A crew leader is the person a handful of volunteers follows for one morning: first to the right stretch of river, then through the work, then home safe. It is the most useful job on the day, and the system does the paperwork part for you.
What the day looks like
Before: one email
Your briefing arrives the night before: your crew by name, your stops in order with directions, and the hazards worth knowing, readable at your own kitchen table.
During: your phone
Your route lives on one screen. Tap "we are here" at each stop and the coordinator sees your dot move; tap "need a hand" and help comes to you. It queues everything when signal drops and catches up when it returns.
After: nothing
No forms, no report, no email to write. What your crew did was recorded as it happened. Hand back the spare gloves and go get lunch.
Questions people actually ask
Do I need experience or training?
You need to have volunteered with us a few times, that is all. The route sheet and the console carry the knowledge; you carry the common sense.
Am I responsible if someone gets hurt?
You are responsible for calling it in, not for being a paramedic. The emergency button on your console reaches the coordinator instantly, and every volunteer signed the same waiver and safety briefing you did.
What if I do not know the river stretch?
The route sheet has every stop with directions, parking notes and hazards, written by the people who scouted it. Crews are planned by geography, so your stops are near each other on purpose.
What if my phone dies or has no signal?
Print the route sheet: it is one page and made for a wet pocket. The console works offline and syncs when it can, but the day was run on paper for years and still can be.
Interested?
Tell any coordinator at your next event, or reply to any email from us. We promote from the riverbank, not from applications.