Orienting Your VISTAPlanning for Your VISTA’s Arrival

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Orienting Your VISTAPlanning For Your VISTA’s Arrival

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• Understand what OSOT is and why it is important

• Determine key elements of an OSOT

• Develop a plan on how to organize your OSOT

• Identify tools and resources available for OSOT

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Today’s Speakers Dial:Passcode:

Ryan Fewins-BlissVISTA Trainer,

Education Northwest

Michelle Eastman

Rainbows United, Inc.

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Planning your OSOT

1. What does the VISTA need to know?

2. How is that information best delivered?

3. Who needs to be involved?

4. Are there additional considerations?

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What does a VISTA need to

know?

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What VISTAs need to know?

An understanding of:

• Member expectations • Culture and mission of the organization• Bigger picture related to the VISTA project and the community• The VISTA Assignment Description (VAD)• Skills and knowledge needed to accomplish the VAD

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What unexpected information have you learned is essential to share with your VISTA?

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What information do you share with your VISTA members upon their arrival?

Michelle Eastman

Rainbows United, Inc.

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How is the informationbest delivered?

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How to deliver information Dial:Passcode:

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How to deliver information

Interview key community leaders or beneficiaries

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How to deliver information

Interview key community leaders or beneficiaries

Have a member review the project application and other collateral

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How to deliver information

Interview key community leaders or beneficiaries

Have a member review the project application and other collateral

Go on field trips with strategically assigned tasks for members to complete

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How to deliver information

Interview key community leaders or beneficiaries

Have a member review the project application and other collateral

Go on field trips with strategically assigned tasks for members to complete

Shadow other staff

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How to deliver information

• Interview key community leaders or beneficiaries

• Have a member review the project application and other collateral

• Go on field trips with strategically assigned tasks for members to complete

• Shadow other staff• Attend community meetings

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How to deliver information

Interview key community leaders or beneficiaries

Have a member review the project application and other collateral

Go on field trips with strategically assigned tasks for members to complete

Shadow other staff Attend community meetings • One-on-one conversations

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What creative ways have you found to deliver essential information to your VISTAs?

Michelle Eastman

Rainbows United, Inc.

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Who needs to be involved?

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Who do you currently have involved in your OSOT?

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• Organizational Leaders

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• Organizational Leaders• VISTA Peers

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• Organizational Leaders• VISTA Peers• Experienced Volunteers

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• Organizational Leaders• VISTA Peers• Experienced Volunteers• Donors

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• Organizational Leaders• VISTA Peers• Experienced Volunteers• Donors• Community Members

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• Organizational Leaders• VISTA Peers• Experienced Volunteers• Donors• Community Members• Intermediary Supervisors• Sub-Site Supervisors

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Who needs to be involved? Dial:Passcode:

• Organizational Leaders• VISTA Peers• Experienced Volunteers• Donors• Community Members• Intermediary Supervisors• Sub-Site Supervisors• Single-Site Supervisors

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Guest Speaker Dial:Passcode:

Who do you involve when planning for OSOT?

Michelle Eastman

Rainbows United, Inc.

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Are there other considerations?

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What else do we need to think about when planning our OSOT?

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Additional Considerations

1. Have you carved out time?

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Additional Considerations

1. Have you carved out time?2. What type of training is

have they had already?

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Types of Training - PSO Dial:Passcode:

• Mostly face-to-face with online prerequisites

• OSOT after PSO• Presented in 3 ½ days• Travel to training location• VISTA candidate completes PSO,

then starts service

Pre-Service Orientation (PSO) Resources

• PSO Curriculum• PSO Workbook

• Individual Development Plan• Vision for VISTA year

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Types of Training - VMO Dial:Passcode:

• Supervisor VMO Page• Overview• Responsibilities• Guide to Entering VISTA Service

• Starting VISTA Page – VMO• Pre-service coursework• Webinars• In-service coursework

• VAD worksheet• Community Profile• And more

ResourcesVirtual Member Orientation (VMO)• Online• Overlaps with OSOT• Takes place at site and in

community• Self-paced with live webinar

before service and on first day of service

• Complete part of VMO prior to service and part while in service

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Additional Considerations

1. Have you carved out time?2. What type of training is

needed?3. Is the VISTA relocating?

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Additional Considerations

1. Have you carved out time?2. What type of training is

needed?3. Is the VISTA relocating?4. Does the VISTA require

accommodations?

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• How can we improve these sessions? What topics should we include in future webinars?

• Thank you very much for your time and participation!

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Further questions? Contact us: VISTATraining@cns.gov

Our next webinar:Orienting Your VISTA:

Implementing Your OSOT Plan

April 17, 20182:00pm Eastern

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