Web Servant

Approved at the October 18, 2021 ACA SMR GC Business Meeting

Term: 6 months, with an option to renew

Duties/responsibilities:

Accountable to the ACA SMR Group Conscience Business Meeting, the Web Servant:

  • Is familiar with the SMR Trusted Servants’ Commitment (the basics)
  • Maintains the website including updating WordPress and plug-ins
  • Posts events and resources when requested by members
  • Creates new pages and reorganizes the website as needed
  • Communicates with standing and ad hoc committees on the use of the site
  • Creates email addresses and forwards from Dreamhost
  • Maintains agendas, minutes, and reports as directed by the Group Conscience
  • Reports at monthly business meetings on website use, new pages or plug-ins, and any issues arising from the use or maintenance of the site
  • Assigns logins and passwords for ACAmorning.org to trusted servants as needed. Changes passwords whenever there is a turnover in a service position.

Helpful Qualities:

  • Good working knowledge of WordPress, plug-ins, and web host control panels
  • Good judgment in exercising position authority in service to the group (Concept X, The Twelve Concepts for World Service, BRB pg. 617)
  • Trained on various plug-ins before beginning service

Best practices:

  • Forwards emails when necessary, usually directly after the meeting
  • Most weeks the position requires 3 hours or fewer
  • Information/knowledge management
    • Maintains a list of logins and passwords for accessing the web host, the website, and plug-in support
    • Announces position rotation well in advance