Approved at the October 18, 2021 ACA SMR GC Business Meeting
Term: 2 months with option to renew (1 moderator per breakout room when requested)
Duties/responsibilities:
- Is familiar with the SMR Trusted Servants’ Commitment (the basics)
- Assists Room Host by lowering hands, muting microphones, turning off videos and sharing slides for the self-care readings
- May time participant shares if Room Host asks
- May assist the meeting Chair by sharing opening and closing slides and the daily SMR reading
- May assist Room Host, e.g., Zoom bombers.
Helpful Qualities:
- Good observational and communication skills
Best practices:
- Be organized and calm
- Understand the basics of how to use the Zoom functions
- Be available to host if Room Host has internet problems
- May support new Room Hosts
- May be in training for Room Hosts
- If the comfort rules are not adhered to, the moderator may suggest the host restate those rules (by direct message)
Note:
Room Hosts and Room Moderators work together to maintain a safe meeting space. Room Moderators may assist Room Hosts in a variety of ways:
- Room Hosts and Room Moderators have freedom to vary from each position’s identified Duties/Responsibilities, provided that they do so by mutual agreement and always communicate and work together as a team.
- Room Moderators may be trusted servants who have breakout room experience, offering support to those who are new to room hosting.
- Alternately, Room Moderators may be new to performing service, and the Room Host may similarly offer support and suggestions to them.
ACA SMR Meeting Script – viewable/downloadable as either a .pdf or Word document from the links under the Meeting Script heading
ACA SMR Room Host/Moderator Training – viewable/downloadable as a .pdf document from a link at the bottom of the webpage