About us: Whale Beach Surf Life Saving Club is home to a small but dedicated team of surf life savers on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, who patrol every weekend and public holiday from October through April. Our tight-knit community is united through a common love and respect for the ocean. We pride ourselves on excellence in surf safety and education. The diversity of our community is its strength, with our lifesavers, nippers, associate members and wider community working together to keep the beach safe for all. Everybody is welcome at Whale Beach, a place where you can connect, train hard, and belong.

Responsibilities:

• Establish a protocol for a fully integrated communication with members to ensure all are informed about Club activities, Patrol advice, training and competition activities.
• Oversees communications to members via mail, website and Facebook in accordance with accepted Club and SLSA standards.
• Responsible for obtaining positive publicity in media and local community about club activities.
• Field contact from media seeking information/comment on local and lifesaving issues.
• Be responsible for the overall media coverage of relevant matters pertaining to events conducted by the Club.
• Endeavour to create a good public relations image with the media, general public and supporters of the Club.
• Developing relationships with key media to secure and grow media coverage both online and offline.
• Overseeing the social media strategy for the company.
• Design, build and maintain Club social media presence.

Skills:

• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Creative flair, think outside the box.
• Ability to work unsupervised and be self-motivated.
• Strong social media skills.
• Strong email marketing skills.
• A passion for Life Saving

Experience:

• Experience in communications and public relations.

Note, this is a volunteer role