Caretaker Responsibilities of 2010
Proposal, Great Circle – August 2010
(transcribed by Stella Maris, May 2013)
Preamble:
In an attempt to more accurately reflect the current practices of Caretaking the Wolf Creek Radical Faerie Sanctuary and to further detail each of these activities, we have reviewed, discussed and modified Renardine’s Caretaker Guidelines from 1997. The Caretaker Responsibilities of 2010 have evolved into two categories: Individual Responsibilities and Group Responsibilities. That is, some of the responsibilities of Caretaking are tasks that each and every Caretaker should be performing, while other tasks can be or are better served by a group of people sharing the responsibility.
The following are proposed as the Caretaker Responsibilities of 2010 by Vibrant, Wonder, TJ, Piwacket and Blossom.
Individual Responsibilities
Each Caretaker will be personally responsible for the following:
Visitor Hospitality
- Greet visitors and facilitate their stays.
Check in with new visitors, find out how long they expect to be here, work towards accommodating any special needs, and help them to focus a harmonious intent for being in this community if they intend to be here more than two weeks.
- Daily maintenance of Garden House and the Barn
Manage the specifics of utilizing common space for everyone’s use.
- Check in with visitors and provide assistance as necessary
Make themselves available for ongoing dialog with visitors and help them to integrate with sanctuary culture, Radical Faerie philosophies and the realities of rural living.
Spirituality
- Maintain stories of sacred objects and altars
Collect and transmit information about our ancestors, our altars, and the sacred objects around the land. They will help to foster the respect that these places and items deserve.
Maintenance
- Maintain Garden and landscaping, forest and meadow
Maintain an awareness of and help coordinate operations of the gardens. They will always oversee maintenance of the meadow and forest in accordance with the community’s long-term visions and Forest Management Plan.
- Maintain and repair buildings, infrastructure, tools and equipment
Maintain an awareness of and help coordinate operations of the physical infrastructure of the land, to the best of their ability and within budgetary constraints, alerting the greater community if there are problems larger than they can handle.
- Facilitate land projects
Work with visitors and the appropriate committees to define and execute projects on the land.
- Dispose of trash and recycling
Educate and guide the community on how we manage our trash and recycling to keep land pleasantly uncluttered.
Sanctuary Community
- Uphold and foster consensual decision-making
Use the consensus process for their internal decision-making and teach others to use it themselves.
- Foster and articulate community vision
Foster and facilitate an ongoing conversation about our intentions as a community.
- Facilitate and attend caretaker meetings, land meetings, and heart circles
Collect agenda items, facilitate meetings when needed and attend them unless they give compelling reasons to miss them.
- Prevent harm to property or community
Do their best to recognize problems coming into the community from specific visitors. They will work with the visitor to minimize the impact, solve the problem, and remove the visitor from the land if necessary.
Faerie Community
- Write monthly land reports and publish in the Raddish
Articulate both the logistical mechanics and general climate and spirit present on the land, to be published in the Raddish.
Reports & Recordkeeping
- See Group Responsibilities.
Committees
- Cooperate with the following committees: Land Meeting, COTL, CoCo, Great Circle
Make every effort to participate in and cooperate with all of the following Nomenus committees: Land Meeting, Community on the Land (COTL), Coordinating Council (CoCo), and Great Circle, either in person, by phone or in writing.
Gatherings & Workshops
- Open and close the Land for gathering season
Follow and develop standard process for opening and closing elements of the land for gathering season and winterization.
- Work with gathering organizers to plan and facilitate Gatherings
Remain available for gathering facilitators for the coordination of gatherings including, but not limited to: special needs housing, transportation, food ordering, maintenance of facilities and equipment, local resources and acquiring applicable permits when necessary. caretakers will also work to negotiate and encourage good gathering environments.
Group Responsibilities
The Caretaker Circle will be collectively responsible for the following:
Visitor Hospitality
- Collect household and Nomenus donations
Communicate the monetary needs of the household and the church and make sure that donated money gets to the correct account. They are responsible for creating and maintaining their own process to these ends.
- Facilitate meal preparation, food shopping
Manage the household finances and make sure that the community on the land gets fed without undue stress on the Nomenus finances.
Spirituality
- Facilitate ritual
Work with visitors and gatherings who wish to create ritual space on the land. This includes logistical support and assistance with appropriate spiritual focus for this place.
- Provide spiritual assistance
Assist visitors with spiritual needs as they arise in whatever capacity they are able.
Maintenance
- Maintain Garden and landscaping, forest and meadow
Facilitate the maintenance of the gardens for food, health, and beauty. They will also maintain the meadow and forest in accordance with the community’s long-term visions and Forestry Management Plan.
- Maintain and repair buildings, infrastructure, tools and equipment
Make sure the physical infrastructure of the land is maintained to the best of their ability and within budgetary constraints, alerting the greater community if there are problems larger than they can handle.
- Facilitate land projects
Work with visitors and the appropriate committees to define and execute projects on the land.
- Dispose of trash and recycling
Manage the trash and recycling to keep the land pleasantly uncluttered.
Sanctuary Community
- Mediate community disputes
Recognize when disputes are affecting the community and step in to help mediate and facilitate resolution.
Faerie Community
- Maintain contact with broader Nomenus and Faerie communities
Work with gathering organizers to make sure gatherings are appropriate for the site and in keeping with Nomenus Radical Faerie traditions.
- Arrange publicity for Sanctuary and events
Maintain a current and public calendar of events and clearly articulate boundaries around event containers. We shall work with organizers to make calls available upon request.
Reports & Recordkeeping
- Maintain Nomenus records at Sanctuary
Ensure records are accessible and transparent to Nomenus members. These records include legal documents, bills/statements, operating manuals, Raddish archive, and other necessary information.
- Keep financial records and work with CFO to print monthly financial reports in Raddish
Ensure financial process is clear and transparent. Manage daily household budget according to the daily contributions of Radical Faeries and their friends.
- Keep record of visitor stays and maintain visitor mailing list
Facilitate visitor registration and the membership process; manage this list and record NOTAFLOF stays.
- Create and maintain maintenance manual
Work with appropriate committees to keep up to date documents detailing the management of consumable, renewable and disposable resources pertaining to the land.
Committees
- Participate in committees pertaining to the Land, including Building, Conditional Use Permit Application, Emergency Decision-Making, Facilities Management, Finance, Forest Management, Gathering, and Long-Range Planning, as appropriate.
Gatherings & Workshops
- (See Individual Responsibilities)
Edited by crimsonfae on May 13, 2013 8:40 pm