Volunteer Coach Job Description
THANK YOU for your interest in volunteering to make a difference in the lives of girls through the Girls on the Run program. Your involvement will become one of the most rewarding jobs you may ever have as you help girls discover their inner beauty and learn to be comfortable simply being themselves. And you will find gifts the girls will give to you as you experience your own personal growth and discover this program is for you too!
Girls of the Run® is a life skills program for girls in grades 3-5. Our mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Our curriculum incorporates interactive, up lifting games developed to teach specific life lessons with training for a 5K run/walk (3.1 mile) event held at the end of each program. Our team of volunteers represents a dynamic group of women, all of whom possess a great enthusiasm for helping to prepare girls for a healthy and happy adolescence and adulthood.
Bluff Country Council programs run each spring for 10 weeks at Red Wing, Goodhue, and Northfield. Girls on the Run is open to all 3-5 grade girls in the area. We offer Girls on Track in Red Wing and Goodhue for girls in grades 6-8. We meet twice a week after school for 1 hour, 15 minutes. We also host a 5K event as well as a community service project as part of each 10 week session.
Volunteer Requirements
THANK YOU for your interest in volunteering to make a difference in the lives of girls through the Girls on the Run program. Your involvement will become one of the most rewarding jobs you may ever have as you help girls discover their inner beauty and learn to be comfortable simply being themselves. And you will find gifts the girls will give to you as you experience your own personal growth and discover this program is for you too!
Girls of the Run® is a life skills program for girls in grades 3-5. Our mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Our curriculum incorporates interactive, up lifting games developed to teach specific life lessons with training for a 5K run/walk (3.1 mile) event held at the end of each program. Our team of volunteers represents a dynamic group of women, all of whom possess a great enthusiasm for helping to prepare girls for a healthy and happy adolescence and adulthood.
Bluff Country Council programs run each spring for 10 weeks at Red Wing, Goodhue, and Northfield. Girls on the Run is open to all 3-5 grade girls in the area. We offer Girls on Track in Red Wing and Goodhue for girls in grades 6-8. We meet twice a week after school for 1 hour, 15 minutes. We also host a 5K event as well as a community service project as part of each 10 week session.
Volunteer Requirements
| • | Commitment to the mission and organization of Girls on the Run |
| • | Genuine interest in leading a healthy lifestyle |
| • | Interest in the issues facing young women today |
| • | Complete an application process including a background check |
| • | Be a positive role model with a reliable, honest and positive outlook on life |
Coach Responsibilities
| • | Using the prepared curriculum, prepare and organize weekly lessons to mentor your group of girls through focused, interactive discussions and lead them through running games and activities |
| • | Attend a mandatory, one-day certification training and regularly scheduled coaches meeting |
| • | Current CPR certification |
| • | Help with planning and coordination of service project and parts of the celebration banquet |
| • | Encourage and uplift the girls as they play games and run laps |
| • | Coach the girls on proper stretching, running form, hydration and nutrition |
| • | Mediate disputes among your group in a prompt, respectful manner |
| • | Have fun with the girls and be your own silly and spirited self! |
| • | Be available to attend to New Balance GOTR 5K on May 16, 2009 |
Assistant Coach Responsibilities
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| • | Serve as number-one encourager, cheerleader, and "high-fiver" at each session |
| • | Watch for and help girls who need special attention and extra encouragment |
| • | Run or walk with the girls each day and help them put their best effort into their workout |
| • | Lend stretching during processing time while coach leads disussion |
| • | Assist in planning and coordination of our Girls on the Run community 5K event and service project |
| • | Assist the coach in whatever capacity needed to give the girls a positive experience |
| • | Have fun with the girls and be your own silly and spirited self! |
Be a coach.
The coaches are nice and you get to run with your friends. And you get to run! - Sydney
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-Sarah, 10
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