VolunteerCONNECTION - January 2022

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Subject: VolunteerCONNECTION - January 2022

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This issue includes:

Announcements & Reminders

SROL Volunteer Social Events

Mark your calendar! We have two events coming up for SROL Volunteers:

Saturday, February 5^th from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET - SROL Volunteer Party
Saturday, March 19^thfrom 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET - SROL Meet-Up

SMART is Hiring!

Are you or someone you know looking for a new job opportunity? SMART is hiring for two new positions, a Volunteer Support Specialist and a SMART Recovery Online (SROL) Support Assistant.

Volunteer Support Specialist

This full-time position will perform a variety of tasks to provide support to SMART Recovery volunteers with exemplary customer service.

Some of the primary responsibilities include:

Maintain accuracy of SMART Recovery's meeting finder through processing of meeting registrations and change requests, meeting investigations, and on hiatus follow up.
Monitor Google Groups for issues and trends. Track these to recommend changes to training and additional resources to Volunteer webpage
Work collaboratively with leadership/managers to develop and implement a plan to increase the number of SMART Recovery meetings available. This will include retention of existing meetings as well as new meetings.

Some of the skills required are:

Well versed in the organizational and software tools that are an integral part of the Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.
Knowledge of or ability to learn additional platforms such as: WordPress, Zoom, etc.
Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills.

This position requires U.S. residency.

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SMART Recovery Online (SROL) Support Assistant

This full-time position will perform a variety of tasks to provide support to managers, SROL volunteers, and SMART Recovery Online participants with exemplary customer service.

Some of the primary responsibilities include:

Assist with resetting passwords and username changes for Online Community participants.
Provide access to specialized forums for our Online Community participants as requested.
Assist participants/treatment centers with multiple account warnings.

Some of the skills required are:

Well versed in the organizational and software tools that are an integral part of the Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.
Knowledge of or ability to learn additional platforms such as: Vbulletin, WordPress, etc.
Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills.

This position requires U.S. residency.

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Helpful Hints

Material Review Committee:

Have you ever designed a flyer or a brochure to publicize SMART Recovery meetings in your community? Or perhaps you have made a handout based on one of the tools for use in your meetings? If so, that’s great and you are welcome to continue to do so! However, if you found that your creation has been especially useful to increase awareness of the SMART Recovery program, or in helping your meeting participants to grasp a specific tool, then perhaps you might like to share your creation with a wider audience. We would love to have you send a copy of the material to the Materials Review Committee for our review and potential widespread distribution.

The Committee, composed of volunteers from throughout various areas of the SMART organization, requests that you complete and submit this form, and send an email to adminassist@smartrecovery.org with a copy of the material you are submitting attached.

If you are interested in being a part of the Materials Review Committee, we are seeking volunteers. Please contact adminassist@smartrecovery.org for additional information.

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

We encourage our volunteers to work together for support and to collaborate. It's well known that when you put heads together you are likely to come up with more ideas than you would on your own. There are a few ways that volunteers can get in touch with each other.

In SMART Recovery Online (SROL) we have the Facilitator's Forum which is available to anyone who has completed facilitator training. In order to access, please send an email request to adminKT@smartrecovery.org.
One of our most well-known resources for communication is Google Groups. Our main Google Groups is "SMARTCAL" which is our general group for facilitators. We also offer specialty Google Groups such as: Teen & Youth, Treatment Professionals, Indigenous Communities, and Family & Friends. You can request access upon registering for VolunteerHQ or send an email request to VolunteerHQ@smartrecovery.org.
Finally, our announcements in VolunteerHQ are in blog format which allow you to respond to us as well.

December Recap

Visit SMART by the Numbers in VolunteerHQ to see our monthly report on training, meetings and volunteers.

Meetings of Interest for Volunteers

SMART 4 Volunteers (S4V)

SMART 4 VOLUNTEERS (S4V) is a private SMART Recovery meeting for our volunteers. While volunteering, people need to take time to focus on themselves. We offer a place where you can focus on your own wellbeing and recovery, with the security of being supported by your peers. This meeting has a different purpose than the SMART Meeting Management (SMM) meetings.

This group meets on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. ET. and is facilitated by Jasper2016.

SMART Meeting Management (SMM) Meetings

If you are interested in furthering your meeting management skills or more smoothly handling challenges you might encounter while facilitating your meeting, this is the meeting for you!

The SMART Meeting Management (SMM) meetings are every: