Help:Wiki University--My Shift

What is a shift for a Support Missionary?
We were all asked to do 15 or more hours a week or about 3 hours a day. The Wiki has no set hours for your work but gives us freedom to choose how long to work and when to work. The one thing we do need to understand is what needs to be done when we work.

What duties do Support Missionaries perform during their shift?
There are three main areas we report on each month: Patrolling, Meetings and Training, and Projects, so our shift should include some if not all of these.

Patrolling
We suggest starting with Patrolling the Maintenance Categories, Recent Changes and the New Pages on the Wiki. Next, if we have the assignment, we use Salesforce to help the contributors and the users of the Wiki by answering their questions and comments and by bringing images into the Wiki.

Scheduled meetings
The only meeting all Support Team Members are required to attend is the Thursday 9 am Mountain Time meeting. You may, however, be asked to meetings for further training, projects, special assignments and organizational needs.

Projects
Many projects are ongoing and may be for the whole group or individuals. These projects may be assigned but most are on a volunteer basis.

Balance your duties
It is suggested that each missionary decide what hours they can commit to the Mission work and when they can do these duties. Meetings are recorded so if you can not come to a meeting you can listen to these. Try to create a balance that works for you. Some find doing a variety of these each day makes the work less tedious. Take a break every hour for your personal health.

Make a plan
First decide days you have to work. Second decide what hours you can work on each day and what you might do in each shift. The following is only one of many ways you can set up your shifts for your mission. Your shifts will also be decided by the assignments you may be asked to take in the Team. Whether you work two day or seven days a week, 1 hour per shift three times a day or many hours per day this is for you to decide.

Example:


 * Monday 8-10 am patrolling (New Pages and Recent Changes) and project (Categories) 1-3 pm meeting (Mentor training) and project (Categories)
 * Tuesday 9-10 meeting (Training recording) 1-3 pm meeting and training (Leadership) 6-7 pm patrolling (Salesforce Images)
 * Wednesday 1-3 pm patrolling (Talk Pages)
 * Thursday 9-11 am meeting and training (Support Missionary)
 * Friday 8-11 patrolling (New Pages and Recent Changes) and project (Location)

Track Your Time
You need to track your time each day in the following categories.

1. Patrolling/Salesforce 2. Training/Meetings 3. Special Projects/any time you spent doing work with the wiki that doesn't fit anywhere else

No later than the 5th of the month, send the totals for the three categories above to your District Lead by private email. Time should be rounded to the nearest quarter hour.

Additionally, you should confirm your personal information on a monthly basis by reviewing the Wiki missionary spreadsheet. Update your list of projects in addition to contact information. If you cannot access the spreadsheet, advise your mentor as access requires authorization.

Try these out


Quick Quiz


 * We were all asked to do 30 or more hours a week.


 * True
 * False


 * The three main areas we report on each month are our Patrolling, our Meetings and Training, and our Projects.


 * True
 * False


 * Make a sample plan that could work for you.

Check your answers