Supervisor's Toolkit
Provide guidance for a productive service year
As a supervisor, you pave the way for a positive service experience. The process:
- Starts with clear expectations and goal setting for members
- Continues with regular check-ins, reviews, communication
- Develops with coaching of members
- Ends with useful evaluations
The field-tested resources in this toolkit can help you during all these stages, whether you're overseeing a handful of members in one program or multiple supervisors at various sites.
Go here for help with:
Core Competencies—Understand the skills and qualities needed to effectively supervise members by completing this 5–10 minute tutorial.
- Planning and Documentation—Borrow or adapt these checklists, timelines, and memos.
- Creating Effective Member-Supervisor Relationships—Learn about the benefits of creating positive member-supervisor relationships. Explore how coaching can make you a better supervisor. See how other supervisors handle common "sticking points" and real-life issues.
- Monitoring and Evaluating Members—Explore forms, procedures, and tips from experienced supervisors.
- Working With Host Sites—Get advice on finding the right placements and ways to effectively collaborate to get the most out of members.
Go on to Planning and Documentation
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