[Imc-supervisors] Books to Prisoners Interview Schedule

[carol ammons]

Good morning again,

I did want to share a couple of areas that we want to include in our
recruitment process.  I'm sharing this message with all programs for their
consideration.

1.  The position is full-time and require that the member works a 40 hrs
work-week.  the hours are flexible based on the working group needs and must
be clearly illustrated in the member agreement.  So we want to further state
to potential members, "what hours will work best for you?" in relation to
BTP needs, or any other working group/program needs

2.  Based on the clientele that BTP serves, we want to address potential
fears, i.e. clientele that is viewed  as dangerous, a type of work at which
the recruit many have little experience, a part of town that is unfamiliar
to the volunteer.  Remember that all of the position include a great deal of
community outreach.

3.  Recuiting for Diversity - Recuitment in this area can be effective if it
is matched with overall adjustments from the program, including assessment
of agency priorities to diverse community populations.  We want to include
those with disabilities, youth, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, emigrant
populations or others outside the social and economic mainstream. (this is a
large part of the Independent Media Center's mission as well as its
Americorps partner groups)

These are a few area I wanted to share with the groups.  If you have any
questions, please let me know.

Thank you all for your work.

Carol A.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Suzanne Linder
<suzanne.linder at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Hello excellent committee--
>
> We have successfully scheduled all four interviews and Jay and I had brief
> chats with all the candidates about Books to Prisoners and tried to answer
> any questions they had.  Based on the two conversations I had, I'm very
> excited about our potential applicants.  Do we need to cancel our Tuesday
> night work session?  Or should we see if the family room is free?  I think I
> would prefer to do the interviews in the BTP room but if we do, we will need
> to let Judith and the list know there is no work session.
>
> Here is the interview schedule:
>
> Tuesday
>
> 5:30-6:15 Committee meets to touch base and discuss interview procedure (as
> many people as possible--we don't all have to be here for this meeting,
> although if you aren't, probably let those who are at the meeting drive the
> interview)
> 6:15-6:30 Break
> 6:30-7:15 Samantha Copeland
> 7:15-7:30 Break
> 7:30-8:15 Katie Waters
> 8:15-8:30 Debrief
>
> Wednesday
>
> 6:30-7:15 Aaron Johnson-Ortiz (he is coming to town for the interview and
> will also attend the work session Thursday afternoon)
> 7:15-7:30 Break
> 7:30-8:15 Katie Sissors
> 8:15-9 (?) Debrief, decide next steps
>
> Below are the interview questions so far.  It's not too late to make
> changes (Jane, Jaime and Carol feel free to speak up).  I will bring copies
> of the questions and resumes to the interviews.  Can someone volunteer to
> bring water?  Last year Jaime brought cheese and crackers which was a nice
> snack--should we have a snack again?  Is someone able to bring one?
>
> Interview Questions:
>
> 1. What is it about this position that most interests you?
>
> 2. What skills do you think you can contribute to the project?
>
> 3. What experiences in your life have led you to be interested in social
> justice work and how do you see that influencing your work with Books to
> Prisoners?
>
> 4.
>  Can you talk about an experience you have had building community or
> nurturing leadership?  What did you do and what do you think is required to
> encourage people to become more involved with an organization?
>
> 5. How would you answer someone who asked, "why give books to criminals?
>  Shouldn't they be punished?"
>
> 6.  The work week is Tuesday-Saturday and
>  will likely include twice weekly meetings with their BTP supervisors
> (once with Jay and once with me), a weekly meeting with the Americorp
> Program Director, a once a month outreach event with Deb and interactions
> with key staff at work sessions, but outside of that time you will be on
> your own to manage your time.  Given that structure, how would you imagine
> staying organized, prioritizing and reporting on the work you are doing?
>
> 7. How would you manage a situation in which different key staff members
> have told you different ways to do the same task?
>
> 8. What do you think will be most challenging about the work?
>
> 9. What kinds of questions do you have for us?
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>
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>



-- 
Carol Ammons-Program Director
Americorps/UCIMC
202 S. Broadway Avenue
Urbana, IL 61802
217-344-8820 (office)
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