MOSAIC Facilitator Community

MOSAIC invites you and other employees from throughout Maricopa to consider becoming part of a volunteer facilitator community. Facilitators will be asked to co-lead MOSAIC training sessions and promote the program at their colleges. Facilitators will receive initial and continuing training to support their own development in diversity and inclusion. As a potential facilitator, you will be asked to participate in a selection process to ensure that this is an effective way for you to contribute to the growth of diversity efforts at Maricopa.

Potential facilitators will be expected to:
• Complete MOSAIC training
• Have knowledge of their own social identities and personal biases
• Be open to the concept of systems theory of oppression
• Possess public speaking experience
• Possess excellent communication and conflict management skills
• Possess facilitation experience
• See themselves as a life-long learner in the area of diversity
• See themselves as an ally

Maricopa employees are eligible to apply to be a MOSAIC facilitator if they are:
• Full time, Governing Board approved
• Employed at least two full years
• Not on probation or under disciplinary action
• Adjunct faculty are eligible if they have worked with the district for at least three years.
• One-Year-Only (OYO) and employees working thirty hours or less are not currently eligible.

The process to apply to be a facilitator will include:
• A written application with approval from supervisor/director or chair/VP (as appropriate.) Click here for an application.
• A micro teach presentation from Level IA or IB of the MOSAIC training
• An interview
• Written letter of recommendation

Expectations of facilitators:
• Assist with promoting of training at your college/site
• Facilitate a minimum of 2 four hour sessions/semester
• Participate in facilitator meetings (no more than bi-monthly)
• Participate in additional training enhancement once per year
• Assist with follow-up activities through blackboard, on site, etc.

Why have a facilitator community?
A facilitator community is an essential component of the growth and success of the MOSAIC program.

• A facilitator community is essential to reach enough people to truly generate positive growth in the Maricopa culture.
  • Maricopa has over 4,000 board approved employees plus more than that number again of temporary, adjunct and specially funded employees - all of whom are critical to the image and impact Maricopa has in the community.
  • In its first year, with one facilitator, over 200 individuals commenced the six-part curriculum series, with some 500 individual contacts. While this is a valiant first year effort, it only represents 5% of board approved employees and less than 3% of all employees.
  
  
• A facilitator community is essential to ensure diverse perspectives in program content and implementation.
  • Facilitators will be invited to provide input and recommendations to ensure that the curriculum is relevant and respectful of all employees and students.
  • Facilitators will be invited to be partners in effective implementation strategies to broaden the scope of understanding of the program.
  
  
• A facilitator community is essential to demonstrate Maricopa's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Facilitators from different colleges, policy groups and social identities enable MOSAIC to reach all aspects of the organization.
  • A diverse facilitator community also is a model of shared, respectful and effective leadership within the organization.


Facilitator Application Timeline
• September 15 - Applications Due to Rory Gilbert by 5 p.m.
• September 22 - Interview/microteach appointments scheduled
• September 29 - Facilitators selected -- training dates established
• October 31 - Facilitator training completed


For more information or to request an application, contact Rory Gilbert at ext. 18211 or rory.gilbert@domail.maricopa.edu