadership Council
Please contact Information
& Education Specialist, Liz Lepore at the Vermont Commission on National
and Community Service at 802-828-4982.
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