The club runs on the strength of our volunteers. We always seek people to volunteer their time and skills to help our teams, whether on game day, at training or more generally. Specific game day roles include Boundary/Goal Umpire, Water Runner, Team Runner and First Aid, but we also need people to time keep and cast Best and Fairest votes. We also require Coach helpers and Team Managers and may need additional Coaches depending on the number of teams we field this season.
With a few exceptions, you don’t need any special skills to get involved, but if you need help, we can assist with training for any of these roles. Please contact Ainslie’s Junior Coordinator, Sebastian Schob-Wyss at juniors@ainsliefootball.com.au if you are interested in volunteering in 2025.
Please note: It is a legal requirement for volunteers who have regular and ongoing contact with players (e.g. Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Team Managers, First Aiders, training assistants etc.) to hold a Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) general registration card. Club volunteers can obtain WWVP cards free of charge by completing an application form (available at https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/business-and-work/working-with-vulnerable-people/apply-for-or-renew-a-wwvp-registration).
All volunteers holding a WWVP card for a role at Ainslie will need to provide a copy of that card to the Junior Coordinator. WWVP cards are issued for multiple years and do not need to be applied for annually.
Additionally, if you would like to coach or be a manager of a Junior team in 2025, please send an expression of interest email to either manager@ainsliefootball.com.au or juniors@ainsliefootball.com.au