The Walden Creek Swim Team is a 100% volunteer run organization. Outside of our coaches, we are all volunteers. In order for the swim season to happen, everyone must help out. It takes at least 58 volunteers from our team to run a home meet and at least 44 for an away meet. It takes over 350 volunteer jobs to make an entire season happen. We appreciate your willingness to help and share the responsibilities.

As part of your registration for the Walden Creek Wahoos, your family will be required to sign up for jobs to earn at least 6 volunteer points over the course of the summer swim season. These points are monitored to assure our swim team community can, together, run a successful season for our children. (These points do not carry over into following years.)

We will be splitting most of the jobs into 2 shifts again this year, so that most parents can watch at least half of every meet. Each half of meet job, will earn 1 point. A few jobs will be worth 2 points, because they will require you to serve for the entire meet. Every family will be required to earn at least 6 points, though you are welcome to earn more than 6 points! For every point over 6, your name will be entered into a raffle at the banquet to earn prizes!

We are asking all families to plan help at the Mock Meet as a way to train for future meets and help train new families. You will be assigned a job at the mock meeting according to the jobs you have signed up for throughout the season.

You are welcome to sign up responsible teenage members of your family to fulfill jobs at the meet as well in your place or in addition to your job. We are happy to sign service hour forms if your teen needs service hours!

Before you sign up for you jobs, please review descriptions of our jobs.

All families are REQUIRED to earn at least 6 points each summer.

• Points are earned at completion of job by the signee
• Exception: Families with ONLY Junior Wahoos -or- ONLY 15+ swimmers will be required to earn 3 points

If a volunteer is unable to complete to job for which they have signed up, it is their responsibility to find a suitable replacement to fulfill the job.

• Once you sign up for a job, you are locked-in
• A contact directory will be shared for parents to coordinate replacements in the event of illness or emergency. Our Facebook Group is also a source.
• Failure to fulfill a job or find acceptable replacement can result in a fine of $50 on your account

Volunteers must check in with the volunteer coordinator by 5:30pm on meet day.

• Setup crew will meet earlier
• Second shift check-in can also be completed by emailing expected arrival to [email protected]
• Volunteers must be present in time for job to be fulfilled. 

Volunteers must remain at their post for the entire shift

• Plan to arrange child care for small children. No volunteer position can be done effectively while supervising a small child

Families who do not satisfy their volunteer responsibilities may be fined and jeopardize their ability to participate on the team in future seasons.

Job Descriptions

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