Remote Communities Committee Chair: Job Description

The remote communities chair works with the General Service Committee (GSC) and assigned district committee members (DCMs) to continue work begun by the ad hoc committees in addressing the needs of Area 79’s remote communities.

Duties

• Work in conjunction with the General Service Committee and the standing committee to recommend actions to better serve remote communities, and to frame policy regarding the remote communities committee.
• With the participation of the remote communities committee, review and update existing Area 79 resources and consider development of additional resources for use in assisting remote communities.
• Maintain the list of remote connection program meetings on the BC/Yukon Area 79 website; work with the DCMs to keep this list current.
• Maintain communications to provide support and encouragement for district remote communities chairs and assist other districts with remote challenges.
• Be familiar with the reports of the remote communities ad hoc committees in Area 79.
• Be familiar with the General Service Office, BC/Yukon Area 79 and local (district) resources available to assist those in remote communities.
• Be familiar with the Remote Communicator reports from 2002 to present.
• Participate in the bimonthly inter-area remote communities meeting.

This position requires someone with eagerness and a proactive stance. It takes perseverance and a keen interest to help those in remote situations.

Duties common to all GSC members

• Attend and participate in all regularly scheduled General Service Committee (GSC) meetings (held in Vancouver on the first Wednesday of each month).
• Reply to email, telephone and written questions.
• Attend and participate in all quarterlies and assemblies.
• At each quarterly, assembly and GSC meeting, provide reports on activities since the previous event.
• Chair appropriate committee at quarterlies and assemblies.
• Maintain contact with district and local committee chairs.
• Maintain contact with district committee members (DCMs) assigned to GSC member’s committee.
• Submit regular expense reports to the treasurer.
• Participate in preparation for the General Service Conference by reviewing and summarizing the assigned agenda background material, providing information to DCMs, chairing the committee meeting at the Pre-conference Assembly, and providing the committee’s recommendations to the assembly and delegate.
• Facilitate workshops.
• Be available for travel assignments, including taking Area 79 archives to A.A. events.
• Review www.bcyukonaa.org content as it relates to the member’s position, providing updates and new materials to the website chair as needed.

Further Considerations

• The time commitment required is substantial and will vary from position to position, and also with the particular skills possessed by the member. Generally, some time will be spent every day to check and respond to emails and phone messages. Some jobs have workloads that are heavier at certain times than at others.
• It is encouraged that you speak with members of the GSC (current or past) to ask more specific questions if you wish to put your name forward for a position.
• General Service Committee membership may sound demanding, but, as we so often find in A.A., the rewards are far greater than time and effort put in.