Member Orientation

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Member Orientation

• Preparing your members for a successful year of
  service.

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Objectives

• Expectations
• What should members expect from you?
• What you expect from them?
• Member responsibility
• Documentation
• Service overview
• Rules Regulations

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Where to Start?

• Location
• Agenda
• Activities
• Swearing In Ceremony

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Location

• Accessible
• Equipment
• Learning Environment
• Seating Arrangement

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Ask Yourself

• What skills do your members need in order to
  serve effectively?
• How can you best prepare them for their term in
  AmeriCorps?
• What is my timeframe?
• How can I help them learn how to serve in a team
  environment?

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Creating Your Agenda

• Icebreakers
• AmeriCorps 101
• Member Contract
• Specific program procedures
• Program employment forms/timesheets
• CPR/First Aid

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Required Member Trainings(Can be incorporated
into Orientation or throughout the year)

• REQUIRED
• Diversity Appreciation
• Citizenship
• Disability Awareness and Sensitivity
• Intro to Disaster 1 additional training the
  area of Disaster Preparedness or Response

• SUGGESTED
• Teambuilding
• Conflict Resolution
• Career Development
• Life After AmeriCorps

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Activities

• Make it fun!
• Ice breakers
• Teambuilding
• Leadership
• Service project

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Swearing In Ceremony!

• Memorable
• The Pledge
• Certificates
• Member Gear
• Refreshments
• Pictures!

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Reminders!

• Create a checklist
• Sign-in sheets
• Extra supplies (i.e. pens, paperclips, staple)
• Permanent file checklists
• In-kind forms for trainers/facility
• Member gear (if available)
• Camera!

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Happy Training!
Dianna Daly Rebecca Davis