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District Coordinator Training & Orientation

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DC Survey (continued)

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DC Survey (continued)

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DC Survey (continued)

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What’s next?

● NLT recommendations Establish formal mentors Define orientation process Conduct training sessions Organize committee to design curriculum

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Agenda

1. Resources and Tools

2. Contact List – who do we contact or go to for help

3. District Management Team (DMT) - creating and using a team

4. Communications

5. Incident Reporting: How to handle volunteer, taxpayer, and site issues

6. Tax Aide Policies and Scope – working within policy

7. Goals and Objectives – National, State and District

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Agenda - continued

8. Meetings – when to schedule and who needs be there

9. Coordinating & understanding job responsibilities

10. Use of OneSupport Help Center

11. Technology – responsibilities and coordination

12. Identifying best practices for opening and operating sites

13. Discussion/Questions

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Resources and Tools

1. DC Job Description (review highlights)2. DC Guide (OSHC)3. Volunteer roster (handout) 4. Encourage use of laptops at State Meeting5. Demonstrate On Line Support - AARP NVP

Reimbursement Material ordering Volunteer and site data & reports OneSupport Help Center

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OneSupport - What is it?

OneSupport Help Center accessed through Portal Help Desk (Ticketing System) Submit a Request Knowledge-base

Volunteer and other email inquiries forwarded to OneSupport Ticketing System

Help Center contains forms, manuals, communication documents, training aides, and helpful articles for all volunteers

Leaders should “follow” the SMT Roundup Section

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Contact List – who do we contact?

• State Management Team – (title, name, email address, phone number)

• SC

• ADS

• ASC (Asst State Coordinator)

• TRS

• TCS

• PVS

• PCS

• DCs (in the state) (title, name, email address, phone number)

• SPEC – contact made through SMT

• One Support Ticket SystemAug 2015

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Sample SMT

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District Management Team (DMT)

● Why is this important?

● Positions authorized Administration Coordinator Communications Coordinator Technical Coordinator Training Coordinator

● Leader development and support for the other District leaders

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Communications

● DC is responsible for communication in the District: communicating to the SC and the SMT, and other district leaders and volunteers

● Establish email contact lists for all volunteers in the District

● Attend State meetings (pre and post season) with follow up through Webinars and conference calls, as needed

● Visit each site at least once per season - meet and greet volunteers and the administrator/manager responsible for managing the location

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Communications - continued

● Discuss production and reject data with LCs and other volunteers at the site to determine areas that need to be worked on

● Verify with local leadership that site is in compliance with Standards of Conduct, Tax-Aide Scope and Policy

● Establish within budget end of season meeting(s) to thank volunteers and recognize achieving goals; also review items that worked and those that need improvement

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Incident Reporting

● Use of Incident Reporting form (One Support System) and managing the investigation and actions to be taken for the District

● Who do you contact with incident reporting

● What and when incidents must be reported

● Taking action after review and decision

● Removing volunteers who violate policy from the registry of certified volunteers

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Tax-Aide Policies – working within policy and scope

● Understand why it is important to follow Policy and Procedures and to stay in within scope

● Insure that LCs understand importance to keep volunteers in compliance – include policy training for all volunteers in the District at Counselor training

● Conduct an overview of Incident Reports and determine if possible violations of policy or scope issues are present at a site and areas for improvement

● Handle discussions with individual volunteers when questions of policy are raised

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Goals and Objectives

● National

● State

● District

● Local or Sites (as needed)

(Should be finalized after Regional Meeting)

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Meetings – when and who● Attending State Meetings – normally held in the Fall

● Attending Instructor Workshops

● Pre-season leaders meeting - what you need to cover: Site schedules, counselor assignments, use of

reimbursement portal for flat rates or mileage, posters, policy and scope requirements for the site

● Post-season meeting for wrap-up and recognition (generally attendance is voluntary for counselors, but should be required for District leadership for wrap-up)

● Counselor Training – As established by the District Aug 2015

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Job Responsibilities

Review DC Guide Review Job Descriptions

SC, DC, LC, others Tasks and Responsibilities Review timetables, etc.

Establish objective LC Meeting format Calendar

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Recruiting● Access the Recruiting System and it’s documentation

● Develop and implement procedures for processing applicants routed to the District

● Be prompt in conducting initial telephone interview/screening

● Maintain a current Status value as applicant progresses through the recruitment process

● Perhaps a pre-training orientation meeting for an overview

● Develop a mentoring program

● Develop process for Site assignment

● Ensure that contact with the applicant is maintained until final Status is determined

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Technology – responsibilities and coordination

● DC signs onto the NVP for retrieving current data, reports and accessing the Inventory System

● Promote use of technology tools (such as TeamViewer, WebEx for webinars, State web sites)

● Support efforts to train volunteers in use of computers and latest technology at all of our sites

● Make certain all security for hardware, software and data is met

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Identify Best Practices

● Working with volunteers and partners in the District to enhance and improve performance of service to taxpayers

● As appropriate, work with coalitions to identify opportunities to expand and improve our service in the community

● Talk to LCs and other volunteers to identify good practices and ways to make our volunteer service more effective

● Use leader meetings to discuss best practices that can be used at other sites throughout the District

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Discussion/Questions

Thank You

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