Junior Staff Application
JUNIOR STAFF APPLICATION
All volunteer staff members are expected to be at the University of Maine at Farmington by 5:00PM on Thursday, June 1, 2017 and may not leave the Seminar Site until the seminar finishes at 3:00PM on Sunday, June 4, 2017. All volunteers are expected to complete online training prior to the seminar.
ROLE DESCRIPTIONS
Junior Facilitator (under 21 years old):The facilitators at HOBY are responsible for guiding the ambassadors through the HOBY weekend in various tasks: leading group discussions, fostering community in the small group, and doing their best to give an outstanding experience to their ambassadors. Facilitators will work closely with their Senior Facilitator, their group, and the other HOBY facilitators to create a memorable weekend.
Media Team (18-20 years old): The media team is responsible for capturing the excitement and transformation of the HOBY Maine seminar weekend. Through photos and video this team will help tell the story of the weekend through social media and a seminar celebration video. This team will also gather footage to be used in 2018 recruiting and fundraising tools. Media Team will partner closely with the Operations team to coordinate live and video cheer offs with other HOBY sites – including HOBY Virginia!
Operations Team(18 – 20 years old): The operations team is responsible for ensuring all aspects of the seminar weekend – including registration, room and activity set ups, meal set ups – are ready to go when needed. This team is critical to the success of the entire weekend and partners closely with the Facilitation team and the Media Team. The Ops team will work with the Media team to coordinate live and video cheer offs!
Note: In selecting our staff, the Directors of Facilitators, Director of Operations, and Director of Media will use their discretion to select your role. Junior Staff under the age of 18 are only eligible to volunteer as Junior Facilitators. Junior Staff over the age of 18, but under the age of 21, may be placed as a Junior Facilitators, Operations, or Media.
DIRECTIONS: Complete all parts of this application. We recommend copying and pasting the questions into a Word Document and typing your responses. Please limit your entire application to 4 pages or less.
QUESTIONS
- Name
- Address
- Phone Number
- E-mail Address
- Alumni Year
- Birth Date
- How old will you be in June 1, 2017?
- Complete the volunteer application at
- Have you/will you have completed your 100 hours of community service by June 1, 2017? If you have not yet completed your hours, what is your plan to complete your 100 hours?
- If you have not done so already, log your community service hours at HOBY.org.
- Are you available for the entire seminar? June 1, 2017 at 5PM through June 4, 2017 at 3PM?
- Do you have any sports obligations?
- Is your prom that weekend?
- Are you graduating that weekend?
- Are you taking your SATs on June 3rd?
- Any other obligations that might cause you to miss part of the seminar?
- Tell us about your experience with Community Service. What have you done? What are you planning to do?
- Our 2017 theme is Making Ripples in honor of our founder, Hugh O’Brian, since your HOBY experience, how have you created ripples?
- Tell us about someone who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader. Why and how did this person impact your life?
- How do you encourage creative thinking?
- How would you describe HOBY to someone who has never attended before?
- What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?
- What are you going to do to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader?
- How do you see yourself growing within the HOBY organization?
- Do you have any experience with photography or videography? If so, please elaborate.
- Please attach a photo of yourself in your HOBY t-shirt with this application.
If you have any questions about this application, please contact Amy or Ben.
Thank you!
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2017
E-MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: