C-Staff
C-Staff is made up of the Colony Leader and Colony Deputies. They are in essence the people who guide and support the Neighborhood Leaders as well as recognize each Adventurer as part of the Colony Vision. The C-Staff is expected to enhance the growth of the human spirit, pride and vision of the Colony by helping us on our day to day virtual existences. With this in mind, the family environment should filter down to the roots of our colony to help make it enjoyable and peaceful.
N-Staff
The N-Staff is made up of the Neighborhood Leaders and Neighborhood Deputies. It is their job to fulfill the expectations of the residents with pleasant surroundings, activities, and support. They should also know and be willing to communicate with the C-Staff so that we may expand and change with these expectations that the residents set forth.
As always, C-Staff and N-Staff work as a team to broaden the scope of Adventure. As with real life, a virtual world also faces changes, together with the Pride we have in Adventure, we hope to make this one of the best Colonies in Cybertown.
The Colony Deputy of Adventure
Colony Deputy can be a very rewarding position here in the Colony, as the Colony Deputies get to interact with all the people, whether it be on a personal level or professional level. The Colony Deputy is the role model, teacher, enforcer, player, and friend/family that helps assist, support and raise awaremess of the day to day activities with in the Colony so that it runs smoothly. As a Colony Deputy you are required to sign on to CT at least 5 times a week, talk to your NL's (not inbox) and at least try and interact at events and with fellow Adventurers. There are certain Colony Deputies that do certain things specific to their job, all of which do take time. They are as defined:
Titles of Colony Deputy
Chief Colony Deputy ~ C.C.D.
Tech Colony Deputy ~T.C.D.
Companion Colony Deputy ~ C.D.
Events Colony Deputy ~ E.C.D.
Colony Secretary ~ C.S.
Cheif Colony Deputy
This position is given at the discretion of the CL, and is usually a C-staff member of seniority and has been with the C-staff for an extended period of time and is aware of the duties and challenges entailed with working at the colony level (as it is a very demanding position). In the event that the CL is not present for an extended period of time the CCD will be given the authority to make any critical decisions that need to be made during that timeframe. This position will also be given owner/moderator access on all egroups as well as other information concerning the colony, this is done so that should access need to be added or removed in a timely manner it can be done even if the CL is not available. The CCD will also be asked to join City Council Meetings as proxy to the Colony Leader.
Tech Colony Deputy
The Tech Colony Deputy is in charge of maintenance and upkeep of the website, message board and informational board within the Colony. They are to assist the Colony Leader in programming of applications and proposals. The Tech Colony Deputy will not companion a hood, as maintenance of technical issues are being dealt with at all times and does not allow the proper time to companion fairly to a hood, but they will be available to assist if needed in the absence of a companion.
Companion Colony Deputy
Companion Colony Deputy is a very pertinent job. They are assigned to liason with the Neighborhood Leaders to help assist them in things necessary to help run the hoods. Companions Colony Deputies are asked to have at least two hoods and have had prior Neighborhood Leadership positions with in the colony. Human Resources (communication) is very pertinant to this position, they must be able to get along with all people, make timely decisions and be able to give instruction to those that require. They will also be the ones who are in charge of the Colony while the Colony Leader is absent (ie:vaction)
Events Colony Deputy
Events Colony Deputy will be in charge of organizing all the events that will be happening with in the Adventure Colony. They will help with all hood events, advertising for upcoming events as well as plan events for the Colony itself. The E.C.D. will also be in charge of the colony calendar and calendars with in the C-staff and N-staff group. ECDs should also be joined to the CT Partyline as Adventure Colony representatives to aide in placing colony events on the City Event Calander. Organizational skills are a requirement for this particular job. The E.C.D. is the "Motivation Specialist" to get the rest of the Colony to participate.
Colony Secretary
The Colony Secretaries for Adventure are a part of the C team. They have a voice in the yahoo groups aiding in event planning and posting of Advertisements/announcements that need to be posted. These ads include events and job ads. Secretaries are not given a voting voice with-in the C Team but are essential aides in helping the Colony Leader, Colony Deputies & Neighborhood Leaders. Adventure'r of the Month or other technicalities which may be deemed necessary. They will be in hood access from time to time collecting information on Virtday dates (Cybertown Immagration dates) so they can be acknowledged through out the colony message boards.
General Guidelines
All the C-staff will work together as a team. If a decision needs to be made and the Colony Leader is not around, you are to team with another CD.
All C-Staff will adhere to the Colony Guidelines as well as the UBP.
All C-staff is required to communicate through the C-staff group (ie: yahoo group).
All C-staff is encouraged to come up with new ideas and proposals for the Colony as well as assist those with in the colony.
All C-staff is encouraged to show for meetings, although not mandatory, which will be scheduled in a timely manner.
Most of all, All C-staff is encouraged to have FUN and not solely work. Please remember that you are a "role model" and respect those around you. If a CD feels like they are getting "burnt out" then it's time to step away and refresh, you may not be communicating as needed with in the colony. The Colony Leader will grant extra time away from the Colony and seperate his/hers duties to the other C-staff. PLEASE do not just take time off and not let someone know.
Always remember....all residents are real people with real feelings and should be treated as such, treat everyone as you would want to be treated yourself.
Neighborhood Leader
Requirements:
1. Neighborhood Leaders are expected to be on line often, at least 15 hours a week
2. Additional skills such as HTML/VRML are a bonus, but not required
3. In order to be an NL one must have good time management, organizational skills and human
relation skills.
Job Functions:
1. Assist the neighborhood in any way possible
2. Coordinate and communicate with the Companion Deputy
(ie: events, problems, proposals and hood events)
3. Hire staff as according to the Colony Guidelines
4. Promote the Vision of the Colony as well as adhere to the Colony Guidelines.
5. Training of all staff hired
6. Hood Sweeps (ie: reporting any homes over 30 days old to the Colony Leader to check for subscription)
7. Maintaining the message boards with in the hood.
8. Attend Meetings and participate with the N-Staff group (ie. yahoo group).
The Neighborhood Leaders position is time consuming and one of the most important within the Colony. The Neighborhood Leader is the "bridge" to all aspects of the colony running smoothly.
Adventure Colony's One Job Policy
Adventure Colony will follow the One-job-policy that several other colonies have. This way there is a dedication, loyalty and the concentration on jobs with in the colony in order to better acheive the "Vision of Adventure".
There will be no employment of multiple nicknames owned by one person. It defeats the purpose and is to demanding and stressful for one person to actually acheive anything holding too many positions.
Additional nicknames are asked not to hold positions outside the colony. It is a conflict of intrest, and if found out the position held in Adventure will be immediately dismissed.
Along with the one job policy, if a leave of absence is asked for it will be granted. If noticed that someone on staff is getting "stressed" they may be put on a temporary leave by the Colony Leader if so voted by the C-staff. This is done to protect the person who is overwhelmed or becoming too involved with
the day to day life of Cybertown. Virtual Reality is just what it is, Virtual... it should not cause undue stress to a person in real life.
One Job defined:
The Adventure Colony currently adheres to the following Multiple Job Guidelines:
Individual to hold only ONE of the following colony/hood jobs at any given time.
~Colony Leader~
Our Colony Deputies are allowed to hold One (1) city job as long as Colony duites are meet.
~Colony Deputy~
(These are very demanding jobs and take a lot of ones personal time to do.)
Individuals allowed to hold more than one colony job:
~Neighborhood Leader
~Neighborhood Deputy
These individuals may hold ONE (1) city job as long as N Staff duties are not neglected.