The 2021 Community Team goals included improving communication within the Community Team and increasing training and support for deputies. Towards those goals, the team will be hosting weekly “Deputy Office Hours” for Community Team Deputies over Zoom. Three, weekly hours have been selected to cover different schedules and timezones:
These office hours are open to all active deputies, both experienced and new. This time is intended for deputies who handle everything from email triage in HelpScout, to vetting and responding to WordCamp and Meetup applications, or even helping organizers vet for GPL. Bring all your questions on deputy tasks and get training, hear feedback from other deputies, and level up your experience as a community deputy! These calls are entirely optional and not formal in any way, and all deputies are invited to attend, even if only to listen in.
Office hours will start on Thursday, May 20th, and a Zoom invite will be shared in the private deputy channel prior to the chat. At this time, these office hours are limited to active Community Deputies only, to provide a safe space for us to discuss potentially sensitive aspects of our work, and to provide greater psychological safety for deputy learning. Deputies will continue to make decisions in collaboration with the broader community on this P2.
Not a deputy but want to learn more?
Great! The deputy team warmly welcomes more people. To learn more about what is involved, check out the deputy handbook. You can also find us in the #community-team channel (if you don’t have an account already, sign-up for one here: https://make.wordpress.org/chat/). When you are ready to apply, fill out the deputy application.