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Volunteer Registration Attendant

Summary
  • Manage all activities at the Volunteer Information and Registration Table. Provide direction, assistance and information to event volunteers and attendees.

Benefits
  • Make a difference in the lives of youth by creating a fun, meaningful, and inspirational experience for team members
  • Significant level of responsibility
  • High visibility role
  • Opportunity to utilize and further develop organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Interesting and varied responsibilities
  • Ability to work and interact with volunteers, contracted and FIRST staff
  • Opportunity to work an exciting, fun, highly-charged environment

Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate Gracious Professionalism
  • Attend Volunteer Meeting; participate in training
  • Assist with table set up and break down
  • Obtain one two-way radio and headset from event management office, sign it out; return it to office at end of day, sign it in
  • Keep two-way radio at volunteer desk to communicate with Volunteer Coordinator
  • Greet and check in volunteers as they arrive at the Volunteer Meeting and the competition mornings; ensure all paperwork is completed and collected
  • Monitor and enforce volunteer minimum age requirement
  • Identify unfilled volunteer positions and notify Volunteer Coordinator; assign/reassign volunteers as needed
  • Distribute name badges, volunteer t-shirts and Volunteer Recognition Pins
  • Provide information and direction to volunteers and guests

Experience
  • FIRST experience not required
  • Ability to "take charge"; be assertive, but tactful
  • General knowledge of facility and event layout
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate with others, work as a member of a team
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Self-directed individual
  • Ability to sit for long periods of time

Training
  • Volunteer Coordinator trains the volunteers the afternoon of the Volunteer Meeting, prior to start of meeting.

Commitment
  • Minimum two days, and Wednesday Dinner Meeting (orientation and training)

Activities
  • Assist with table set up, prepare for Volunteer Meeting; check in volunteers
  • Attend Volunteer Meeting
  • Assist with break down of registration/information tables

Supervision
  • Volunteer Coordinator provides direct supervision
  • Oversight provided by Regional Planning Committee Chairperson

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