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Adult Volunteer Leader Development (Roosevelt County)

Plan Goal

To promote the development and training of organizational leaders, project leaders, and volunteer leaders for the Roosevelt County 4-H Program.

Situation Statement

Adult volunteers provide a significant amount of direct contact with Roosevelt County 4-H youth and are essential partners in the 4-H Youth Development Program for maintaining and expanding the Roosevelt County 4-H program. 4-H volunteer leaders must be recruited, screened, selected, oriented, trained, supervised, evaluated and recognized for a sustaining volunteer program. Increased retention of volunteers is a challenge. Adult leaders need options of how and when to be involved, as their priorities regarding volunteer, personal and work commitments change over time. Volunteer leaders need orientation and education about the organizational structure of 4-H, 4-H delivery modes, affirmative action, youth protection, risk management, enrollment procedures, youth protection, working with youth, leadership styles, leadership roles, 4-H projects, and local, state, national and international 4-H opportunities.

Target Audience and Actions

Audience:
Adult Leaders who are 19 years of age by January 1 of the current 4-H year and not enrolled as a 4-H member; potential adult volunteer leaders; senior 4-H members; and 4-H agents and paraprofessionals.

Actions:
• Begin University mandated screening process in October 2006 for adult 4-H leaders.
• Review 4-H Policy and Procedures Handbook annually or as needed.
• 4-H Agent serves as a resource for leader education, subject matter expertise, and general support.

Short-Term Objectives

Each year, potential new 4-H volunteer adult leaders will complete the application and screening form for processing before being enrolled as a New Mexico 4-H Leader.

By April of each year, 100% of new organizational club leaders will be offered an orientation and initial education lessons, provided a copy of the “4-H Policies and Procedures Handbook”, provided a copy of the “Club Leaders’ Handbook”, and will understand 4-H enrollment procedures and the communication linkage to county office and other 4-H volunteers, resulting in an involved 4-H club membership.

By September 15 of each year, 100% of volunteer leaders will be offered information through newsletter or direct contact about their roles, responsibilities and enrollment procedures, resulting in youth actively learning and having fun.

By September 30 of each year, 15% of adult 4-H volunteers will participate in at least one leader education program during the 4-H program year, resulting in increased volunteer satisfaction and knowledge gain as reported by agents.

Each year, 4-H Agent will serve as a resource to 4-H leaders with educational programs delivered in Roosevelt county.

Medium-Term Objectives

By the 2010-2011 4-H program year there will be a 3% increase from the 2007-2008 program year of 4-H volunteers recruited, screened, and enrolled in Roosevelt County.

By October 2010 there will be job descriptions for volunteers to assist with how they can be involved with the 4-H program.

Each year, 4-H Agent will serve as a resource to 4-H leaders with educational programs delivered in Roosevelt county.

Long-Term Objectives

By 2011, Roosevelt county will have 10% of its leaders attend the New Mexico 4-H Leaders’ Forum.

By 2011, 30% of all Roosevelt County volunteer leaders will have participated in some type of educational program that encourages participation and provides positive learning situations.

Each year, 4-H Agent will serve as a resource to 4-H leaders with educational programs delivered in Roosevelt county.

Evaluation Plan

Agent will conduct evaluations at the county level that are designed to measure knowledge gained, usefulness of information and quality of presentation.

Agent will review annual adult volunteer leader enrollment at county level.