List a Community Sport, Volunteer or Intern role FREE at the Sportspeople Jobs Market! 

Saturday, 29 August 2009

Sportspeople acknowledges the enormous contribution volunteers make to the community in general and the sport community specifically. It is widely recognised most sporting organisations could not sustain their service levels without the contribution of volunteers. From the local club coach, manager or umpire through to the internationally accredited official, volunteers make an important and lasting contribution to the sport sector.

 

That's why we have developed the new categories of Volunteer, Community Sport and Intern/Traineeships to sit alongside the salaried, professional career opportunities at the Sportspeople Jobs Market. Until now, there has been no cost-effective place to advertise these important roles.  

 

If you have a role which fits within our definition of Volunteer, Community Sport or Intern/Traineeship, you can now list for FREE. And there's no limit to the number of roles you can list.

 

Here's our definitions: 

• Volunteer - A person provides a service through a formal organisation, by choice, without financial remuneration and for the benefit of the community. We also recognise there are occasions where a volunteer may receive a small gratuity/honorarium or reimbursement of expenses. Examples of a Volunteer might be Marshalls at a Fun Run, Officials at a Major Event or Committee Members (President, Secretary or Treasurer).
• Community Sport - a person provides a service with a local, not for profit community sport organisation and in return they receive a payment. We acknowledge some roles might be full-time however on balance; Community Sport roles are typically part-time, casual and seasonal. Examples of a Community Sport role might be a netball coach at the local netball club, a trampoline coach at the local gymnastics club, or an umpire or referee. Educational Institutions (including schools, TAFE and tertiary), Fitness Centres, private Swim School operators and Government Agencies (including Federal, State and Local Governments, Institutes/Academies of Sport and Trusts) and National, State and Regional Sporting Organisations, are not considered Community Sport. 
• Intern/Traineeships - A person who enters into a training agreement with a formal organisation and is involved in paid or voluntary work and structured training, which may be on or off the job. Examples of an Intern might be a University placement (to satisfy professional placement criteria). An example of a Trainee might be a fixed term employee who is studying toward an industry certification or formal qualification.

Roles that don’t fit within our definitions of Volunteer, Community Sport or Intern/Traineeships can continue to be listed at the Sportspeople Jobs Market as a Standard Job, Hot Job or Featured Job. In developing this new service it is not our intention to divert our present customers toward free listings, rather, we hope to provide new opportunity to those many organisations that do not presently advertise with us.

As Sportspeople receives no income from Volunteer, Community Sport or Intern/Traineeship listings, we hope you'll get on board in the spirit of this service. However, where there is a question in the definition or whether your role qualifies for a FREE listing, one of our Customer Service Team will contact you to discuss. Hopefully there will be no dispute on our definition, however at all times Sportspeople reserves the right to accept or decline a Volunteer, Community Sport or Intern/Traineeship advertisement.

To list a role you need to be registered as a Sportspeople Customer. Registration is quick and easy and we'll have you up and running in no time. It's free to register!