Volunteer

VENTURA COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS

 

Volunteer opportunities are available year-round. Please read through the opportunities to help you decide how you would like to become involved. If you have any questions, please contact the VCSO office.

Important - Volunteer Screening Memo

 

CATEGORY
DESCRIPTION
TIME COMMITMENT
COACHING:
HEAD COACH

Primary contact person for sport. Maintains athletes?records and completes registration process for competitions.

Works with VCSO staff to select training and time. Organizes practices with other coaches.

Attends competitions with athletes. Liaison for upcoming coaches training and certification schools; encourages assistant coaches to become certified.

Participation is seasonal for each sport. The minimum commitment is two hours per week, for 8-12 weeks.

COACHING:
ASSISTANT COACH

Undergoes sports-specific training within chosen sport.

Assesses each athlete to determine skill level for competition and training.

Develops training plan with Head Coach, including fundamental skills, conditioning, and rules.

Assists Head Coach as needed; stand in for Head Coach if head coach is not available.

Participation is seasonal for each sport. The minimum commitment is two hours per week, for 8-12 weeks.

COACHING:
SPORT VOLUNTEER

Is not required to become certified, helps with practices; assists coach with assessing athletes.

Attends practices at least 75% of the time.

Participation is seasonal for each sport. The minimum commitment is two hours per week, for 8-12 weeks.

SPORT OFFICIAL

Certified NGB official to oversee competitions.

Eight-hour shifts, one or more days each year.

CORPORATIONS,
GROUPS SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS

Involve employees/members by volunteering time at VCSO competitions.

Assist with fundraising activities by volunteering time and manpower.

Include VCSO in any of organizations existing special events to help increase public awareness and exposure.

Plan, develop and implement a signature fundraising event bringing community focus to your organization and much needed funding to VCSO.

Commitment varies.

FUNDRAISING

Assist with existing fundraising and special events.

Plan a fundraising event to benefit VCSO. Bring all ideas, VCSOs fundraising professional will assist you!

Ranges from 2-4 hours for a single event, to one year as a committee member.

GAMES MANAGEMENT
/EVENT PLANNING

Plan, develop, implement and/or monitor sports programs, activities, events, and competitions.

Ranges from 2-4 months for specific sports; 6-12 months for Sport or Games Management.

OFFICE VOLUNTEER

Administrative tasks associated with supporting administrative and program functions, such as: filing, data entry, stuffing envelopes, light phone work, etc.

Varies as time allows.

GLOBAL MESSENGER
COACH

Serve as an athletes speech coach. Coaches learn how to help the athlete prepare a speech to address various types of public groups and corporate audiences on a variety of topics related to VCSO.

1-3 hours a month, as needed.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Volunteers with medical background (MD, RN, LVN, EMT, AFA) are needed to assist with medical support of the athletes and volunteers.

4-8 hour shifts, one or more days a year.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Provide medical support with free physicals and X-rays.

Provide pro bono services (e.g. Legal, Accounting, MIS/Technical support, Public Relations)

Contribute specific skills to VCSO.

Commitment varies.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Perform research for projects as needed; assist in writing grants.

Develop surveys, gather and document information.

Develop materials and brochures. Write articles.

Commitment varies.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

Attend community affairs, outreach programs and recruit athletes, volunteers, and coaches; conduct orientations and presentations within the community.

Delegate responsibilities to incoming volunteers at events and competitions.

Follow-up with volunteer inquiries.

Plan and/or implement volunteer recognition activities.

Ranges from a few hours for one specific activity, to 6-12 months as a committee member.