Young Adult Staff

ANNOUNCEMENT!

• Support YAs physically and emotionally should they need it,
• Mediate minor conflicts if there are any,
• Set an example of the behavior expected at SUUSI,
• Act as a portal between the young adults and the rest of the SUUSI community,
• Encourage integration between the YAs and other groups here at SUUSI,
• Have fun with our SUUSI friends!

Young Adult Staff Expectations

The following are expectations that I have for anybody who would like to be a young adult staffer. The General expectations apply to all staff members, including the Chaplain and the Community Liaison, except where their individual expectations differ. Where there is a difference (i.e. number of workshops that they need to plan, those positions will be held to their position expectations. If you have any questions about the expectations or being on staff, e-mail Davin Taddeo, the director at ya@suusi.org.

General Staff Expectations:

1. COMMUNITY BUILDING:  Independently and together as a staff work to help build and maintain a safe and welcoming community of young adults that integrate smoothly with the greater SUUSI web.
2. PARTICIPATION:  Actively participate in the young adult program.  This means dedication to pre-SUUSI planning, supporting/attending young adult workshops, worships and nightlife activities, and encouraging young adult participants to do the same.
3. COMMUNICATION:  Keep up with and contribute to the YA staff online communications, engage in conversations with fellow staffers, and speak up when something is wrong!  Open communication is so important for all aspects of staffing especially planning and brainstorming, problem solving, and maintaining staff unity.  It is essential to communicate in order to maintain your position on staff.
4. WORKSHOPS:  Plan and help lead/facilitate young adult workshops, activities and events. Full staff members are expected to work for 40 hours, which basically equates to planning, preparing for, leading, and cleaning up after at least 2 workshops, helping out with at least 5 other activities, and being available to help if needed.  Half staff members are expected to work for 20 hours, which equates to planning, preparing for, leading, and cleaning up after at least 1 workshop, helping out with at least 3 other activities, and being there for fellow staffers in a pinch.
5. TRAINING:  Attend the staff training weekend, which will be held in March.  Travel for the meeting will be covered by SUUSI, so this event is intended to unite the staff members as a whole, train for staff preparedness, and finalize any planning details.
6. MEETINGS:  Attend all YA meetings held during SUUSI (usually once a day for about 30 minutes or less) Arrive the day before SUUSI starts (Saturday), for crucial planning and set up.
7. RULES:  Understand, adhere to and enforce the by-laws and policies of SUUSI, uphold the governing laws and statutes of the state in which SUUSI is held, abide by any and all rules and regulations of the institution where SUUSI is held, adhere to all the rules set for the YA community AND help enforce the rules to insure the safety and well being of everyone at SUUSI and SUUSI itself.
8. ATTITUDE:  Commit to working with the young adult staff and director in an open, unified, collaborative and cooperative way.  Speak up and confront issues in a positive, constructive manner.
9. RELIABILITY:  All staffers are responsible to ensure that any YA functions under their control are carried out.  If they are unable to mange a specific event for some reason, it is their responsibility to ensure that another staffer is given the information and materials to carry it out for them.
10. HAVE FUN!!!  We all go to SUUSI to have a good time, and being on staff should be a labor of love and a lot of FUN!!!!

Young Adult Chaplain Expectations:

1. Abide by the General YA Staff Expectations, except where they differ from the following expectations of the YA Chaplain.
2. WORSHIP: The YA Chaplain is responsible for planning a very short chalice lighting and closing for the Staff Meeting.  They are expected to hold a very short worship for the early arrival staff members.  They will be responsible for ensuring that worship takes place for the general YA community for 5 of the 6 nights of SUUSI.
3. COMFORT: The Chaplain's other responsibility is to be there to talk to the individual members of the YA community should they need to confide in someone or discuss problems they are having during the week.  Though these are private and confidential, the Chaplain is not a minister and should be willing and ready to call the Minister of the day if someone needs them.  They should also be prepared to call the YA Director or another staffer, should there need to be some sort of action taken to respond to rule violations or possible conflicts with the YA community itself.
4. WORKSHOPS:  The Chaplain is expected to still lead a minimum of one workshop or discussion and help with one late night activity and one other workshop/discussion.

Young Adult Community Liaison Expectations:

1. Abide by the General YA Staff Expectations, except where they differ from the following expectations of the YA Chaplain.
2. WORDSPREADING: The YA Community Liaison is responsible for having an article in each issue of the SUUSI NUUS to in some way encourage interaction between the young adults and the greater community.  Either through invitations to YA workshop/discussions that are being held that day, or just asking the general community to meet a YA.
3. YA INTEGRATION: The Liaison should encourage as many YAs to attend general SUUSI events such as Theme Talks, Worships, and Town Hall Meetings.  They are also to attend many of these where possible and report on them in the YA Community Meetings in order to keep our community in tune with the course and mindset of SUUSI
4. WORKSHOPS:  The Laison is expected to still lead a minimum of one workshop or discussion and help with one late night activity and one other workshop/discussion.