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 Asst.: 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 Assistant: works 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/Volunteer Check-in:
Works in the volunteer station checking in volunteers; monitors
filled/unfilled jobs; checks out volunteers at the end of a shift; 1st
shift volunteers must arrive at 5:45am. |
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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 Attendants (EARLY ARRIVAL):
directs 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 (email Terri):
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 Assistant:
checks 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 |
