Facilitator Application
“Youth Voices for Democracy: Experiencing Citizenship” Conference
Sunday, March 22 – Wednesday, March 25
Salem Grand Hotel and Convention Center in downtown Salem, OR
Facilitator Roles
During the Experiencing Citizenship conference, Lead Facilitators and Assistant Facilitators will be
assigned to an Issue Group = a small group (10-14) of conference delegates, that is formed around an
issue that is important to Oregon citizens. Multiple times during the conference, each Issue Group will
meet, work as a team, share ideas, explore and research options, find one or more good solutions to
their issue, develop a presentation (power point or Prezi), and deliver that presentation to an Oregon
state agency at the end of the Experiencing Citizenship conference.
Lead Facilitators and Assistant Facilitators will be expected to help one Issue Group…:
Work together and promote teamwork within their Issue Group.
Get acquainted; support one another; take breaks; and stay focused as needed.
Brainstorm ideas, consider options, be creative, be analytic
Draw out individual ideas. Be supportive on one another.
A. Lead Facilitators will:
• Be age 17 to 25
• Listen to input from Issue Group members and Assistant Facilitator
• Make decisions for Issue Group is
B. Assistant Facilitators:
• age 16 to 18
• Be a partner to the Lead Facilitator
• Apply leadership skills;
• learn more about group dynamics
All who are selected for a Lead or Assistant Facilitator role will
• register for Experiencing Citizenship before the deadline
• submit a $20 deposit to hold a Facilitator position
• participate in two (90-minute) information teleconferences
• arrive at the Salem Convention Center by 12:00 noon, Sunday, March 22, 2015
• attend debrief session at the end of each day during the conference
• support other Facilitators; make suggestions; solve problems together
Written Application
Why do you want to become a Lead Facilitator?
Give a brief summary of groups for whom you have provided leadership:
What skills do you bring to the role of Facilitator?
Word limit no more than 500 words per question
Finalists will be invited for a Phone Interview and asked the following questions:
Why do you want to be a (Lead/Assistant) Facilitator?
Describe a problem that you helped a group to solve
Tell about a time when you performed under pressure and were successful?
What does it mean to be a leader?
Contact:
Marilyn Lesmeister,
4-H Extension, Oregon State University
106 Ballard Hall, 2591 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331-3608
Phone: 541-737-2794
Email: [email protected]