Supervisor's Toolkit

• Planning and Documentation
• Creating Effective Member-Supervisor Relationships
• Monitoring and Evaluating Members
• Working With Host Sites
  • Benefits of the Intermediary Model
  • Recruiting Host Sites
  • Host Site Applications
  • Host Site Agreements
  • Communicating with Host Sites
  • Visiting Host Sites
  • Evaluating Host Sites

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Host Site Agreements

Crossing all the Ts

Once a potential host site has turned in an application, it is typically reviewed by program staff or an advisory council. If the application is approved, here's what you do next:

• Send the site an acceptance letter, explaining where your program orientation will be held (if applicable)
• Begin member recruitment (either at the site level or by the sponsor)
• Choose and assign members
• Plan site supervisor orientation
• Create a formal contract with the site
• Sign and return contracts

The agreement should contain all the "legalese" defining your responsibilities and the host site's. You might also consider sending the site a copy of the AmeriCorps member's agreement or VISTA Assignment Description (VAD).

Consider holding an orientation session for host sites to welcome new partners, allow site supervisors to network, and ensure everyone understands what's expected of them. These resources can be used during an orientation or simply provided to partners with their signed agreement.

• Program overview
• Host site handbook
• Policies for host sites

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