The office of the seneschal is a team of volunteers that lead the business side of our organization. As you may be aware, our current Queen Sadb was serving as kingdom seneschal until His Majesty Hjalti was inspired to victory at which time I stepped in from the contingency-deputy position and Sior Kate agreed to fill the contingency role. Maister Segdae and Brother Selwyn have served at least two terms as Events and Waiver deputies. Mistress Gwen & Mistress Ellisif have served a term as Calendar & New Branches deputies respectively and will be continuing in a second term. Her Ladyship Tofa is in her first term as Social Media Deputy.
Why tell the details of this? First to express my deep appreciation for these volunteers. Without them, our kingdom would not be able to function! Avacal, you have the opportunity to get involved!! In December I will complete my temporary time as kingdom seneschal. I am grateful to Sadb and Kate who will take over the lead. We need to add more members to the team:
Events Deputy is the person who acts as a resource for event stewards as they plan kingdom events. In this position you are expected to work with other kingdom officers to help stewards budget, complete paperwork & reports, and find the resources they need to host a successful event. You do not have to have all the answers, but knowing where to find information and who to ask will be very helpful. Segdae will support you as you learn the ropes.
Waivers Deputy is the person who holds the repository of event, practice, and demo waivers for the kingdom. These are legal documents that must be retained in an organized way for a specified period of time. Working with the branch seneschals to facilitate this repository is an essential part of this role. Selwyn is happy to spend some time training you.
Mistress Gwen would love to have someone join her as a deputy to learn with a plan to replace her eventually. This role is the keeper of the kingdom calendar. It involves acting as a resource and ensuring that paperwork is in order so that branch & kingdom events are published properly.
Keeping up with Social Media is a big job and Tofa would love to create a team of people working together to accomplish this. Details are still being developed – a great opportunity to contribute.
There are always projects on the go that could use some assistance such as reviewing and rewriting policy or double checking our waivers to ensure the wording matches society’s.
If any of this sounds like something you would be interested in helping with, please send me an email (seneschal@avacal.org) to let me know what you are interested in and why. If you are formally applying for one of the positions, please include a resume that outlines the skills you bring to the table (SCA or mundane).
I look forward to reading your flood of emails 😉
Cheers,
Rx
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