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Volunteers - Blackmores Sydney Running Festival

The Big Race - the Heart Foundation is currently looking for volunteers to be a part of this major sporting event!

Salary Voluntary

Detailed Description The Heart Foundation's mission is to reduce suffering and death from heart, stroke, and blood vessel disease in Australia. Our vision is for Australians to have the best cardiovascular health in the world. We have been an independent charity for almost five decades, funding world class research, supporting health professionals, and promoting health in the community.

Working at the Heart Foundation is a fulfilling experience - all
employees contribute, either directly or indirectly, to the process of helping improve the heart health of Australians through research, education and support.

The Heart Foundation welcomes people of all ages, all walks of life, with all levels of education, cultural backgrounds, life stages, professions, and from all parts of the wider community. The thing they all share in common is the desire to help other people. A small amount of time makes a big difference.

Becoming a volunteer for the Heart Foundation provides you with:
An interesting and dynamic work place
A chance to update your skills in a supportive environment
Friendship and social contact
Career continuity
We currently have a volunteer opportunity available working as a representative of the Heart Foundation in the Sydney CBD. You will be assisting in the delivery of refreshments to up to 30,000 competitors involved in the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival. This will be a hands-on team based experience based in the centre of Sydney.

You will be provided with:
Free public transport on the day of the race to get you to and from your assigned area.
Blackmores t-shirt to keep
Complimentary lunch
Sponsors gift pack
Volunteers Certificate
The event will be held on Sunday 19th September 2010 and volunteers will be required to be onsite from 6am till around midday. T-shirts will be provided and as a representative of the Heart Foundation, we will also
provide branded headgear to our volunteers.

To be successfully selected, you will:
Be able to work well within a team environment
Follow instruction and stay calm under pressure
Display great communication skills
Have a positive can do attitude.
We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable people who are able to offer a commitment for this fantastic event.
We need you to be able to commit working from 6am till 12pm on Sunday 19th September.

We have limited places for this opportunity so to apply for this opportunity please email the information
below and your CV to careers.nsw@heartfoundation.org.au

Day/s: 1 day (Sunday 19th September)
Start date: 1 day only
Time: (6am - 12pm)

All volunteers are covered by the Heart Foundation's public liability insurance policy.

The Heart Foundation is a smoke free environment.

Closing Date 11 Sep 2010

Apply to
Name Alex Green
Phone (work) 02 9219 2440
Email careers.nsw@heartfoundation.org.au


Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Australia