Youth Leadership - presidency and junior mentors

This is how responsibilities are split in our youth presidency.  Others will obviously vary.  (Definitely share how in the comments!)

Each member of the Youth presidency shares the following responsibilities:

• Lead the youth of Vanguard
• Know and have a vision of the purpose of Vanguard
• Be engaged in participating both at Vanguard classes and outside activities
• Become friends with each of the youth in the group and encourage their involvement in the class
• Be actively engaged in their studies to set a good example for the other students
• Be willing to be in front of the group and to be an example of what a leader is
• Conduct Vanguard and attend meetings where things are discussed regarding the running of Vanguard
• Seek to learn how to lead a group, deal with problems as they arise during class time (involving adult mentors as necessary), and talk with mentors about how to help specific youth feel more involved.

PRESIDENT

• Conduct Vanguard and youth leadership meetings.  Make assignments and follow up.
• Meet with the adult mentors after Vanguard each week to give their input in the "start-stop" meeting (sometimes we're better at this than others - we discuss what we need to "Start" doing, what we need to "Stop" doing, and what we need to "Continue" doing.  A great evaluation tool!)
• Attend parent mentor meetings
• Work with the Advisor/Head Mentor

VICE-PRESIDENT

• Support and advise the president
• Plan service events (temple, service projects)
• Work with the adult Service Project Committee Head
• Do spotlights twice a month

SECRETARY (sometimes we've had two that share responsibilities, especially when they were all young)

• Call and remind members of different activities and assignments (calling tree)
• Make weekly agendas for Vanguard
• Help track student records
• Work with the adult Secretary

HISTORIAN (sometimes we've had two that share responsibilities, especially when they were all young) Record events and classes through notes, pictures, and video.   Present the recording of events (slideshow?) to the families at the end of the year Work with the Co-Advisor TREASURER Plan and organize fundraising activities for the group. Represent the needs of the youth by getting and relating their input and ideas. Assist adult Secretary in managing funds Work with the adult Secretary GAME CHIEF Plan social events (game nights, family nights).  Work with adult mentors when needed in planning games used at Vanguard. Work to represent the needs of the youth in social events by getting and relating their input Work with the adult Activities Committee Head JUNIOR MENTORS They really fall into an entirely different category, and responsibilities will be based on the lens mentor, the comfort zone of the youth involved, and the overall needs of the group.  Youth mentors are magical in class!  The youth really listen to one another, and want to help that mentor be more successful by responding more. The learning is at a higher level for the youth mentor because of the extra preparation involved. Some ideas on how junior mentors can be used: - Create a special presentation (powerpoint, prezi, whiteboard, etc.) on what they studied (this is more a "practice" level of junior mentoring, but is a great way to encourage the youth that you'd like to help to a junior mentor level) - Create a game to help review things you'd studied, either within a lens or all of Vanguard - Lead a discussion in class - Help to come up with ideas, plan, and be part of activities that will enrich topics to be discussed in class (their ideas are excellent and usually really big - try not to discourage them if you're going to ask for their help!) - Help plan the topics that will be studied in a lens If you have a youth interested in helping, definitely ask them for ideas on how they want  to help.  They may have something entirely new in mind.