Public Outreach Coordinator (POC) – Job Description
Goals
Public Information - Spreading the word of Al-Anon/Alateen by distributing posters, literature, books, meeting lists, and people volunteering to speak at functions.
Cooperating with the Professional Community - has been one of the activities for Public Information to communicate with professionals in medicine, religion, law, education, governments, courts, prisons, mental hospitals, psychologists/psychotherapists.
Institutions - has been one of the activities for Public Information to communicate with professionals and residents in hospitals, treatment centers, mental health agencies, shelters, correctional facilities, and other residential facilities
PI/CPC/Institutions Coordinator receives information from WSO's Public Outreach Committee and passes this information on to Vermont's 7 districts.
Workshops
In the course of one year, there are three known workshops that literature is made available to and members can volunteer to attend.
VT Freemasons CARE Training:
CARE = Comprehensive Assessment and Recovery Effort
Co-Sponsored by: VT Dept. of Health, VT Dept. of Education, VT Freemasons
When: Wednesday in March and December
Where: Holiday Inn in Rutland
Time: 6:00PM dinner (free), 7:00PM meeting
Volunteers: 1/2 to speak on Al-Anon for 5 minutes
Material: Meeting lists, Al-Anon and lots of Alateen literature
Attendees: Educational Professionals, Administrators, Guidance Counselors from high schools throughout the State
Display literature on a resource table (table is provided).
BEST Workshop
BEST = Building Effective Supports for Teaching Children with Behavioral Challenges
When: Mid June
Where: TBA
Time: In the morning - 90 minutes
Volunteers: As many as possible: 3 is good
Material: Meeting lists, Al-Anon and lots of Alateen literature
Attendees: Educational Professionals, Administrators, Guidance Counselors from high schools throughout the State. (The 90-minute session is attended by the # of people who sign up; in 1999, there were 6 professionals with 3 Al-Anon members.
Display literature on a resource table.
Governor's Youth Conference
When: November (usually 3rd or 4th Monday of month)
Where: Sheraton Hotel in Burlington
Time: All Day Event
Volunteers: 1 or 2 to drop off and pick up literature (District 4 works great)
Material: Meeting lists, Al-Anon, and lots of Alateen literature
Attendees: Educational Professionals, Administrators, Guidance Counselors, STUDENTS from elementary, middle and high schools throughout the State.
Display Al-Anon and Alateen literature. Put out literature by 7:30 am and remove at 4:00 pm. A person is not required to stay all day unless they choose to attend the conference at no charge. There is a charge for lunch.
The POC is a voting member of the Area World Service Committee and should attend all meetings as well as Spring and Fall Assembly. If the POC cannot attend a meeting, the POC should send a written report to the Area Chair.
Expenses such as postage, phone calls and actual gas cost may be submitted to the Area treasurer for reimbursement monthly.
Written by Mary Ann B., 1/00
(This position was formerly called "PI/CPC/Institutions" = Public Information, Cooperating with the Professional Community, Institutions)
