Volunteer Opportunities

Surf sports coaches play a crucial role in developing, inspiring and leading athletes to achieve their goals in Surf Life Saving competition and beyond. For members who are interested in providing coaching services or who would like to attain a coaching accreditation, we would love to hear from you! Contact our Coaching Manager to discuss your options.

Officials ensure competitions are run in a safe and secure environment while maintaining rules and regulations. From simply recording results at a Club event to marshaling and starting events at State Championships. It’s the best seat in the house, so to speak. With the volume of competitors we have at events, we are always in need of officials to assist. If you can assist, we’d love to hear from you and can provide mentoring along the pathway, please contact our Competition Manager to discuss.

Some of our best lifesaving work happens away from the beach. From educating about surf safety to providing first aid training to our large club membership to anyone in the workplace, home, or community. If you would like to explore the options of developing your surf skills or first aid training, then we would love to hear from you. Please contact our Education Manager to discuss.

Age Managers work with nippers between the ages of 5 and 13, to develop their surf lifesaving and sport skills, by providing fun, safe and organised nipper activities. All resources including lesson and activity plans are provided. If you are interested in becoming an Age Manager or Assistant, we would love to hear from you – please email the Development General Manager.

Team Managers work with nipper, youth, senior and masters competitors, at all levels of surf sport competition (i.e. club, state, national and international). The primary purpose of Team Manager is to efficiently and effectively manage the team during a particular surf sport event. We would love your support with this invaluable role for our competitors – so please contact our Competition Manager if you are able to assist!

A variety of roles that occur in the background but are pivotal to our day-to-day functioning. If any of these look like your thing, we’d love to hear from you!

• First Aid Officer – Keeps our First Aid Room and supplies in check.
• Gear Officer – Keeps our gear in check.
• Gym Supervisor – Responsible for the use of the Club gym by members and care and maintenance of the gym and equipment.
• IRB Officer – Responsible for care and maintenance of IRB equipment.
• Mullaloo Surf Shop Coordinator – Responsible for rostering volunteer staff for the shop. You can also volunteer to serve in the shop!
• Sausage Sizzle Coordinator — To manage Sunday’s barbeque.
• Water Safety Coordinator – That all-important role on a Sunday morning, coordinating water safety to ensure our Nippers are safe.

Please contact our office in the first instance, they can provide additional information and channel you through to the appropriate mentor.

With such a large membership, we found it easier to break the management roles up into more achievable workloads – note, positions can be job shared.

• Manager Accessibility and Inclusion – Contact for access and inclusive beach experiences
• Manager Coaching – Ensuring all our competitors have suitable coaches and our coaches are supported.
• Manager Competition – Contact for the coordination and development of competition.
• Manager Community Engagement – Bridging the gap between the club and community through engagement.
• Manager Education – Contact for the coordination of training and assessment for club members and community for aquatic rescue and first aid qualifications.
• Manager Finance – Provides management and support for the club finances.
• Manager Lifesaving – Contact for the coordination of lifesaving services for the club and community.
• Manager Membership – Contact for the administration and coordination of membership matters of the club.
• Manager Retail – Responsible for the operations of the Club’s Mullaloo Surf Shop activities for youth and senior members.
• Manager Social – Contact for initiating and organising whole of Club social events.
• Manager Sponsorship – Liaising with our sponsors and finding new ones.
• Manager Surf Sports Events – Leading with the coordination for any beach events at the Club.
• Manager Woodside Nippers – Acting as the central point for all things Nippers – will be job shared. U6-U7 Manager, U8-U10 Manager, U11-U13 Manager.
• Manager Youth – To guide our Youth activities.

Please contact our office in the first instance, they can provide additional information and channel you through to the appropriate mentor.

Within our organisational structure, the General Managers are responsible for the operational areas that the respective managers within their portfolios have.

• General Manager Development – Provide leadership and mentoring to the managers of Nippers and Youth.
• General Manager Club Support Services – To oversee our building, administration, bar and lounge as well as support for the Membership and Social Managers.
• General Manager Community Services – Provide leadership and mentoring to the managers of Accessibility and Inclusion, Retail (Mullaloo Surf Shop), Community Engagement and Sponsorship.
• General Manager Lifesaving Services – Provide leadership and mentoring to the managers of Lifesaving and Education.
• General Manager Surf Sports – Provide leadership and mentoring to the managers of Competition, Coaching and Surf Sports Events.

Please contact our office in the first instance, they can provide additional information and channel you through to the appropriate mentor.

A crucial role in providing water safety for Nippers, sports events, or member training as required. Not only will you be learning new skills, but you will also be able to support your own Nippers or members in their journey! Courses to qualify to provide water safety start at just a few hours of your time. View our Member Courses for the next available opportunity.