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Age-Group Tent Parent: Sits in the age
group tents the entire meet; escorts swimmers to the ready bench for their
events; monitors behavior of swimmers in the tent; must arrive by 6am on
meet days; checks in swimmers/checks out swimmers at the end of the meet;
cleans up tent area at the end of the meet; must work as tent parent for a
minimum of 2 meets.
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Announcer: announces the upcoming
events; news; and general information about the meet. Must speak
clear english and confident with using a microphone.
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Announcer Assistant: assists the
announcer with the playing of music and intercepting announcements during
the meet
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Breezeway Monitor: monitors the
restroom area; reminds swimmers not to loiter in this area; no
playing in the water fountain or filling up swim caps with water; advises
lifeguards of issues in the restroom (clogged toilets, more toilet paper,
etc...)
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Computer Assistant: Must work ALL home meets:
assists the computer representatives with computer data; monitors
electronic timing system on the computer screen; watches for errors with
timers, etc... This volunteer must work all home meets for
consistency.
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Concessions Coordinator/Assistant:
Coordinators are season-long positions and help manage the concession stand, volunteers, and errands. Assistants sign up for specific meets and work in the
concessions area serving and prepping food, 1st shift volunteers must
arrive at 6am.
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Concessions Errand Runner:
works in the concessions area when not running errands for the concessions
manager; may need to leave the meet to pick up food or other supplies;
reserved front row parking spot for the duration of the meet.
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Concessions: Grill Operator:
Operates the gas grill; cooks food as designated by concessions manager
(usually hamburger, hotdogs, etc...)
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False Start Rope/Event Board Operator:
operates the event board per event and heat; drops false start rope when a
false start occurs
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Floater: checks in at the volunteer station and will fill unfilled roles as needed.
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Hospitality: Drink servers:
1st shift mixes and prepares lemonade and water coolers; serves all
volunteers drinks throughout their shift; 2nd shift is responsible for
cleaning and rinsing all coolers and storing them away as well as serving
drinks throughout the meet.
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Judge (Exchange): MUST ATTEND TRAINING:
Judges relays only; there are morning and afternoon shifts; must
attend training in order to work this position; judges the exchanges of
relay teams (ie..early take offs)
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Judge (Stroke): MUST ATTEND TRAINING:
judges the strokes of the swimmers and records any infractions; works
with another judge from the opposing team; both must see and agree on the
infraction; requires standing the entire shift; must judge one shift a
minimum of 3 meets
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Meet Set Up: (FRIDAY) EVENING 6:30pm:
assists with set up and/or loading of trailer (away meets only); must be
able to carry heavy tents and other equipment.
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Meet Set Up: Tent Coordinator (must arrive at 5:30am):
coordinates the layout of tents and assists with setting up the tents;
directs tent-set up volunteers to desired locations; must arrive at 5:30am
and be able to work at minimum of 3 meets
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Meet: Setup SATURDAY MORNING:
sets up all meet equipment including tents, computer equipment, etc..; must
arrive at 5:30am unless otherwise notified
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Meet: Tear-down: takes down on
meet equipment including tents, computer equipment, etc...and stores in our
team closet; for away meets you must follow the trailer back to the pool to
unload equipment
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Parking Coordinator/Attendants (EARLY ARRIVAL): direct traffic to designated parking areas during HOME meets; sets our
parking cones and monitors parking so that no one parks in front of a
mailbox or on the bridge; must arrive at 5:30am
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Parking Coordinator:
Willing to coordinate all 3 home meets; early arrival at 5:30am; manages
all parking volunteers and picks up cones at the end of the meet
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Photographer: takes photos
during the meet; preferably owns a nice camera for taking shots of swimmers
in and out of the water; will load all pictures onto a flash drive or cd.
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Ready Bench - Assistants:
organizes swimmers into their designated heats and lanes in the ready bench
area; this is a fast-paced job; training is provided; responsible for
keeping the swimmers moving up to the next row quickly and efficiently
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Ready Bench - Head: manages the flow
of the ready bench; call out for swimmers to move up a row; assists with
the management of relay swimmers that move to the opposite end of the pool;
must have a voice that can project as the ready bench can get a bit noisy
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Relay Assistant: AM morning:
escorts am relay teams from the ready bench to other end of the pool and
makes sure they get in the correct lanes; training provided
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Relay Assistant: PM afternoon relays:
escorts pm relay teams from the ready bench to the other end of the pool
and makes sure they get in the correct lanes; training provided
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Relay Manager(works both AM & PM Relays):
oversees the management of both am and pm relays; manages the relay card
system in the ready bench and/or at the opposite end of the pool; training
required
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Results Proofer: works in the
computer tent area; proofs scores and labels
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Ribbon Labeling/Filing:
works in the computer tent area; applies labels to corresponding ribbons
and files the ribbons into our team's file boxes
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Ribbons: Heat Winner: awards the
winner of each race with a heat ribbon; for combined heats of boys and
girls you will award a ribbon to the girl winner and the boy winner; also
relay winners will get 4 ribbons to distribute to their teammates
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Runner: picks up DQ slips from
the judges on either side of the pool; takes all DQ slips and timers sheets
to the computer tent; requires walking back and forth from pool to computer
tent; comfortable shoes recommended
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Scorer: works in the computer
tent area; reviews scores
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Starter : MUST ATTEND TRAINING:
calls swimmers to the starting blocks and starts each race; high
pressure and fast-paced; must speak clear english; training required
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Swimmer Check-In Coordinator/Assistant: Coordinators are a season-long position and manage the swimmer check-in process and check-involunteers. Assistants check in swimmers at the beginning of the meet for the morning relays;
must arrive by 5:45am unless otherwise notified
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Team Store - Clerk: works in the
team store selling team gear; 1st shift must arrive by 6am to assist with
set up; 2nd shift will be responsible for cleaning up
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Timer - Head/backup: runs 2 back up
stopwatches in case someone has an issue with their manual stopwatches;
timer raises their hand and you swap out watches with them; must be
attentive to the starter at all times
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Timer - Lane: operates
electronic timers or stopwatches during your shift; training provided the
morning of the meet; no prior experience necessary
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Trash Haul Off: must have truck or
trailer to haul off all swim meet trash to the Westwood High school utility
yard (approx. 5 minutes away); free car wash
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Trash Monitor: empties all
trash cans as needed on the pool property; replace with new bags
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Volunteer Station: checks in
volunteers and checks out volunteers during the meet; 1st shift requires
early arrival at 5:45am; must remain in the volunteer station during your
shift (may slip out to see your swimmer swim as needed).
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Volunteer Waitlist: volunteers who want to
work a particular meet but jobs are currently filled; will be contacted
when opening arise
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