{"id":2210,"date":"2019-01-09T21:27:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T02:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2021-12-07T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:31:08","slug":"national-games-mission-staff-position-description","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/national-games-mission-staff-position-description\/","title":{"rendered":"National Games Mission Staff Position Description"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"color:black; text-decoration:underline\"><strong>National Games Mission Staff Position Description<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Purpose<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">To ensure that all Team Ontario members have a successful and fulfilling experience at the National Winter Games. To assist with the overall management of Team Ontario.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Positions Available<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Sport specific mission staff<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">General mission staff<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Medical Mission Staff<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Qualifications\/Skills Required<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\"><strong>All mission staff must be 18 years of age or older.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Outstanding leadership abilities<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Ability to work as a team member<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"> Managerial experience<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Past experience in a Games environment<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Excellent written and verbal communication skills<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Excellent organizational and administrative skills<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Must be a member in good standing with SOO and the community council<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Sport Specific Mission Staff: NCCP certifications equivalent to the head coach positions (see CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Medical mission staff &#8211; minimum qualifications as a R.P.N. and \/ or Athletic Therapist certification<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Attendance at the proceeding Provincial Games will be considered an asset<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>General Responsibilities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Be available to attend the National Games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">To work with Chef De Mission, Team Manager and Coaches to ensure the effective management and operation of Team Ontario<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Conduct oneself in accordance with the conditions outlined in Team Ontario Mission Staff Agreement Form, Special Olympics Ontario Policy 7000-201 Travelling Teams &#8211; Roles and Responsibilities, and the SOO Code of Conduct<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Act as a role model for all Team Ontario Members<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Attend the Coaches Training Camp<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Attend Mission Staff meetings either in person or via conference call<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">To assist the Provincial Team Liaison in your area with the travel and uniform logistics<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Ensure that the athlete and coaches code of conduct is abided by all Team Ontario Members<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Ensure that all coaches are effectively performing their roles and responsibilities both before and during the Games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Travel to and from the Games with Team Ontario and stay on site at the Athletes Village with team<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Assist in the supervision of the athletes while travelling to and from the games and possibly during games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Attend all Team Management meetings while at the games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Notify Chef de Mission and Team Manager of any athlete or coach accidents \/ incidents and provide complete documentation of those events<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Be on call 24 hours a day during games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Prepare a final report regarding the structure and organization of these Games upon return with recommendations for future Games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"> \u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Sport Specific Mission Staff<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Will be considered the Head Coach for the sport<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Will review all technical packages and rules and provide feedback to the Chef de Mission and GOC<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Will attend the Sport Technical Conference Calls prior to the Games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Will distribute all technical packages and rules to all coaches<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Will organize a Sport Specific Training Camp prior to games (as needed)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Attend head coach meetings while at the games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Assist coaches with the submission of protest forms if needed<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Assess and evaluate venue needs of team members and forward to Chef de Mission<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Provide guidance and support the team coaches and athletes to ensure a positive games experience<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">If needed, assist with athlete and coach selection and endorsement<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Will complete performance evaluations on all coaches in your sport<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-left: 36pt\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Must meet certification requirements as laid out for Head Coaches attending National Games.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Medical Mission Staff<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Responsible for learning the history of the athlete&#8217;s medical needs or medical conditions, if uncertain, make contact with the athlete&#8217;s care giver or doctor for clarification or consultation<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Responsible for receiving all medication information for each athlete including: dosage and times, self-administered or assisted, proper storage of medication etc<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Confirm the location of the medical facilities within each venue, accommodation facility and the hospitals\/medical clinics within the city. \u00a0Confirm the hours of operation for each facility. Inform the Head Coaches of the location of medical services<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">If necessary, escort Team Ontario members to medical facilities and advocate on behalf of the team member for the provision of treatment<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">If necessary, communicate with team member&#8217;s family\/care giver regarding medical treatments etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Athletic Therapists will be responsible for the treatment and monitoring of sport related injuries and will maintain contact with coaches to ensure the athlete returns to play at the appropriate time<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>General Mission Staff: could include any of the following<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Fundraising and Sponsorship \u2013 monitor all fundraising and sponsorship for team<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Media and Public Relations \u2013 all media and PR communications, Team Website, Athlete Bios<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Family Liaison \u2013 maintain ongoing communication with families attending games<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Transportation Liaison \u2013 assist with the travel logistics for the team<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">Uniform Liaison \u2013 assist with the uniform logistics for the team<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\"><em>Volunteers may find the daily schedule at National Games very strenuous. The pace is often &#8220;non-stop&#8221; and will often last the entire 7 days. There is very little opportunity to rest during the day and the meal times, competition times and ceremonial events are all scheduled to very specific timelines. In addition, team members are often in a &#8220;hurry up and wait&#8221; scenario which can be quite stressful to some people.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\"><em>The Mission Staff position is very demanding both physically and mentally and for this reason, we require all team members to be in Excellent Health to attend Games. \u00a0Volunteers who are not in excellent health or who are not able to maintain a fast paced schedule for 7 days should not apply for this position. <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Eligibility<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Coaches who attended the Provincial Games (either as a Coach, RTM, Mission Staff or GOC member) are eligible to apply for National Games. <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Job Requirements<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Must have direct access to computer, internet and email<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Must have own vehicle and valid driver&#8217;s license<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Must have the ability to drive rental vehicles at location of games<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Must have access to a personal cell phone while at the games<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Date and Location<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">TBD<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\"><strong>Duration of the Job<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\">The position is normally one year in length.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><strong>Supervision<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">This position is responsible to the President and C.E.O. of Special Olympics Ontario, via the Chef De Mission.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:black; font-family:Arial\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Games Mission Staff Position Description \u00a0 Purpose \u00a0 To ensure that all Team Ontario members have a successful and fulfilling experience at the National Winter Games. To assist with the overall management of Team Ontario. \u00a0 Positions Available \u00a0 Sport specific mission staff General mission staff Medical Mission Staff \u00a0 Qualifications\/Skills Required \u00a0 All mission staff must be 18 &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/national-games-mission-staff-position-description\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-no-container.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[73],"class_list":["post-2210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volunteers","tag-volunteers-positions","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}