COMMUNITY ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE

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COMMUNITY ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE

 

Purpose

To provide a voice for athletes on community councils and to help ensure athletes in the community are participating in community initiatives.

 

Qualifications

  • Desire to be a leader amongst Special Olympics athletes
  • Basic understanding of Special Olympics
  • Good attitude
  • Respected by other Special Olympics athletes and coaches
  • Comfortable in group situations
  • Committed and responsible
  • Good language skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to get to events without Community Council or Special Olympics Ontario support
  • Access to computer and e-mail strongly recommended.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Attend Community Council meetings
  • Work with Provincial Athlete Advisory Committee
  • Communicate with local athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics
  • Make sport club visits to local clubs
  • Work with Community Public Relations Coordinator to set up speaking events around your community and to help athletes in your community become involved in these events
  • Work with Community Fundraising Coordinator to make sure athletes participate in local fundraisers
  • Work with Community Registrar and Volunteer Coordinator on recruitment campaigns
  • Make sure that Athlete Empowerment is happening in your community
  • Work with Community Council to find the next Athlete Representative and train them when your term is finished

    ·     Review and be familiar with sections 1,6,7,8, and 18 of the information portal.

  • Maintain Special Olympics e-mail address that is provided to you if applicable.

     

Time Requirement

  • Up to 10 hours per month, e-mails, phone conferences, meetings, events and workshops
  • 13 month term

     

Accountability

  • Reports to Community Council and Provincial Athlete Advisory Committee and is accountable to all local athletes

     

* Please note that Athlete Representative position on a Community Council can not be related to any Community Council member.

 

 

 

 

Community Athlete Representative 13 Month Check List

 

MONTH 1

Things you will do:

□ Create introduction letter for community council/ clubs

□ Introduce yourself to your District Developer

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Introduce yourself to your Provincial Athlete Advisory District Representative

 

Things you may do:

□ Start introducing yourself to volunteers and athletes in your community

 

MONTH 2

□ Create your biography, what are your interests/ sports…

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Create a list of clubs in your community that you will visit over your term

 

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ Create a list of schools/external clubs that you may visit over your term

 

MONTH 3

□ Start visiting sports clubs in your area, take along your biography and speak to the athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Connect with P.R. coordinator in your community and talk about helping get media coverage, circulate your biography

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ Start doing school or external organization visits

 

MONTH 4

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Work with PR coordinator on Public Speaking Events

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 5

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Connect with your Fundraising coordinator about how you or other athletes can get involved in fundraising in your community

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 6

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Report back to your District Developer on how things are going and what you have done

 

□ Work with your Fundraising Coordinator and participate in a fundraising event

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 7

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Connect with your athlete/volunteer coordinator to see how you and other athletes can help find new athletes and volunteers

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 8

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Work with your athlete/volunteer coordinator on recruitment events (athlete or volunteer information session)

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 9

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Work with your athlete/volunteer coordinator on recruitment events (athlete or volunteer information session)

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 10

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Start thinking about finding an athlete to replace you as the Athlete Ambassador for your community. Visit local clubs and present on what it means to be an AA.

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Prepare an application form for athletes interested in being the AA

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 11

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Send out AA application forms to local clubs. All forms must be returned to the community council by month end

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Read all applications and talk with the community coordinator about who would be a good AA

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 12

□ Review AA applications with community council and select a new Athlete Ambassador for your community

□ Inform the new AA that they have been chosen and introduce them to the council

□ Send a Thank you note to your community council and say Thank you to the P.A.A.C. and your DD for working with you

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

 

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

 

MONTH 13

□ Shadow the new Athlete Representative, introduce them to the sports clubs and help them when they need it

□ Contact your District Developer and submit your completed checklist to them

□ Receive your Thank you gift in the mail