ABOUT MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION

MWF is a non-profit organisation that provides people with disability, or experiencing social challenges, opportunities to use sailing to further personal growth and potential.

The Making Waves headquarters in Sydney was established 28 years ago when a crew of sailors with disabilities competed in the 1994 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The first Winds of Joy program was run a year later. Five different programs are now run to facilitate personal development and inclusion of people who may not usually be able to access sailing or the maritime industry.

ABOUT THE POSITION: CREW COORDINATOR

All the Making Waves crew are volunteers. Volunteers have the flexibility to schedule themselves onto program sails by putting their names down on the calendar in the events database.

The crew coordinator role is primarily to engage volunteers when there are not enough crew available for an upcoming sail, along with finding crew replacements if someone has to drop out of their spot.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor the roster (1 hr per week)
• Contact volunteer pool via email, text, or phone when the roster isn’t full (1-2 hr per week)
• Become familiar with the crew to understand their needs (ongoing approx. 1 hour per week)
• Help organise sail training when needed (1 hr per month)
• Update via email any notifications that need to be passed onto crew (1 hr per week)
• Gather feedback from the crew (1hr per month)
• Ensure initial online induction training is completed.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• People management skills and relationship development.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to think on your feet and find manageable solutions.
• Polite, courteous, and compassionate communication style.
• Experience working with people with disability is helpful but is not mandatory.
• An ability to work with Microsoft Office, learn CRM systems, etc.
• Experience in sailing is helpful but is not mandatory.
• Able to work with rosters

OUR MISSION

Challenge and support young people with disability or experiencing social challenges, to further personal growth and potential, while also improving community understanding and awareness.

OUR VISION

An Australia which supports diversity and inclusion of people living with disability and those experiencing social challenges.

OUR VALUES

1.  Making a difference
   We have a passion for improving the lives of those living with disability or experiencing disadvantage.
2. Safety
   We place the safety of our teams and program participants at the core of everything we do.
3. Quality
   We strive to deliver high standards of performance in all aspects of our work.
4. Integrity
   We have an unwavering commitment to operate in a manner that is ethical, trustworthy, respectful and responsible.
5. Collaboration
   We take a collaborative approach that values input from our volunteers, program participants, partners, donors and the communities in which we operate.
6.  Innovation
   We actively seek, develop and implement new ways of undertaking and funding our service offering.