ADVISORS

Advisor Responsibilities

A YMCA Youth and Government Advisor's job includes recruiting, training, and supervising high school youth to form a delegation including:

• Act as liaison with the State YMCA of Maine Youth in Government Program Director and staff, and conveys problems, questions and/or concerns as may be necessary
• Ensure that the Youth and Government Program and local YMCA policies are always adhered to.
• Assist and prepare delegates to run for leadership positions.
• Host at least one Training Session for their delegation online.
• Assist participants in drafting bills, and endorsing all bills, that they pass the straight face test submitted from your delegation
• Communicate regularly with club members and parents.
• Submit your Hotel Room list by the deadline.
• Assure that each delegate attends scheduled sessions.
• Attend all advisor meetings and assist with general conference duties
• Actively support the Youth and Government Program goals and objectives.
• At Augusta Session help in the program by acting as (at least one of the following)
  • Media Advisor
  • Advisor to Youth Governor and Cabinet
  • Advise presiding officers in House or Senate
  • Committee Session Advisor
• Stay in Hotel with the delegation and do a knock on door bed check in each room where your participants are staying.

Program Timetable