Volunteer Opportunities From: Special Olympics Southern California - Northern Counties

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Announce awards in collaboration with Awards Venue Manager.

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Assist with preparing and distributing medals to athletes during awards ceremony.

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Assist with taking apart venue and bocce courts. 

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Assist with various needs as assigned by competition director.

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Assist with preparing and distributing lunches to athletes and volunteers.

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Renders first aid, additional patient care, and triage within his/her scope of practice and professional standards, assignment of work, and capability of the location.Must possess a current EMT certification.

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Keep record of scores on designated court as reported by bocce official.Work with competition director to tally scores at end of competition.

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Assist with setting up venue and bocce courts.Assist with setting up tents, tables, chairs, and signage.

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Assist bocce official in monitoring competition.

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Award Set-Up Organize medals Stage Athletes

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Assist with breakdown of Basketball Venue. Provide support to GMT and Staff to ensure venue needs.

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Cheer on athletes from all teams as they compete!

Assist with set-up and layout of courts. Guide athletes and coaches to their courts. Act as a floater between skills to ensure smooth transitions. Encourage athletes as they compete.

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Have lunches organized by teams with accurate number for each. Help with distributions of lunches.

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Renders first aid, additional patient care, and triage within his/her scope of practice and professional standards, assignment of work, and capability of the location. First Aid and CPR certification minimally needed.  

Serve as an official photographer of event. Shift may include Opening Ceremony, sponsors, Healthy Athletes, volunteers, fans, families, and sports competitions.  
Please Note: You must have your own photography equipment. Ideal to have equipment suited for action photography in various lighting situations, including low-light areas.

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Serve as a time/scorekeeper or supporting other sports related functions.

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Assist with setting up of Basketball Venue. Provide support to GMT and Staff to ensure venue needs.

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Assist with games and activities in the athlete festival May include setting up equipment, running festival station Encourage athletes to have fun and play games

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Assist staff with checking in volunteers throughout the day.

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Keep score to games on a designated court.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to work with a team. Some knowledge of basketball rules desired but not required.

REPORTS TO: Basketball Venue Manager

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Make calls of game and official rulings

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must hold a CIF certification

REPORTS TO: Basketball Venue Manager

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Oversee all competition and volunteers on a designated court.Oversee Awards Ceremony following competition.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of Special Olympics Rules of Basketball Competition. Understanding of modifications for various levels of competition. Ability to manage volunteers. Able to troubleshoot effectively.

REPORTS TO: Basketball Competition Director

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Assist with skills and scrimmages portion of event.May include setting up equipment, running specific skills stations, monitoring the field of play.Serve as a time/scorekeeper or supporting other sports related functions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to work with a team.

REPORTS TO: Basketball Venue Manager

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Keep time for basketball games on a designated court.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to work with a team.

REPORTS TO: Basketball Venue Manager

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Breakdown and organize equipment and signageAssist in carrying equipment and loading it into storage vans

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Lead basketball competition management functions including staging, field of play and sport information

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of Basketball rules and SOSC policies preferred Ability to work with a team

REPORTS TO: Basketball Venue Manager

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Assist with tasks as needed by the Venue Manager and Games Management Team including:Scorekeeping, reporting scores to venue manager, posting scores after each gamespassing out water and assisting with lunch distributionsetting-up and facilitating awards ceremonyassisting with breakdown after event ends

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Assist sorting lunches by delegation and handing out lunches

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Renders first aid, additional patient care, and triage within his/her scope of practice and professional standards, assignment of work, and capability of the location.Must possess a current EMT certification.

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Together with a team, set-up the venue for the basketball competitionUnload and organize equipment and signageCarry and help set-up tables, chairs, and other equipment

Responsibilities:

Announce awards in collaboration with Awards Venue Manager.

Responsibilities:

Assist with preparing and distributing medals to athletes during awards ceremony.

Responsibilities:

Assist with taking apart venue and bocce courts. 

Responsibilities:

Assist with various needs as assigned by competition director.

Responsibilities:

Assist with preparing and distributing lunches to athletes and volunteers.

Responsibilities:

Renders first aid, additional patient care, and triage within his/her scope of practice and professional standards, assignment of work, and capability of the location.Must possess a current EMT certification.

Responsibilities:

Keep record of scores on designated court as reported by bocce official.Work with competition director to tally scores at end of competition.

Responsibilities:

Assist with setting up venue and bocce courts.Assist with setting up tents, tables, chairs, and signage.

Responsibilities:

Assist bocce official in monitoring competition.

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Schedules competition in collaboration with SOSC Sports ManagerSupervises all venue volunteers.Supervises all competition, disputes, awards

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of Special Olympics Bocce Rules of Competition Ability to manage volunteers

REPORTS TO: Event Director and SOSC Sports Staff

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Assist with the overall check-in/out of volunteers, using available technology. Direct volunteers to their respective functional areas. May be assigned to other areas to provide limited support after volunteer check-in.

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After check-in, each volunteer will be assigned to a sports venue: swimming, athletics, or flag football. The venue manager will assign tasks as needed, including athlete escorts, record-keeping, track timers, and other related tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Organized, ability to work with others. Working with individuals with disabilities desired, but not required.

REPORTS TO:

Sports Venue Manager

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After check-in, each volunteer will be assigned to a sports venue: swimming, athletics, or flag football. The venue manager will assign tasks as needed, including athlete escorts, record-keeping, track timers, awards assistance, and other related tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Organized, ability to work with others. Working with individuals with disabilities desired, but not required.

REPORTS TO:

Sports Venue Manager

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Ensuring athlete and volunteer safety by providing supervision of aquatics area and enforcing safety rulesAs needed, respond to emergencies including water rescue, CPR, and first aid

Qualifications:

A valid lifeguard certification from an accredited certification program Willingness to work in heat, sun, or other weather conditions

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MUST BRING OWN PHOTOGRAPY EQUIPMENTcapture athletes at opening ceremony, competing, and awards.

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Renders first aid, additional patient care, and triage within his/her scope of practice and professional standards, assignment of work, and capability of the location.

Qualifications:

First Aid certification minimally needed.Willingness to work in heat, sun, or other weather conditions

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Help Setup the venue and event including distributing signage, setting up tables, and chairsPreparing grounds for competition

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Ability to lift heavy objectsWillingness to work in heat, sun, or other weather conditions

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Help tear down and load event equipment

Qualifications:

Ability to lift heavy objectsWillingness to work in heat, sun, or other weather conditions