Local Program Leadership Team Volunteers Needed! 

Special Olympics New Hampshire has Local Programs (what we call a team) throughout the state who are looking for volunteers to take on key leadership roles! 

If you are interested in learning more, please review the roles below and for more information or to take the next steps to getting involved, please reach out to Shelby via email at shelbyc@sonh.org or by phone (call or text) at 603-933-1093! 

We appreciate your consideration and hope to see you involved! 

Local Program Leadership Roles

Local Program Coordinator (LPC) | 4-5 hours/week

Manages all aspects of his/her local program with help and support from a local program leadership team.

• Create a vision for your Local Program
• Understand finances of your Local Program
• Ensure program is represented at meetings and trainings by leadership team members.
• Communicate regularly with Leadership Team, athletes, families, and SONH
• Recruit athletes and volunteers. Encourage Local Program growth within your community.
• Be familiar with the SONH Program Manual (all resources)

Communications & Technology Manager | 3-5 hours/week

Serves as the voice of the local program through communications and manages Agon for the local program.

• Keep folks in your program engaged, informed and on the same page.
  • Utilize communication methods that make the most sense for your program.
    • Email, social media, communication through Agon
  • Keep an open line of communication in & out to athletes/families/program volunteers & SONH
• Manage Agon
  • Webpage content, event registration/intent/scratch
• Be familiar with the SONH Program Manual in addition to branding guidelines, social media guidelines, Agon User Guide

Compliance Manager | 3 hours/ week

Works with athletes and local program volunteers to be up-to-date to compete and volunteer.

• Communicates with athletes, coaches, families, local program volunteers and Unified Sports partners to keep them in compliance.
  • Annually or regularly remind all athletes and their families to bring application when they go to the doctors
• Reaches out to those out of compliance / soon-to-be out of compliance to keep them engaged and works with them to remain / gain compliance.
  • LP Athletes need to be compliant before practicing
  • Let athletes and families know when information expires
• Works with new athletes, local program volunteers and Unified Sports Partners to ensure paperwork is correctly submitted.
• Be familiar with the SONH Program Manual & Useful Forms

Sports and Training Manager | 2-4 hours/ week

Manages the sports piece of the local program.

• With local program, determine sports offered and determine cross training opportunities
• Secure sufficient practice locations appropriate to each sport that will allow for quality training
  • Secure space for 10 weeks minimum
• Support coaches; do they have necessary equipment & resources to run quality practices
• Monitor that each sport is starting their training a minimum of ten weeks prior to competition; secure venues & communicate with coaches to do so
• Ensure coaches are encouraging athletes to incorporate other healthy activities into their daily routines.
  • Offer guidance on additional enriching and healthy activities.
• Be familiar with the SONH Program Manual