Member Development Hours
NOTE: All member training hours should be recorded on the monthly time log as member hours and approved by their supervisor.
What is Member Development/Training Hours?
Up to twenty percent (20%) of an AmeriCorps member’s service hours can be spent (but is not required) on striving to achieve service-related training goals that would benefit their term of service at their current service site. Campus Compact of Oregon encourages members to strive for goals that would help a member develop their ability to better serve their community and/or current service site. NOTE: All training hours must be approved by the member’s site supervisor and must not have a detrimental effect on member’s ability to coordinate their AmeriCorps program.
Some examples of member development activities include:
NOTE: Classes a member may be taking as part of an academic program cannot count as member service hours.
Performance Evaluations: AmeriCorps members and supervisors will complete two evaluations during the term of service. At a minimum, evaluations are due mid-term and end-of-term. The Supervisors and the AmeriCorps member’s will reflect on the AmeriCorps members’ progress and skill development and determine if they are on track to complete the required service hours and responsibilities.
What is Member Development/Training Hours?
Up to twenty percent (20%) of an AmeriCorps member’s service hours can be spent (but is not required) on striving to achieve service-related training goals that would benefit their term of service at their current service site. Campus Compact of Oregon encourages members to strive for goals that would help a member develop their ability to better serve their community and/or current service site. NOTE: All training hours must be approved by the member’s site supervisor and must not have a detrimental effect on member’s ability to coordinate their AmeriCorps program.
Some examples of member development activities include:
- All trainings provided by Campus Compact of Oregon and/or CNCS can count towards Member Development/Training hours for a member.
- Any trainings, reflections, an elective class, symposiums, workshops, in-service trainings, presentations, etc. that will help a member better serve their community.
- Learning a new language in order to better serve at service site.
- Expanding network through developing networking skills working with area non-profits and/or government agencies.
- To take a class in website design so as to help service site with their website
- development, implementation, and/or involvement in peer training.
- Reflecting on a member’s service and providing a “Great Story”.
- Take an intercultural communication class so as to work more effectively with recent immigrants at service site.
- Time spent in workshops at a professional conference.
- Any kind of computer class such as Excel, Access, Dreamweaver, etc. that would benefit a member’s work at their service site.
NOTE: Classes a member may be taking as part of an academic program cannot count as member service hours.
Performance Evaluations: AmeriCorps members and supervisors will complete two evaluations during the term of service. At a minimum, evaluations are due mid-term and end-of-term. The Supervisors and the AmeriCorps member’s will reflect on the AmeriCorps members’ progress and skill development and determine if they are on track to complete the required service hours and responsibilities.