VOCATIONAL SERVICE Rotary Club of Hollister
May 10, 2015
VOCATIONAL SERVICERotary Club of Hollister
Avenues of Service
• Club Service
• Community Service
• International Service
• Youth Service
• Vocational Service
Concept of Vocational Service
Rooted in Second Object of Rotary, which calls on Rotarians to ‘encourage and foster ’;
• High ethical standards in business and professions
• The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
• The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society
Vocational Service
As a Rotarian, how can you put these ideals into action?
Consider these suggestions:
• Talk about your vocation in your club, and take time to learn about fellow members’ vocations.
• Use your professional skills to serve a community.
Vocational Service
• Practice your profession with integrity, and inspire others to behave ethically through your own words and actions.
• Help a young person achieve his or her career aspirations.
• Guide and encourage others in their professional development.
Vocational Service
• If you do these things, you are performing vocational service.
• And if vocational service motivates and energizes you, then you’re in the right place, because
Vocational service is the
very essence of Rotary.
Classification
• Our club’s membership represents a cross-section of our community’s business and professional population.
• This ensures diversity in experiences and perspectives.
• Classification and vocational service go hand in hand.
Classification
TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:
• Hosting a classification talk at a club meeting.
• Organizing tours of members’ workplaces.
• Joining or forming a Rotary Fellowship related to your vocation.
– Learn more at www.rotary.org/fellowships
• Volunteering for a service project that uses your vocational skills.
Integrity and Ethics
• The Four-Way Test
• Rotary Code of Conduct
• Advancing High Ethical Standards in the Workplace
• Rotary’s Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
Integrity and Ethics
TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:
• Talking about The Four-Way Test and the Rotary Code of Conduct.
• Organizing a workshop on ethics in the workplace.
• Giving ethics awards to businesses or professionals who demonstrate high ethical standards.
Vocational Training and Professional Development
• Rotary’s guiding principles emphasize the importance of work.
• Work provides people with a livelihood and gives them dignity.
• Society benefits from having all of its members employed.
• Rotary clubs are committed to promoting professional development.
Vocational Training and Professional Development
TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:
• Networking with non-Rotarian professionals in the community.
• Providing career counseling for unemployed or underemployed adults.
• Giving career guidance to a young person.
Vocational Training and Professional Development
TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:
• Joining a vocational training team.
– Vocational training teams offer a hands-on approach.
– Groups of professionals travel either to learn more about their vocation or to teach local professionals about a particular field.
Resources
• Contact the District Vocational Service chair.
– Renee Mello: [email protected]
• Observe Vocational Service Month – October.
• Sign up for Vocational Service Update, Rotary’s free e-newsletter of vocational service.
– Subscribe at www.rotary.org/newsletters or email [email protected]
Resources
• Sign up your business in the District 5170 Yellow Pages.
• Go to District 5170 webpage:
– www.clubrunner.ca/portal/home.aspx?did=5170
• Look across top menu bar, starting with Home until you see ‘Yellow Pages’, click on it.
• Click on Signup – circled in red below.
• Enter Your Name and Business Information, then Click Submit – circled in red below
Questions?
CATHY BUCKVocational Service Chair