-
1 person is interested
Southwestern Area- Aquatics Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: Special Olympics Montana
Please visit the new page to apply.
-
1 person is interested
Do you have some knowledge and experience with swimming? Want to join the mission of inclusion? Then this Aquatic Coordinator Position might be for you!
Purpose of Position:
- Promote local games by serving as a community ambassador
- Connect Special Olympics Montana staff members with individuals, organizations, and businesses that might provide "day of" volunteers for the swimming venue
- Ensure swimming venue is run in an organized and effective manner (when competition does occur)
- Actively lead a group of volunteers to run the swimming venue
- Evaluate swimming venue at the completion of games
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee swimming competition
- Attend planning and training meetings
- Manage delivered competition equipment and ensure it is gathered at end of day
- Oversee volunteers (scorekeepers, facilitators, etc.)
- Manage any questions or concerns during competition with support from the Special Olympics staff
- Arrive at venue to prepare at minimum one and one half (1.5) hours before competition begins
- Ensure venue is picked up and looks as it did before competition began
- At the end of competition, record results on provided heat sheets and ensure they are collected in the venue director binder at the end of the day
- Learn and understand the Special Olympics Montana swimming rules and modifications
- Direct awards volunteers to provided awards equipment
- Contact and communicate with venue representative, as needed
Volunteers are the Heartbeat of Special Olympics Montana where we serve over 2,000 athletes. To give these individuals the opportunities they enjoy, we need your help. Every volunteer is a potential spokesperson for Special Olympics Montana. Our success is driven by the dedication of our volunteer Management Teams, Area and Local Coordinators, Coaches and thousands of event volunteers. Find out what volunteer opportunities interest you. If you would like more general volunteer information please contact Jessie Billquist-Jette, Outreach Coordinator, by email jbillquist_jette@somt.org or call 406- 560-0518. Check out www.somt.org for further information too.
15 More opportunities with Special Olympics Montana
4 ReviewsOpportunities
About Special Olympics Montana
Location:
710 1st Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
Description
Special Olympics Montana is a nonprofit organization designed to provide year-round, statewide programs of physical fitness, sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and closely related developmental disabilities.
Learn more at www.somt.org.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
SouthWestern Special OlympicsP.O Box it is 829Butte, MT 59701
DATE POSTED
February 19, 2021
SKILLS
- Networking
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Swimming
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Flexible