Victoria Park Athletic Club is run by dedicated volunteers. The club would not exist or provide the service to athletes from the community we serve without the support of our volunteers.

We're constantly recruiting and training coaches to support our athletes on each of our four training evenings. There is no minimum commitment required and you don't need to have a background in athletics in particular or sport in general. We welcome all volunteers and full training will be provided by the club.

If you would like to be involved in coaching at any level, please contact Kiera Maxwell (Club Manager) or Gordon Innes (Club President).

Although being involved as a coach is the highest profile job within the club it isn't necessarily the most important.
We have a very active committee that is responsible for the day to day running of the club. Committee members act as treasurers, administer coaching fees, collect annual subscriptions, administer disclosure checks and attend meetings on behalf of the club. You may have some skills or knowledge that would be invaluable to the club.

Places on the committee become available at our Annual General Meeting in October. If you would like to become involved, please speak to Kiera Maxwell (Club Manager) or Gordon Innes  (Club President).

Other duties within the club which require to be filled include the Team Managers - again, essential for our athletes to take part in competitions and championships. The team managers liaise with the coaches and athletes, select teams for competition and attend league meetings in support of the athletes. Again, no experience is required and any volunteers will be mentored until they are confident to manage on their own.

The club is currently looking for assistance in a few ongoing projects. 

We're looking for volunteers who can be at the trackside during at least one 7pm session every two weeks. You'll be known as an Assistant Team Manager.  Your role will be to assist the coaches with testing the young athletes, and recording their performances.  The data will identify talented athletes and this will be shared with the Team Manager's who are responsible for selecting the teams for competition.  One additional task for the Assistant Team Managers, would be to notify parents of any noticeable improvement in their children's performance.  If, every week, two homes receive an update on their child’s success and progression at training, it will go a long way to encouraging them to represent the club in competition.

Within athletics there are other opportunities to get involved. Every event or competition requires officials to act as referees, starters and time keepers. Full training will be provided for any volunteers.

Being involved as a volunteer within the club or within athletics can be very rewarding, please give some consideration to volunteering. Every volunteer that you see around VP-Glasgow started in the same way - as the parent of an athlete. Our skill base at that point was finding our way to any given Stadium without getting lost! None of us had any prior experience of athletics - just a wish to help out and be involved in what our children were doing. We would not still be volunteering if it wasn't fulfilling and good fun.

If you would like to be involved at any level or have a skill or knowledge that you would like to share with the club, please speak to Kiera Maxwell (Club Manager) or Gordon Innes  (Club President).

Current Vacancies:

• Team Managers - they notify athletes and parents of upcoming league matches. Check on the athletes availability. Select the team for a given age group. Notify parents of the event, venue, rendezvous point. Meet the athletes at the venue, provide vest numbers and direct them to the call room/rendezvous point.
• Assistant Team Managers - attend a weekly or bi weekly training session. Assist the coach in recording training times/distances. Assist the coach with organising the group. Notify parents and Team Managers of any marked improvement in performance.
• Coaches - we all start out as Assistant Coaches. Helping a more experienced Coach who’s leading the session. The club will pay for your training course. No prior experience is necessary. Coaching can be very rewarding.
• Admin Posts - we currently need an admin to monitor and update our OneTap attendance register. It should only take 30 minutes per week.