Position Descriptions

Our team is run solely on the power of our volunteers, so we ask that each family be a big part of making it a success by volunteering throughout the season. Volunteers are needed to help ensure a safe, efficient, and fun experience for all swimmers, families, and visitors to Dolphin swim team meets.

Look through the available positions below; sign-ups will open the Sunday before a meet and closes on Thursday. See our How To Sign Up for Volunteer for step-by-step instructions.

Most volunteer positions are broken out into 2 shifts, 1st shift (morning) and 2nd shift (lunch). The estimated credit hours below are per shift. You can choose to serve just 1 shift or 2 for each meet. All families must serve a minimum of 20 hours, with 7 meets that's an average of one 3 hours shift per meet.

Position	Est. Credit Hours	Description
Bathroom Monitor	4 hours	Home Meet: Arrive at 6:30am. Refill toilet paper, paper towels & soap. Check and maintain bathrooms throughout the meet. Sanitize surfaces hourly during the meet. Supplies are in the storage room. Be sure bathroom is ready by swimmer check-in at 6:45 a.m.
Computers Results Input	3 hours	Assist the computer lead by inputting swim heat results. Volunteers should be familiar with a computer and Windows operating system.
Computer Results Verifier	3 hours	Receive results from runner after each event is completed, circle the middle time and pass results to computer result input team. Once results have been recorded, verify that the middle time was recorded. Place verified results in verified pile. Report any inconsistencies to the Head Computer person.
Dolphin Diner	4 hours	Home Meet: Arrive by 7:15am for first shift help. Assist with food and drink preparation and sales.
Event/Heat Updater for Mobile App	3 hours	Home Meet: You will need a mobile phone and a constant eye on the pool. Each time a heat is completed you will update the mobile app. This keeps all parents updated on what’s happening in the pool so they know when they can expect their swimmer to be on deck. Please check in with Tara Hall at the computer area for further instructions at least 20 minutes prior to your shift start time.
Head Timer	4 hours	Home Meet: Conducts timer meeting with all timers for all shifts. Keep extra stopwatches for the timers and run master stopwatch. Pre-assigned, must have board approval.
Meet Set Up	2 hours	Home Meets: Arrive at 6:15am. Set up flags, rope areas off, set up chairs, tables, tents and ready bench in the pool area for meet. Away Meets: Arrive by 6:30 am and set up the tents. Enlist help from bystanders, everyone is helpful!
Meet Tear Down	1 hour	Home Meets: After the meet, take down flags, rope, chairs, tables, tents and ready bench in the pool area Away Meets: Help take down and pack away our tents, tables, any other team equipment.
Official		Arrive for officials meeting. Help Head Referee officiate the meet. Must be certified by NWAL. See NWAL Officials for more information.
Ready Bench	3 hours	Get swimmers lined up and ready for each heat. You will be responsible for an entire heat, taking swimmers from the staging area to the bench to the blocks and then will start another heat.
Ribbons	5 hours	Prepare and file ribbons after event 40 is in the water.
Runner	3 hours	Distribute the necessary paperwork that is required to run the meet. This includes heat sheets to specific volunteers and blank time sheets to scribes and take finished sheets to computer entry.
Swimmer Tents Set Up and Tear Down	1 hour	Arrive early to help set swimmer age-group tents up in the park and then break down and put back into storage at the end of the meet.
Age- Group Tent Coordinator	6 hours	Arrive at 6:45am. Check in with Volunteer Coordinator and get clipboard with swimmer events. BEFORE MEET: Check in all swimmers for your tent and report back who has not shown up to volunteer coordinator. Mark swimmers with their name and event numbers. Help get swimmers to warm up. DURING MEET: Help get swimmers ready for each event, escort group to ready bench. --1 parent moves age group to ready bench, 1 parent stays behind with other children. (Please do not enter Ready Bench area). AFTER MEET: Ensure swimmers pick up all trash. Take any belongings left behind to Lost and Found, remove signage from tent and help start tent break down. Turn in clipboard
Timers/Scribe	3 hours	Timer and may also Scribe during each event/heat. Time swimmers’ event using provided stopwatch. Scribes will write results on timer sheets to send with runner to computers. You get a great view of the pool in the shade!
Trash Removal	7 hours	Home Meet: After the meet is over, remove all trash bags and take them to disposal. You will need a truck with a trailer to input the trash in the trailer for removal. We can not leave the trash at the pool. Trash will be taken to the dumpsters at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints at 16203 Longenbaugh Dr, Houston, TX 77095.
Popsicle Police	3 hours	Home Meet: Pass out speeding tickets to swimmers who reach personal best times. And a second person to collect and pass out popsicles to swimmers.