Volunteer With Us
Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do.
Volunteers perform lots of different roles with Surf Lifesaving SA. You could be an official, coach, fundraiser, junior activities supervisor, trainer and assessor, jet ski operator, radio operator, committee member, or BBQ chef extraordinaire! No matter what your skills or background, there’s a role for everyone at Surf Lifesaving SA.
Contact your local club to find out how you can help.
Ways to Help
Volunteers are essential to the operations of each and every Surf Lifesaving Club. Without the help of volunteers, we simply could not do what we do. Each club has different volunteer roles to fill at different times. Get in touch with your local club to find out how you can help.
Parent Helpers
Parent helpers are essential to helping us deliver our youth programs and surf sports competition. It is an excellent way to get involved with surf lifesaving, meet new people and be part of a fun and healthy community. Lots of parents tell us that volunteering with Surf Lifesaving SA has been a positive experience and has helped them to learn new skills, develop their network and watch their child thrive while spending more time on the beautiful South Australian coastline. There are no special skills required for many volunteer roles but parent helpers do have the opportunity to undertake training courses with Surf Lifesaving SA to add something extra to their resumés.
Parent helpers play all sorts of roles, including committee members, gear stewards, competition officials, coaches and BBQ masters. Contact your local club to see how you can help them keep doing the incredible work they do.
Below are just some of the roles volunteers play for our clubs.
Occasional Helpers
Surf Life Saving clubs are always looking for people to help out with occasional work like cooking BBQ’s, helping in the canteen, helping in the shop and various other events. There are no special skills required for these tasks and all help is greatly appreciated.
Contact your club to see what is available and needed.
Gear Stewards
A gear steward looks after the condition and storage of club gear including boards, running and flags equipment, tents, buoys, tubes and junior lifeguard equipment. They help coordinate and set up equipment for community programs and surf sports competitions and make sure it is all returned and stored securely at the end of the day. You don’t need any special qualifications to be a gear steward, all training is provided by the club.
Competition Official
Competition Officials assist with running our sports carnivals. They ensure competitions are run in a safe and secure environment while maintaining rules and regulations. This might involve marshalling competitors, starting races, recording results, setting the courses and more. There are no special skills required to be a Competition Official, Surf Lifesaving SA will help you choose and enrol in the relevant Competition Officials course.
Club Committee Member
Each Surf Club has its own committee to oversee the activities and management of the club. They are responsible for ensuring the club's resources are used in the best way possible to meet their objectives. There are lots of different roles within the committee, each requiring different skills. Talk to your club about how you could add value to their committee.
Fundraising
Fundraising plays a very important role for each surf lifesaving club. Surf club operations are costly and membership fees alone are not enough. The club fundraising committee comes up with fundraising ideas, applies for grants, coordinates fundraising activities and attend networking events. If you have a way with words and an infectious positive energy, the fundraising committee may be a great opportunity for you.