Americorps Member Job Description

Communication Rules for Supervised AmeriCorps Program Directors

AmeriCorps members are not paid staff or volunteers, so the methods used to supervise them must be unique. The activities that AmeriCorps members are restricted to are specified in the grant application. The AmeriCorps supervisors are charged with supporting their program members in focusing on service tasks and activities that promote their development.

Setting an appropriate and constructive tone and explaining your expectations as a supervisor are keys to member success. It is important that the Accompaniment is documented. Each member must have a cleared criminal history check with them when they are on service, and they must have time sheets with supplementary documentation that shows that.

Documentation of all meetings, correspondence, and actions is required for legal creditability. Policy and procedures are subject to review, and your program is funded by a Federal grant. The members of your program should be given the member evaluation form by the supervisors.

It is best to schedule a mutually convenient time for an evaluation meeting when you are giving members their evaluations. The completed evaluation form should be brought to the evaluation meeting by the supervisors. The ratings should be redo at the meeting.

The ratings can be documented on a form. The document must be signed by all parties. The member should get a copy of the form, the site should keep the second copy, and the original form should be given to the service office.