Governance Role Chief Guide

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Role description: Chief Guide

Date last updated: April 2020
Name of current holder: Paul McCredie -> mailto:ttc [period] chief [period] guide [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website on 021 477 617

What the job achieves for the Club (results):

• Co-ordinates outdoor activities

Suitable skills and experience for the job:

• In a club with a range of outdoor activities the Chief Guide will not have knowledge and skills in all areas. There is a dependency on the capability of the leaders of the various groups and communication with those groups.
• An understanding of the risks of the various activities. The club is a tramping club and activities such sea kayaking, alpine, and tubing present a risk to the members and the club.

What the job involves (tasks):

• Identify potential leaders for all trip grades and encourage them to lead trips appropriate to their experience and skills, also ensure that all trip leaders are capable of leading the trip as published on the fixture card.
• Club trips must comply with land owner access conditions, and territorial authority regulations.
• The Chief Guide must ensure that all leaders are made aware that the club will respect landowner rights and comply with regulations.
• Accidents and incidents: Participate in the review committee.
• Leadership: Run annual leadership workshops for potential leaders and those leaders who would like to improve leaderships skills. (There are members that can assist or run the course. The Chief Guide needs to participate)
• Setting and monitoring safety guidelines for activities such as sea kayaking, alpine and tubing.
• Answer emails and letters requesting tramping information. Tracks, coordinated activities etc.

Legal requirements:

• Land owner access and territorial authority by laws. there is a risk of a negligence case if safe practices are not followed.

Authorities (financial and other)

(What the office holder has permission or authority to do without asking General Committee):

Things that need approval from General Committee:

• Expenditure

Chief Guide liaison:

The Chief Guide for this position would co-ordinate with the trip organisers: