1. Onboarding VISTA Members and Sub-Site Supervisors

2. Why Onboarding? 2 You Success! VISTA

3. Onboarding VISTA members and Sub-Site Supervisors By the end of this session, you will be able to:  Articulate the importance of VISTA members respectfully engaging with the different cultures of the community  Identify and implement strategies to ensure that VISTA members successfully enter the different cultures of the community  Describe actions supervisors can take to facilitate growing the cultural awareness and effectiveness of their VISTA members 3

4. Onboarding VISTA members and Sub-Site Supervisors By the end of this session, you will be able to:  Distinguish between the training roles and responsibilities of the intermediary organization, CNCS, and sites  Identify effective On-Site Orientation and Training (OSOT) strategies and develop a draft OSOT for your VISTA members  Identify effective orientation strategies for training sub-site supervisors and develop a draft orientation agenda 4

5. Why Is Community Entry Such an Important Topic? 5

6. Definition of Cultural Effectiveness 6 Cultural effectiveness is the ability to respond to, affirm, and value people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs in ways that protect and preserve their dignity.

7. 5-Point Framework for Onsite Orientation 7

8. Stations Activity 8 Station 1: Planning or Refining your OSOT Station 2: Planning a Sub-Site Supervisor Orientation

9. Stations Debrief Questions 9 What resource or advice from your station activity would your group recommend to the large group? What are two immediate next steps you will take based on your station activity? What will you share with your sub-site supervisors or staff? What questions does your group still have?