Cricket NSW Internship Program 2016

Internship Program 2016

Thank you for your interest in joining the Cricket NSW/ACT

Internship Program for 2016.

The Cricket NSW Internship is an unpaid internship / work

experience program offered to University students across NSW

and ACT.

You will work primarily within the Game Development

Department who focus on participation.

You will get the opportunity to become an integral part of our

work and assist us in becoming Australia’s favourite sport.

The benefits for you

• Complete your internship / work experience hours in a

leading sports organisation

• Experience working in the sports industry

• Networking opportunities

• Opportunity to assist with BBL activities

• Paid casual work once you have demonstrated key qualities

• A foot in the Sports Industry for when full time roles arise

• References for future paid roles

Our pathway

Phase 1

Unpaid internship assisting with MILO T20 Blast School Cups and other

programs

Phase 2

Opportunity to work with Sydney Sixers

BBL Community Engagement

programs

Phase 3

Paid work as Casual staff

MILO T20 Blast Coordinators

MILO T20 Blast Skill zone deliverers

Phase 1 - Work with Game Development Staff

Phase 1 is to assist the Game Development staff with our MILO

T20 Blast School Cups between July – November 2016.

This supports Game Development outcomes and introduces

you to the core business of Cricket NSW.

You will be placed with a Development Manager who looks after

the Sydney Thunder or Sydney Sixers region closest to where

you live.

In most cases, you will work with a range of our Game

Development staff as they assist each other with programs that

we run.

Regions

The Sixers and Thunder regions of Sydney Metro and NSW are

split according to geographic location, as demonstrated below.

You will be placed with a Sixers or Thunder Development

Manager in the area closest to your residential address to ease

the burden on travel.

MILO T20 Blast School Cups

MILO T20 Blast School Cups are for students in Years 3 - 8 and

are delivered in Terms 3 and 4.

The MILO T20 Blast School Cup is a fast, fun, safe T20

carnival, which captures all the excitement of the KFC T20 Big

Bash League. Teams play a minimum of four games over four

hours.

The matches take place on grass outfields with smaller

boundaries to inspire countless fours and sixes.

With music playing and several games taking place on the

same oval at the same time, it creates an action packed, fun

atmosphere where every kid is involved.

DATE XX/XX/XXXX

MILO T20 Blast School Cups

Your role will be to assist our staff by :

• Umpiring and coordinating games

• Coordinating the set up and pack away of equipment

• Some small group coaching

• Inspiring the kids so that they have a great time!

Phase 2 – Assisting the BBL and WBBL teams

We work closely with the Sydney Sixers BBL and WBBL

teams.

If you have worked well with us, there will be opportunities

for you to be involved with Fan Activation, Community and

Match Days.

Phase 3 – Paid roles

Casual paid work

If you have impressed us with your attitude and commitment,

we will offer you paid casual work in these roles:

• MILO T20 Blast Coordinators

• MILO T20 Blast Skill deliverers

• Casual staff running programs independently in schools

There is no guarantee that we can offer you paid work but as

our programs grow, we want to hire the best staff.

Who we are looking for:As part of our internship program, you will become an integral part

of Cricket NSW/ACT.

Therefore, it is essential that you are:

• Always on time

• Totally reliable

• Dressed smartly

• Show initiative

• Enthusiastic and engaging

• Proactive

• Check your emails from us regularly

• Respond to our emails quickly

How to apply for this program:

Send an email to Julie Stafford, Community Engagement Manager –

Julie.stafford@cricketnsw.com.au with this information:

• Your name (if you are a Sam or Alex or Kelly, please tell us if you are

male or female version)

• Your email address (not your Uni one please unless you look at it

every day)

• Your mobile phone number

• The suburb where you live

• The University you attend and what degree you are studying

• Where you are available to work (suggest some suburbs)

• How many hours do you intend to work with us? (do you have a

certain no. of internship hours to complete and by when?)

The application process

1. Once we have received your email, we will invite you

for an interview along with other applicants.

2. We will ask you to provide us with your Working with

Children Check and to complete some forms required

by our HR Department.

3. Your local Development Manager will then contact

you with dates and opportunities for you to get

involved.

We look forward to hearing from you!