Elected Volunteer Roles - 2016

Chair

• Promote a happy and healthy club that meets its member’s needs.Listen to members, make sure elected officers provide effective activities, administration, communication, listening, social and welfare.
• Convene and chair meetings – usually only the AGM, as we rarely hold committee meetings.
• May involve external promotion of the club, eg media and enquiries.Report to AGM.

 

Treasurer

• Collect income – mostly member subscriptions and training fees.
• Make orders and payments – eg hall bookings and fees, competition entries, club and player registrations, equipment purchase.
• Liaise with bank, keep accurate financial records (income and expenditure).Report to AGM.

 

Secretary

• Affiliate / register RWB club with Volleyball England (summer).
• Submit competition entries, check and communicate dates – SWL, WVL, DK Cup, etc (summer).
• Submit player registrations – SWL, WVL (mostly early season).
• Ensure effective internal and external communications, keep club records.Report to AGM.

 

Club welfare officer

• Help the club safeguard and protect young people and vulnerable adults.
• Encourage safe and appropriate coaching and club activities.
• Listen, advise, signpost appropriate welfare services for any concerned player or their guardian.

 

Head coach

• Coordinate training and competition schedules that balance the needs of all members.
• Coordinate individual team coaches, player selection and team systems to encourage player and team development including player movement between teams.
• Report to AGM.

 

Team coaches

• Provide structured and safe activities to develop individual players and competitive teams – through training and matches.
• Continuing coach education, qualification, registration and insurance are highly desirable (essential if coaching juniors) – costs can be partly supported by the club and WVA.

 

Team organisers (must comply with league rules)

• Communicate with competition organisers, other clubs and our players to confirm fixtures.
• Arrange officials (referees, line-judges, scorers), bring scoreboard and scorebook.
• Submit results and scoresheets to league secretary.

 

Social organiser (optional)

• Organise social events for our members (& families).To promote a happy, sociable club environment.

 

All elected officers 

• Communicate and work together as an effective committee – we don’t need boring meetings if everyone does their bit and communicates promptly.
• Represent the club as necessary – eg taking turns to attend compulsory WVA meetings.
• Our club website is currently provided as a paid service by Richard Howells (a former member).