Caving club committee roles

[hannahb]

Apart from President, Chair person, Treasurer and Secretary, what roles does your committee or club have?

I can only have so many poll options so please add others in the comments.

 

[Babyhagrid]

We combine safety and training into one role. As they fit each other well. (At a uni club)

 

[Ian Ball]

Offered and filled or just offered?

 

[Ian Ball]

Hut Bookings
SRT Wall Bookings
Meets & Permits
Tackle Manager
Socials
Hut Warden
Hut Maintenance
Training
Try Caving
Child Protection \ Vulnerable Adults
Librarian
CNCC Rep
Webmaster
Newsletter

 

[ChrisJC]

Webmaster
Archivist

 

[JoshW]

Webmaster
Archivist

Very small committee that!

 

[FionaH]

Vice presidents
Librarian
Cottage (hut) warden
Bookings

 

[Badlad]

The NCC had no committee and was a very successful club for several decades. There was only one formal position and that was held by Sam the dog as president. I guess it mostly depends on the people involved and type of club in what you really need to function well.

 

[tomferry]

I find the non internet based clubs, are the ones that get the most done . We have no positions and membership is tight .

@ChrisJC
@BikinGlynn

 

[BikinGlynn]

I find the non internet based clubs, are the ones that get the most done . We have no positions and membership is tight .

@ChrisJC
@BikinGlynn

thats because we dont have any "rules" to follow, we just basically do what @tomferry tells us.

 

[ChrisJC]

I find the non internet based clubs, are the ones that get the most done . We have no positions and membership is tight .

@ChrisJC
@BikinGlynn

We do have an Internet presence though!

 

[hannahb]

Please keep on topic, thanks

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

one of my clubs doesn't have a committee. We are a horizontal collective so we don't believe in hierarchies. We are chaotic but overall work very well

 

[AR]

I'm reminded of the old Discordian self-description "We are a non-prophet disorganization"...

 

[Graigwen]

Aber Uni had at one time more posts than active cavers. (There is a reason for the "5" in their badge.)

 

[TheBitterEnd]

Please keep on topic, thanks

Apologies in advance for potentially being off topic but I take it you regard president, chair, treasurer and secretary as a given? My sense is that larger clubs and particularly those with huts generally have more committee positions than those without.

 

[wellyjen]

Apologies in advance for potentially being off topic but I take it you regard president, chair, treasurer and secretary as a given? My sense is that larger clubs and particularly those with huts generally have more committee positions than those without.

I know of a larger club with no president, or chair. It's never had a president and hasn't had a chair after not being able to find a taker for the job. A chair is co-opted for each meeting.

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

I personally don't think any role is absolutely necessary for the running of a club (though there may be some roles essential for certain clubs, but not others). However, I think the following are most helpful: holiday sec, meets sec/social sec, treasurer, crumble officer, welfare officer. There may be some clubs for which other roles are more crucial - for example conservation sec if the club 'looks after' a particular cave system, membership sec for clubs with a bigger membership base/intake, hut warden for clubs with a hut, etc. Which is probably why it varies so much from club to club - circumstances vary, organisational structures vary, people available to fill roles varies, etc. I have known clubs before where Cheese Officer, Potato Chief, and Crumble Officer were important committee positions. There's a theme there!

 

[LadyMud]

"Cheese Officer, Potato Chief, and Crumble Officer"
. . . and which one were you? 🍰 🍩🍪

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

"Cheese Officer, Potato Chief, and Crumble Officer"
. . . and which one were you? 🍰 🍩🍪

Neither unfortunately! I had other (less important) roles to be doing haha! However I am dating an ex-Cheese Officer and am good friends with several Crumble Officers, so I'm surrounding myself with the right people. Just need to befriend a Potato Chief now