Volunteer Job Descriptions

In-season job. Our season starts on Family, Fun and Field Day on or about the 2nd weekend in June and runs into the end of the year banquets and parties the 3rd week in November.

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General Manager

In-season job. The general manager oversees either the football or cheer operations and is the point person for all Coordinators, Head Coaches and Team Coordinators. This person should be able to attend most or all practices and all games. They should be able to field and respond to e-mails regarding in-season issues if they should arise.

Level Coordinator

In-season job. The level coordinator helps assist the general manager and is the main point person for their specific level. Their job is to work closely with the internal communications director, roster coordinator, equipment coordinator and snack shack committee throughout the season. This person should be able to attend most or all practices and all games.

Head of Coaches

In-season job. The head of coaches will work closely with the level coordinators, each individual team coordinator as well as all of the specific level coaches. The head of coaches should be considered an extension of the directors in implementing the philosophy of the organization at each level. This person should be able to attend most or all practices and all games.

Team Coordinator

In-season job. The team coordinators will work with each individual team and the level coordinator to help organize and disseminate information pertinent to their individual team. They will also work with the level coordinator and the snack shack committee to assign volunteers for the snack shack and game day related jobs such as chain gangs, statisticians and announcers for the Jr. Skyland Conference games. This person should be able to attend most or all practices and all games.

Internal Communications Director

This job will essentially begin right after registration and its duties will run throughout the season to the end of season banquets and parties. The director can and should appoint other volunteers to help with this job. The job will be working to ensure all communications from and to the following: JW Directors, Football & Cheer General Managers, Roster Coordinators, Equipment Coordinators, Snack Shack Coordinators and all of the special committees as needed. It is especially important to have a synergy between the website committee as one of our goals is to use the website as a main hub for updates. This person will also be responsible for disseminating information via emails to the organization through our email distribution lists and also through fliers or handouts coordinated through our level and team coordinators.

Roster Coordinator Football & Cheer

This job will begin with registration and end with the banquets. This job entails coordinating all rosters for each particular level with all the appropriate information as we receive registrations either by mail or walk-in registrations. The coordinator will be responsible for keeping the rosters current during the registration period which closes on 7/1/07. After all rosters are completed and current it is the roster coordinators job to distribute to all the following: JW Directors, Internal Communications Director, Equipment Coordinator, Snack Shack Committee, both General Managers and all Level Coordinators.

Equipment Coordinator

This job will begin on or about 4/1 and will run throughout the season. The job will entail organizing and inventorying our existing equipment and coordinating through our rosters the need to order new equipment. The equipment coordinator and its volunteers will organize and schedule the distribution of equipment and the collection of equipment at seasons end. The equipment coordinator will communicate closely with the Level Coordinators, Head Coaches and each individual Team Coordinator throughout the season addressing any of their needs on an ongoing basis.

Special Committees

Snack Shack Committee

This job will begin with our season on Family Fun & Field Day and run through the end of the season. The committee will be responsible for stocking and running the game day concessions including the home Jr. Skyland Conference games. The committee will work closely with each Level Coordinators and every individual Team Coordinator to ensure there are volunteers scheduled throughout game day and the Jr. Skyland Conference Home Games to run and organize set-up and clean-up of the Snack Shack.

Fall Fundraiser Committee

Organize and implement effective fundraisers to take place during the fall season. This committee will work closely with the Jr. Warrior Directors and through implementation with the Level Coordinators, Coaches and Team Coordinators.

Banquet Committee

Organize our end of the year football & cheer awards banquets and parties; schedule and communicate through the level coordinators the dates and costs. They will also be responsible for ordering all awards and facilitating at all of the end of year banquets and parties.

Website Committee

Organize and implement a current and up to date website; help to develop the site both during the season and the off-season.

Junior Warrior Night Committee

Organize with the HS Administration and the Touchdown Club the best possible Home Varsity game to schedule Junior Warrior Night. Communicate to the Internal Communications Director the information and be the point on the night of game.

Fan Appreciation Night

Organize and run Fan Appreciation night with the Jr. Skyland team coordinators. This is traditionally our last home game and entails giveaways and promotion of the event.

Apparel Committee

Organize and implement a system for which Jr. Warrior families can order and buy Jr. Warrior Football & Cheer apparel. Ultimately we would like to have a coordinated effort with the website committee in an effort to post pictures and order forms on our website to help streamline the ordering process.

Cheer Exhibition Committee

Organize and coordinate the end of the year Cheer Exhibition with Bridgewater.

Family Fun & Field Day Committee

Organize and coordinate Family Fun & Field day which is scheduled for Saturday, June 9th this season. This committee will be responsible for coordinating with the snack shack committee, the apparel committee and the Internal Communications Director throughout the planning of this event.

Picture Day Committee

Organize and coordinate our annual Picture Day. This committee will be responsible for scheduling and running the picture taking process. You will also be asked to coordinate with the Yearbook Committee so we can distribute the yearbook in a timely fashion.

Spring Fundraiser Committee

Organize and run our annual spring fundraiser. This committee will be responsible for reserving a hall and obtaining volunteers to help solicit gift donations to be raffled as part of the fundraiser.

Registration Coordinator Committee

Help organize and coordinate our March 6th walk-in registration. This committee will be responsible for coordinating with the apparel committee, the spring fundraiser committed and the directors to help make the process run smoothly.

Scholastic Committee

Will be responsible for collecting report cards from the roster coordinators and tabulating who is eligible for our academic achievement awards. This committee will work with the registration coordinator, the banquet committee and each level coordinator.

Public Relations Committee

In-season job. This committee will be responsible for collecting weekly game reports and submitting them to our local papers. This is an extremely important position so that we can afford the Jr. Warrior Football & Cheer registrants the recognition they deserve. This committee will work closely with each level coordinator.

Safety Committee

This committee will help organize and implement Rutgers Certification Training and CPR Training for all Coaches, Team Coordinators and Level Coordinators involved with the Jr. Warrior program that do not have these certifications. This committee will work closely with the General Managers and the Level Coordinators.

Action Photo Committee

This committee will organize and coordinate action photos to be taken either professionally or by parent volunteers throughout the season. Nothing promotes the organization better than Football & Cheerleaders in action. This committee will work closely with the yearbook committee in an effort to try and incorporate the early season action photos to be included in the 2007 yearbook.

Yearbook Committee

This committee will organize and coordinate the Jr. Warrior Annual Yearbook. This effort will be a collaborative effort between the Picture Day Committee, Action Photo Committee and all Level Coordinators. This would be a great keepsake for everyone in the program on an ongoing basis.

Punt Pass & Kick Committee

Organize and run the PP&K competition to take place during our fall

Newsletter Committee

Organize and coordinate our weekly newsletter which is distributed weekly during the season. This committee will work closely with the action photo committee and the website committee to coordinate the weekly distribution.

Field Maintenance Committee

This committee will be responsible for field maintenance and field lining during the season.