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2011Fall District Meeting
The Role of the Staff Officer
Garrison Bromwell, DSO MT 13
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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What’s the job of the staff officer
Where does the staff get it’s power
Who appoints the staff
How should staff be trained
Evaluating the staff
How the staff works together
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Question
What’s the job of all staff
officers?
ANSWER
TO SUPPORT
THE MEMBERS
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APPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS
• Staff officers serve at the elected officer’s
pleasure.
• Should be a member for at least one year.
• Can hold elected and appointed positions
simultaneously.
• Recommendation – not their own boss!
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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
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Combining offices and/or functions?
Vice or Chief of Staff – “read the mail”?
Committees – Ad Hoc Groups
Aviation, Legal, and State Liaisons are
District Level only appointments.
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WHAT THE STAFF DOES…..
• Flotilla staff = lead persons or first level
supervisors
• Division staff = supervisors
• District staff = program managers &
subject matter experts
• Some staff have tasks to accomplish
beyond program management.
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SELECTING THE STAFF
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What position do you need to fill?
What qualifications are you looking for?
Who do you know with those qualities?
How complicated is the position? Could
an assistant help?
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INTERVIEWING FOR THE STAFF
• What is the level of interest?
• What is the prospect looking for ... Social
or Service?
• What has the member done so far
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In the Auxiliary?
In other organizations or work?
• Be sure to outline 'The next step’!
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APPOINTING THE STAFF
• Do a formal appointment – letter – job
description
• Source of job descriptions
• Notify the next staff level of the new staff
appointment (e.g. DSO for a new SO, etc.)
• Update AUXDATA via ANSC 7006
• Annual officer reports ANSC 7007
• Conduct a swearing in ceremony
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DEVELOPING THE STAFF
• Do not hand staff officers their job
descriptions and expect them to take off!
• Explain the job
• Discuss the expectations
• Explain the paperwork
• Explain the goals
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DEVELOPING THE STAFF
• Help them get the training they need
• Use available resources such as
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Division, District and National officers
C Schools (Mandatory for IS)
Past officers in the position
Web resources
Training like this
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DEVELOPING THE STAFF
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REVIEW the effectiveness of the staff
Bridge should do routinely (quarterly?)
Small corrections are easier than big ones
Work with less than effective staff
Replace if necessary
Praise jobs well done
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HOW THE STAFF WORKS TOGETHER
• There shouldn’t be any silos
• One staff member can’t do it all, each job
or activity should be parsed out
• Creativity and collaboration are the keys
• If properly shared and worked no one
position should be overwhelming
• Daren Lewis and I are covering
communication in a later session
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The WEB of the staff
GAME TIME!
End of Session