Role Description
The Trips Coordinator is entrusted with the organisation and support of Club Trips and Sessions on behalf of LSKC in order to meet the needs and requirements of the membership. The role consists of roughly three parts:
- in cooperation with trip leaders, planning and coordinating an annual series of trips, covering a range of skills and different environments.
- supporting established trips leaders, and encouraging new ones
- liaising with the Committee in respect of any matters connected to trips, and their leading.
Outline of tasks:
- In cooperation with trip leaders, plan an annual series of trips, evening paddles and skills sessions
- Advertise trips and sessions to the membership via the LSKC Calendar
- Regularly update the club website and Calendar
- Issue announcements and reminders via email and/or facebook
- Support and assist leaders in the planning and coordination of their trips and sessions
- In cooperation with trip leaders, monitor participants’ suitability for a given trip
- Liaise with trip leaders on changes to trip plans
- Liaise with participants regarding trip details, and the skills level required
- Encourage trips report to be submitted via the LSKC website, and facebook
- Invite and encourage trip leaders to take on trips and sessions
- Liaise with the training committee to identify club needs and support leadership training and development
- Have a working knowledge of the structure of BC awards
- Advertise leading training and courses to the membership and support anyone interested to become a leader
- Maintain a list of trip leaders, assistants and helpers
- Call an annual meeting with actual and potential leaders, assistants and helpers
- Provide a link between trip leaders, and the Committee
- Collect feedback from leaders and participants
- Review trips for post-event improvements and to share best practice
- Liaise with and report to the LSKC Committee regarding any issues connected to LSKC trips
- Attend committee meetings to discuss relevant issues and seek approval for any given task
- Prepare a short annual report for the AGM