Volunteer with us
Venue Volunteers
Venue Volunteers
Roles & Responsibilities
We operate four venues on event day with Volunteers:
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Start Venue – Miller Street, North Sydney
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Finish Line 1 – Sydney Opera House
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Finish Line 2 – Sydney Conservatorium of Music
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Recovery Village – Royal Botanic Gardens
In the venues, the teams are made up of Functional Area Managers, Workforce Managers, Volunteer Support, Team Leaders, and Crew along with various other Event Staff who all support one another to deliver an excellent event to all participants and spectators.
As Volunteer Support, you will work very closely with the Venue Workforce Manager. You will be required to ensure all volunteers have signed-in, and received a t-shirt, cap and snack pack. You will help to organise volunteers into their functional areas and hand them over to their Team Leader/Supervisor. You will help the Workforce Manager deploy volunteers, and re-deploy in areas as required. Throughout your shift you will check on the volunteers, take them extra water/snacks and solve problems while roaming the venue.
You must be available to attend a mandatory evening training/briefing session prior to Event Day to gain further information about your Roles & Responsibilities as a Volunteer Support.
Team Leaders are responsible for coordinating and instructing volunteer crew to successfully operate their assigned role in a specific functional area; (for example, at Drink Stations, Wayfinding & Medal Distribution). All TL’s will act as the first point of contact for their crew members. Should a TL require assistance, they are asked to approach their Functional Area Manager or Workforce Manager.
You must be available to attend a mandatory evening training/briefing session prior to Event Day to gain further information about your Roles & Responsibilities as a Team Leader.
The role of an Event Information volunteer is to have a thorough understanding of the venue to be a source of information to spectators & participants. You will be based at an Event Information booth and will be provided with maps and a booklet of Frequently Asked Questions.
Navigator Ninjas are based in static and roaming positions within your Venue to provide directional assistance and information to race participants and spectators on Event Day. Navigator Ninjas need to use the training & maps provided to them to identify key landmarks & event areas to participants (e.g. the location of toilets, corporate marquees, sponsor tents/activations, baggage collection area). You will need to follow instructions from your Functional Area Manager and Team Leader.
Volunteer Roles
Each venue also has a variety of roles specific to the venue and event services available in the space.
Details available from May 2025.
Details available from May 2025.
Details available from May 2025.
Details available from May 2025.
Venue-specific roles
How do I get involved
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If you are a group/club member or a charity/business (minimum ten people) who would like to volunteer together as a group, please email us for more information.
If you have any questions, check out our FAQs page or email our team:
volunteers@sydneymarathon.com
Check out our other General Volunteer Roles! Or, if you have experience in the medical field, check out our Medical Volunteer Roles!
Vlunteer With us
How do I get involved?
Subscribe below to stay tuned to the latest information.
If you are a group/club member or a charity/business (minimum ten people) who would like to volunteer together as a group, please email us for more information.
If you have any questions, check out our FAQs page or email our team:
volunteers@sydneymarathon.com
Check out our other General Volunteer Roles! Or, if you have experience in the medical field, check out our Medical Volunteer Roles!
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