I agree, we do get a lot of applications and just shift them over to whoever we think can judge.
I think what she meant was someone who could do something temporarily, until he gets the chance to actually do what he wanted later on, or just to do things that other staff members don't feel like doing.
We barely have any GP's, and those that we have do things like advertise or monitor our forums and send emails to other staff.
It doesn't hurt to have a few extra people willing to help out.