Advisor's Roles & Responsibilities
- Acquaint students and parents with HOSA and identify the benefits gained through participation.
- Help the students establish a Program of Work, a calendar of activities, projects and events for the year.
- Suggest resources – people, places, and materials to finance and implement the program of work.
- Introduce leadership concepts and teamwork processes to students.
- Model meeting procedures for students and guide them into taking ownership of their leadership roles.
- Encourage development of fund raising activities and supervise implementation.
- Develop students reporting skills related to their offices; monitor, revise, and constructively critique all reports (Secretary, Treasurer, Committees, etc.)
- Encourage students to attend functions open to them and supervise them during attendance.
- Initiate competitive events, emphasizing good sportsmanship, while assisting students to evaluate their own progress.
- Assist students in preparing for leadership activities and competitive events and coordinate other forms of student recognition.
- Encourage Chapter participation in district, state, regional, and national conferences.
- Identify contacts with members of the professional community relative to the student organization.
- Inform the school administration, faculty, students, parents, and the community, as well as state HOSA offices, of the Chapter's achievements.
