2024/25 TERM OPEN VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 

VOLUNTEER- It takes a huge team of volunteers to keep SMMC running to serve our community. Join the team and make lifelong friends in the process! For more information about the opportunities to get involved email president@southernmarinmoms.com.

Parents' Survival Guide 

Contact: president@southernmarinmoms.com 
  
Seeking one more volunteer to help us update our Parents' Survival Guide for 2025. If you a writer or graphic-design inclined and interesting in helping us with this important project, please contact President-Elect Veronica Gilrane to learn more.

Special Interest & ACTIVITIES Team 

Contact activities@southernmarinmoms.com  
 

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP LEADERS

Responsibilities The groups are the heart and soul of SMMC. It is one of the best ways for members to find others that have kids the same age, share an interest and find others in their village for support and friendship. The friends and connections made through the groups can last a lifetime! The Group Leader is the glue that brings the group together. There can be more than one leader and creating a team for planning activities makes for lighter work for all.

Role of the Group Leader Includes:

Welcomes new members

Plan activities or helps others plan activities

Helps facilitate WhatsApp conversation

Applies for funding for group activities through SMMC

Fill out after event survey and reimbursement request

Groups that are in need of leaders include:

Asian Families

Au Pair Host Families

Single Parents

Special Needs Families

One + Won

Multiracial Families

1-2 hours per month

THE CRIER TEAM

Contact editor@southernmarinmoms.com

Columnist: Parents' Survival Guide

Responsibilities
The Parents' Survival Guide is a fun and useful page on the SMMC website and we would like to update and build upon it. If you are interested in researching, compiling, and creating lists and guides for SMMC families this is the role for you!
Skills:
- Writing competency
- Creative
- Design skills are a plus

4 hours per month

WEBSITE EVENTS COORDINATOR 

Responsibilities
This volunteer will take all events/ activities/ socials, etc. and input them into the back end of the site. On occasion, you will need to make edits. It could be described as a data entry role in the backend of Club Express, so being detail oriented and comfortable with technology platforms is important.

5-10 hours per month usually between the 20th-26th of the month.

EVENTS Team

Contact events@southernmarinmoms.com  

Social Media and Invitation Coordinator for Events

Responsibilities
Create event invitations/signage for four all-member SMMC annual events and coordinated with communications team to promote events.

Skills
Previous experience with Canva, using social platforms, designing-event invitations.  

Approximately 4 hours per month

Vendor Sourcing Coordinator for Events

Responsibilities
Sourcing and booking vendors, rentals, securing locations for 4 all-member SMMC annual events.

Skills
Great at coordinating, interest in event-planning

Approximately 4 hours per month 

Age-Based GROUPS

Contact playgroups@southernmarinmoms.com

Age-Based Group Leaders

Responsibilities
The groups are the heart and soul of SMMC. It is one of the best ways for members to find others that have kids the same age, share an interest and find others in their village for support and friendship. The friends and connections made through the groups can last a lifetime! The Group Leader is the glue that brings the group together. There can be more than one leader and creating a team for planning activities makes for lighter work for all.

Role of the Group Leader Includes:

Welcomes new members

Plan activities or helps others plan activities

Helps facilitate WhatsApp conversation

Applies for funding for group activities through SMMC

Fill out after event survey and reimbursement request

Groups that are in need of leaders include:

The School Years

The Preschool Years

Parents on Leave

5-10 hours per month