Cochrane Piranhas Summer Swim Club

We are now accepting applications for our 2025 Head Coach. The application closing date is November 15th, 2024.

2025 Head Coach Posting

We are now accepting applications for our 2025 Assistant Coaches. The application closing date is November 15th, 2024.

2025 Assistant Coach Posting

If you are interested in joining the Piranhas Swim Club board please reach out to the President. Positions are elected at the AGM which usually occurs in September. All Directors are required to attend Board meetings (roughly 8 a year) and the AGM (generally in September).

President:

• Oversees the smooth running of the club, including coaching, pool scheduling, home swim meets, and fundraising. 
• Sits as an ex-officio a member of all Committees. 
• Attends and leads board meetings.
• Signing authority for the club.
• Represents the club to outside stakeholders. 

Treasurer:

• Maintain three bank accounts: the regular account, the fundraising account, and the casino account.
• Ensure that accounting procedures are followed.
• Manage all financial transactions.
• Prepare financial reports for board meetings and AGM.
• Prepare and steward the budget.
• Prepare reports, such as the fitness tax credit receipts and the annual return.

Secretary:

• Take meeting minutes and Board Meetings and General Meetings.
• Ensure minutes/paperwork are organized.

Registrar:

• Manages the club's member registry.
• Updates registration forms.
• Point of contact for new swimmers and returning swimmers
• Registers swimmers and coaches in ASSA database.

Coaching Director:

• Annually reviews and updates coach’s contracts.
• Solicits, meets, and hires coaches for the season.
• Liaisons between parents and coaches as needed.
• Works with coaches to plan lane space and books lane space with the pool.

Officials Coordinator:

• Ensuring all club officials are registered on the Officials database.
• Ensuring only active officials are listed in the official’s database.
• Organizing officials’ clinics for team parent/volunteers.
• Ensure Officials certification form is completed and forwards to the Region Officials Chairperson.

Volunteer Coordinator:

• Coordinates officials signup for swim meets.
• Remind all officials that they will be required to help out at out of town meets
• Ensures Volunteers are available for any Club events and maintains a record of volunteer points for each family.

Fundraising Coordinator:

• Ensures each swimmer fundraising commitment is tracked.
• Organizes and coordinates fundraising events.
• Attends board meetings.

Media Relations:

• Point of contact with media
• Managers the club's social media

Equipment Coordinator

• Arranges competition suits
• Works to find other clothing
• Sources and acquires 

Events and Hospitality Coordinator

• Plans club events, including venue and food
• Works with the Volunteer Coordinator to fill volunteer positions for events and committees
• Leads the Hospitality Committee for the club's annual swim meet

Meet Manger

• Fulfills the role of Meet Manager at home meets (and therefore must be signed off, or able to be signed off, as a Meet Manager in the ASSA officials database)
• Works with the Events and Hospitality Coordinator to arrange meet hospitality
• Works with the Volunteer Coordinator and Officials Coordinator to fill volunteer positions for home meets
• Acts as the primary point of contact for the pool for home meets