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There are more comprehensive notes in the Members’ Handbook and Club policies.
New leaders can ask for a mentor to assist them.
The Leaders Kit contains the;
- activity booking form.
- leader’s prompts.
Responsibilities of the leader.
The leader is responsible for:
- devising the activity,
- considering any risks, hazards and mitigations,
- submitting the event for approval and publishing on the website,
- making all the necessary preliminary arrangements,
- leading the actual activity,
- making sure that everyone remains safe and obtains the maximum enjoyment from it, and
- completing any required administration after the event (e.g. incident reports if needed).
Some particular points for guidance are listed below:
Planning the event.
All Leaders must be familiar with the Club policies.
With regards to risk management, Leaders should consider potential risk for their activity and ensure that effective control measures are implemented, and documentation is completed. The risk management policy contains a list of key risks that Leaders should consider when planning and conducting an activity.
It is important that risk management is not a ‘tick and flick’ exercise. When planning an activity, really have a good think ‘what are the hazards, what could go wrong, can we mitigate or avoid them, what would we do if it did happen?’. The Bushwalking Victoria manual is an additional good resource to have a look at.
Submitting the event for publishing.
Once you have logged in, hover on the ‘Events’ item on the menu and you should see a drop-down ‘Create an event’. Click on this and then fill out all fields on form, upload files using the choose file button and submit once completed.
The events coordinator will usually review and approve it within five days, and then it will be published on the website and visible in the calendar of upcoming events.
Booking people in.
Participants will book in via the website. They are also required to call you. Please do not
accept a booking without this call’
Refer to the Club policies and Leaders kit for guidance on the ‘questions to ask’ when taking bookings (e.g. ensuring participants are aware of appropriate clothing/equipment for the activity).
Contact the events coordinator for log in details to see your bookings. Once bookings have closed email participants with details re equipment, car pooling, etc
Before the event
Before the actual day, make sure that you have the transport arrangements in hand, and borrow a club first aid kit, map, PLB or GPS if needed. All this equipment is kept at Adventure Camping & Apparel. Address: 479 Dean St, Albury, NSW, 2640. Phone number: (02) 60216200.
Add. Once bookings have closed email participants with details re equipment, car
pooling, etc
Leading on the day
Your responsibility is to make sure that everyone enjoys themselves in a safe manner. This implies that you have a social role as well as being the guide.
Refer to the Leaders kit for prompts for the start of the activity (e.g. reminding people to stop at track junctions).
You need to collect and distribute the travel cost money. Lunchtime is a good time to do this. The travelling cost is calculated at 30c per kilometre per vehicle and dividing the total by the number of people in the vehicles including the driver. Google Maps should be used to give the distance between start and finish. Calculate this distance in advance of the trip.
After the activity
- If there was an incident, complete an Incident report AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
- Return any borrowed club equipment (e.g. first aid kit, GPS and PLB) to Adventure Camping & Apparel.
- For any activities that are ‘new to the club’ or of special interest, consider completing a Trip Report Form. It’s a Word document which you download, type in the required information, then send as an attachment to webadmin@borderbushwalkingclub.com.au . It will then be loaded then into our archived Trip Reports, and in later years can be used as a reference guide for someone who wants to do the same activity.
In particular, feel gratified for leading an activity, and recognise that you will have broadened your range of skills, your knowledge of our area, and the number of people with whom you have something in common. You will also have promoted yourself into the ranks of the leaders of the club, and will henceforth feel a new sense of confidence.
