Volunteers in new positions often don’t know exactly what they are supposed to be doing. Sometimes the duties are defined in the LSC Bylaws. Sometimes they are described in the LSC Policy & Procedures manual. Sometimes it’s just “tribal knowledge.”
A good way to get a job off on the right foot is to provide the incoming volunteer with a detailed job description. This document should outline duties, responsibilities, schedules and resources that are connected with a particular job. The process of developing detailed job descriptions can often highlight areas where tasks are being duplicated by multiple people or where important information is not being shared with all who need it. Ideally, this document will live and grow as the people who do the job provide additional insight and suggestions that are passed along from one person to the next.
Obviously, each LSC will apportion its work differently. The details of the descriptions will be unique to each organization. The links below provide examples of job descriptions that are currently being utilized by some LSCs. The descriptions for LSC Board of Directors’ positions were taken directly from a specific LSC’s By-Laws and its Policy and Procedures Manual and should be modified to conform with the rules in your LSC.
Click on the links below to view sample "generic" job descriptions.
Pacific Swimming has also supplied job descriptions used in its LSC. Click here to view.
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