Job Description for Public Outreach Coordinator

 

- appointed by Assembly Officers for a three year term

 

Purpose of position:

 

To encourage participation in Public Outreach activities and provide information to members to assist them in initiating PO activities in their districts.

 

Qualifications:

 

- Active Al-Anon Member

- Interested in unifying services in the Area at the public level

- Familiar with the guidelines and knowledge of the three legacies

- Familiar with the Service Manual

- Good computer skills

- Access to and ability to use the Internet

- Good oral and written communication skills

 

Suggested Role and Responsibilities:

 

- Cooperate with the Professional Community as a link for the WSO, the Area, Districts, Groups and AIS, regarding Al-Anon and Alateen.

- Keeps in touch with the Delegate

- Keeps in contact with members doing Public Information work

- Motivates and encourages Districts and AIS’s to form Public Outreach committees.

- Distributes service projects and information from WSO to the Districts and encourages them to pass it along to the groups.

- Submits articles to the area newsletter regularly to share information with the members.

- Requests reports of public outreach activities from the Districts to share with the Assembly and WSO.

- Attends Officers Coordinators meetings, AWSCM and Assembly

- Produces a written report to the Area Secretary for inclusion in the packages for AWSCM and Assembly .

- Participates in telephone conference calls with other Public Outreach coordinators in North America as scheduled by the World Service Office.

-utilizes the BC/Yukon website to distribute information to members

- When term is completed, passes over the material to the next Coordinator as soon as possible and shares experiences and recommendations.