Region Vacancies
There are currently a number of vacancies at Region. Expand the boxes below to find out more. If you are interested in a position, please contact the secretary by clicking the button below.
Information about Region can be found in the AA Structure Handbook for Great Britain, p. 94 - 102.
'It is recommended that Regional Representatives should have at least three years’ continuous sobriety and sufficient intergroup experience.'
Vice-chair
The role of the vice-chair is to stand in for the Chair if they are not avaialble. It is the job of the chair to coordinate the meeting and manage discussions.
Archivist
'The Archivist is the person responsible for the collection, its documents and artefactual items. He or she takes care of, and maintains, the physical integrity of the collection and is instrumental in its further development. The Archivist is also responsible for ensuring the protection of the anonymity of its members and the confidentiality of the AA records.
The function of the Archivist can be considered therefore to be twofold: primarily a custodial responsibility for assuring the physical integrity of the collection and its availability to persons with a valid reason for study; and also the parallel and critical role of data gatherer.
It is in this latter capacity that service can be rendered to Bill W’s urging that archives are needed “so that myth doesn’t prevail over fact”. In a real sense then, AA Archivists are “keepers of the past”.'
AA Service Handbook for Great Britain, p. 67.
See chapter 11 of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain for more details.
Health Liaison Officer
'The HLO establishes contact and maintains communication with healthcare professionals, and reports back to intergroup and/or region.
National Health Areas may not coincide with region or intergroup areas and it is important to identify where these differences occur
The emphasis on hospital based treatment for patients with alcohol problems has shifted to community based initiatives
Healthcare is no longer the sole province of the health service; depending on the area, healthcare may also include the local authority social services departments and private sector care providers
Familiarity with the local area and a thorough knowledge of The AA Service and Structure Handbooks for Great Britain are vital to the role of HLO'
See chapter 6 of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain for more details.
Employment Liaison Officer
'The responsibility of ELOs is to carry AA’s message to employers within their local area supported by intergroup and region and a PI/Service Committee if one exists. Employment specifically concerns any organisation employing or serving staff companies, trade unions and associations, government departments and/or related agencies. An established period of sobriety (ideally not less than three years) and a thorough knowledge of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain are necessary before accepting this role. Willingness to commit to three years service and the ability to deal with a wide range of professional people and talk about AA when invited to do so, are also qualities that have proven to be desirable.'
See chapter 5 of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain for more details.
Share Liaison Officer
The Share Liaison Officer is responsible for encouraging members, groups and Intergroups to subscribe to the magazine, to act as a point of contact and to encourage contributions.
Public Information Liaison Officer
'Public Information (PI) in AA means carrying the message of recovery to the still suffering alcoholic by informing the general public about the AA programme. We do this by getting in touch with the media managers, Welfare Officers in industry and the Trades’ Unions, Schools and indeed any organisation of a public nature whether it be organised or voluntary, which is in a position to pass on the knowledge of the existence of AA and what it can do for the still suffering alcoholic.'
See chapter 1 of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain for more details.
Armed Services Liaison Officer
'The role of the ASLO is to establish and maintain communication between Alcoholics Anonymous and The Royal Navy, The Army and The Royal Air Force and to report back at all levels within intergroup or region. It is also important to cultivate similar contact and communication with Community Welfare Officers and organisations such as Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) and Veterans-UK.
Familiarity with the local area and a thorough working knowledge of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain are vital before accepting the role of Armed Services Liaison Officer.'
See chapter 2 of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain for more details.
Young Persons Liaison Officer
The YPLO will be someone who came into AA at the age of 30 or younger, and so will have experience of getting sober at a young age, the better to relate to the particular problems faced by young people seeking to live sober.
They should have a good working knowledge of the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and the AA Service and Structure Handbooks GB.
YPLOs will work closely with other service officers, in particular those in Public Information.
The main tasks of YPLOs will include:
Receiving and answering email, telephone and other enquiries from young people
Sharing experience, strength and hope about getting sober at a young age
Assisting Public Information Officers with presentations where the audience is likely to include a significant proportion of young people, e.g. talks to schools, universities, young offenders’ institutions etc.
Helping to develop PI material which will carry a clear message to young people
Developing contact lists of those who came into AA at or before the age of 30 who are available and willing to assist with talks, 12-Step calls and other service to help, in particular, young people
Encouraging young people to enter into all aspects of service (where the recommended qualifications for sobriety are met). Younger people are needed in all service disciplines, in part to ensure that the perspective of young people is represented
Supporting AA activities such as Workshops, Conventions and PI events aimed at young alcoholics both within and outside the YPLO’s Intergroup or Region
Participating in the work of the General Service Board’s Young People’s Project Team for as long as that Team is convened
See chapter 12 of the AA Service Handbook for Great Britain for more details.