The Impact of Volunteers

Purpose of Role:

The Boat Holder is a voluntary position that supports fair and orderly boat racing by holding boats at the start of each 2000m race.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Adjust start fingers as required by the start officials.
• Hold and adjust boat position at the start as instructed by the start aligner.
• Undertake other duties as instructed by event umpires and boat-holding team leaders.

Requirements:

• Physically able - task includes walking along the narrow starting fingers, kneeling down, lying down and being able to hold the stern of the boat as directed by the starter.
• Must be able to swim 

This position will require volunteers to lie down for extended periods of time and may require some strength to hold boats in difficult conditions.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free Parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role: Monitor and control the entry, unloading, storage and exit of boats and boat trailers within the ARC boat park.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Bump in and bump out:

• Assist in the setup and movement of boat racks
• Assist in control of boat trailer parking
• Support the Boat Park Coordinator in any other way required.

• Assist in control of boat trailer movement onto and off the venue
• Assist in control of unloading, storage and loading of competitors’ boats at the
• venue
• Assist in control of boat trailer parking
• Support the Boat Park Coordinator in any other way required.

Note: This position may require volunteers to undertake manual handling tasks and lift and move bulky or heavy items.

Volunteer Benefits

• • Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
  • Food and drink during your shift
  • The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
  • Opportunity to chat with international athletes
  • Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
  • Free Parking
  • Post-event thank you function
  • Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role: To provide and implement a system for the distribution and return of boat bow numbers.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Work within a small team to establish an efficient system for the distribution and retrieval of bow numbers
• Implement and monitor the agreed distribution and return procedures
• Support the Technology Manager in any other way required.

Requirement:  

• Previous experience in bow number distribution is desirable but not essential.
• Computer literacy
• Ability to work closely with other team members is essential.
• Ability to commit the whole week is ideal.
• complete a minimum of 2 shifts during the event

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role:

This role helps the Catering Manager to organise food for the workforce.

Key Areas of Responsibility: 

• Delivering food to the workforce
• Ensuring stock is refilled, eg, fruit and water

Note: if you are organised and detail orientated this is the role for you.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free Parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role:

The Presentation Assistant is a voluntary position assisting in the smooth running of medal presentations and presenters and keeping the ceremony area under control.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Ensure medals and trophies are in order and ready for presentation
• Organise medal bearers and medal and trophy presenters,
• Assist the Ceremonies Coordinator in victory ceremony processes
• Support the Ceremonies Coordinator in any other way required.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role:
The Presentation Tray Holder is a voluntary position that assists with holding the trays of medals on the presentation pontoon at victory ceremonies and ensures the correct medals are handed to the appropriate athletes.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Ensure the medal trays are held sturdily 
• Ensure the correct medals are given to the appropriate athletes
• Support the Ceremonies Coordinator in any other way required

We are ideally looking for schools and groups of schools in matching uniforms to fulfil this role, with 3-4 students required per shift. To express interest for your school please contact us: volunteers@rowingaustralia.com.au

Purpose of Role:

Being the liaison between the different areas of the event. This role will cover both print and distribution as well as Runner duties. Print & Distribution duties will be required before and after racing, the Runner role will be required during racing (depending on the race schedule but approx. between 8am and 5pm) 

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Use and maintain a high-end printer. Monitor ink, paper and toner levels.
• Plan and ensure the printing needs of each department are met during the competition.
• Being responsible for the correct distribution of print material between all coordinators, staff and team leaders.
• Plan and maintain stock (cartridges, paper, toner)
• Providing up-to-date information to the different areas.
• Assuring correct dispatch of information and documents to managers.
• Assist coordinators and managers in various tasks.

Requirement:

• Responsible and resourceful
• Ability to be proactive with good planning skills
• Ability to work closely with other team members is essential.
• Reliable and committed
• Note: this role can vary in activity and will have points of downtime. If you like to keep busy at all times, then this role may not be for you. 

This role is required to complete a minimum of 4 shifts for the event but ideally for the entire week. Please contact us if you wish to discuss this.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free Parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role:
The Site Office Assistant is a voluntary position staffing the Site Office and being the first point of contact for Volunteers and Service Providers.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Assist in procedures for logging on and off-site all volunteers and service providers
• Assist volunteers to know where they have to go to at the start of their shift
• Hand out Volunteer uniforms to those who could not pick them up prior to the event
• Use radio to liaise with a diverse number of functions to deal with queries as and when they arise
• Support the Site Office Coordinator in any other way required. 

Note: Site Office Assistants need to be able to maintain good humour and be polite while on duty.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free Parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role:
The Spectator Services Officer is a voluntary position providing general assistance to any of the Spectator Services roles and/or providing a roving ‘watch and help’ role around the site.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Be prepared to assist in any role in the Spectator Services area.
• Walk round the site proactively looking for any safety issues, spectators in need of help, or other volunteers in need of help.
• Be aware of what is site regulations e.g. no cyclists on northern road, and assist in making event participants aware of these regulations.
• Identify emerging situations and resolve them if you can or communicate issue to the Spectator Services Coordinator by radio so it can be resolved immediately.
• Support the Event Services Coordinator in any other way required.
• Complete a minimum of 2 shifts during the event

Note: Spectator Services Officers need to maintain good humour but be firm and polite throughout. They should also be prepared to be on their feet while rostered on duty.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role: To ensure accurate timing of races at the specified distances.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Work within a small team to time keep as required at the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and race finish
• Undertake other duties related to timekeeping as required
• Support the Technology Manager in any other way required.
• complete a minimum of 2 shifts during the event

Note: Preference will be given to volunteers with timekeeping experience.

Time Keepers may be required to attend a technical dress rehearsal - Date to be confirmed

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free Parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required

Purpose of Role:
The Pontoon Assistant is a voluntary position that assists with boat holding at victory ceremonies and ensures the smooth rotation of boats approaching and leaving the victory pontoon area.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Ensure boats at the victory and finish pontoon are held securely.
• Ensuring boats enter and depart the victory ceremony in a safe and
• orderly fashion.
• Support the Ceremonies Coordinator in any other way required.
• complete a minimum of 2 shifts during the event

Note: The Pontoon Assistant must have a knowledge of the safe handling of rowing boats, be nimble and be prepared for lots of bending.

Volunteer Benefits

• Official volunteer uniform including shirt, cap, drink bottle and bag
• Food and drink during your shift
• The experience of volunteering at an amazing event
• Opportunity to chat with international athletes
• Opportunity to view quality racing and see Australia’s best rowers in action!
• Free Parking
• Post-event thank you function
• Volunteer Certificate/Reference Letter as required