PBS VOLUNTEER NEWS 5, 2019

Last Friday at PBS: Thank you to the weekly teams of volunteers who helped out PBS

Last week we ran our last Radio Festival membership packing shift, and we had a beautiful team of volunteers who helped clear out the backorders, so now everyone who took out a membership for Radio Festival should have it by now! Thanks to everyone involved helping promote, process and pack over 7,000 memberships.  When you pack that many memberships, it makes you think about a lot of things, but particularly the environmental impact. And with recent news about recycling and landfill, it makes us ask how can we get better at reducing our waste?  Sometimes we get lucky, and fantastic people lead the way. One such volunteer is Jane Brownrigg. Helping PBS in so many ways over the years, Jane initiated our compost collection and soft plastics recycling and is taking a break. We are planning on teaming up with a coffee grounds collection company, but are still looking for a team who would like to receive our kitchen scraps for their compost. Could you potentially help?

This is just one way to volunteer for your favourite radio station. 

Read on to find out more about upcoming volunteer vacancies at PBS 

Compost Collection

We're looking for four people to collect food scraps from our kitchen once a month from PBS, to add to your compost or FOGO bins.  We generate approximately 1 small bucket of food scraps (excluding coffee grounds) a week.  Do you think you could help?  If so, please speak to or email mara@pbsfm.org.au. 

VOLUNTEER COMPOST COLLECTION

ONCE A MONTH

47 EASEY STREET COLLINGWOOD

Reception Vacancies

If you have experience on a front desk, front-of-house, face-to-face customer service role or an admin role, this could be a good volunteer role for you. We’re looking for reliable people with a great phone manner, computer competence and confidence using Word, Excel, Outlook. Do you possess a love and knowledge of PBS? If you would like to volunteer on the PBS Reception desk? We have vacancies!   Email mara@pbsfm.org.au for a PD.

VOLUNTEER RECEPTIONIST VACANCIES

MONDAY AUG 5,12 AND 19 2PM-6PM
WEDNESDAY AUG 7, SEPT  4, 11, 18 & 25, OCT 2, 16, 23 & 30 10AM-2PM
THURSDAYS OCT 24 - NOV 31, 10AM-2PM

THURSDAYS NOV 14, 21, 10AM-6PM

47 EASEY STREET COLLINGWOOD

Open Day Volunteer Poster Artist

Do you have artistic skills and are looking for a creative project and to help out? PBS needs an Open Day poster that expresses our welcoming music community vibe and clearly expresses the messages of Open Day: community; under-represented music; radio and access.  The art would be used for a Facebook invite, web story, press release and for printing in the A3 size. Would you like to volunteer to do the poster for this year’s Open Day? Send your EOI to mara@pbsfm.org.au with a link to your previous work. If art is not your strong suit, then perhaps you'd like to contribute to Open Day in another way. See below for more.

OPEN DAY VOLUNTEER ARTIST

DEADLINE   SEPT 1

Open Day Volunteer Photographer

How would you like to take photos at our annual Open Day? If you’d like to come down, take a tour, and be part of the event, as the official PBS photographer, please send your EOI to mara@pbsfm.org.au with a link to your previous work.

 

OFFICIAL PBS OPEN DAY VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHER

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19

BETWEEN 11:30-3:00PM

PBS, 47 EASEY STREET COLLINGWOOD

Rock-A-Bye-Baby – Event Support

Rock-A-Bye is the daytime gig for children and carers at the Fitzroy Town Hall. We’re looking for trustworthy volunteers, who like helping people! We have two roles to fill: Access Volunteers (assist parents and carers access the Fitzroy Town Hall by helping lift/carry pushers up and down stairs. This is a physical role), and Door Volunteers. Email mara@pbsfm.org.au to find out more or to volunteer.

DOOR VOLUNTEER X 1 AND ACCESS VOLUNTEER X 1

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH  AND

THURSDAY OCTOBER 31ST

10:30 AM-12:15 PM

FITZROY TOWN HALL

Rock-A-Bye-Baby - Engineer Assistant * taken

Rock-A-Bye is the daytime gig for children and carers at the Fitzroy Town Hall. We’re looking for trustworthy volunteers, with a background in sound engineering and safe work practices, who would like to assist our Production Manager. The role ain’t glamourous! It consists of: getting to  PBS at the early time of 9:00am, helping load the truck, lugging a PA upstairs into the venue, helping set up a PA, assist uncoiling/coiling leads, plugging or unplugging mics, setting up microphone stands, assisting the Production Manager, the Event Manager and the artists with ad hoc requests, safely pulling down the PA, loading it back onto the truck and helping bring it back to PBS.  If you’re keen on volunteering in this role as an assistant engineer, Email mara@pbsfm.org.au to find out more or to volunteer.

VOLUNTEER ENGINEER ASSISTANTS

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH * taken

THURSDAY OCTOBER 31ST

9:00 AM-12:30 PM

FITZROY TOWN HALL

Open Day Event Volunteers – Many Roles

In October, PBS holds its annual Open Day and we’re looking for volunteers to represent the station in a variety of roles. Welcoming committee roles, tour guides, membership assistants and even making coffee and tea for our guests – there are many roles for many people. Email mara@pbsfm.org.au to express your interest in volunteering at Open Day.

OPEN DAY VOLUNTEERS MANY ROLES

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19

11AM-3:30PM

PBS, 47 EASEY STREET COLLINGWOOD

Record Fair Volunteers

Volunteer on the door at what was once coined “The Best Record Fair”. If you love the music community, like people and want to become more involved please volunteer on the day by helping set up, door and pack down roles. Seeking trustworthy volunteers with great communication and numerical skills. Email your EOI to mara@pbsfm.org.au

 

RECORD FAIR VOLUNTEER – EVENT VOLUNTEERS

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26

8:45AM-12:15PM AND 12:00PM-3:15PM

COLLINGWOOD TOWN HALL

Amazing poster art by @georgiajeanos

Announcer Course 2019

As you know, PBS106.7FM is a community radio station devoted to playing specialist and under-represented music, so if it’s your dream to be an announcer, consider undertaking the five-week introductory announcer course. 2019 dates, rates, more info and the application can be found here.

Paid Role at PBS * JUST ADDED 22/7 @12:04PM

We are looking for someone to join our Marketing & Events team who is experienced in publicity, writing for online audiences and social media to work 2 days a week. We are after an excellent communicator, adept at juggling a multitude of tasks, whilst maintaining a focus on the bigger picture. Ideally, our new team member will have established music industry knowledge, a passion for music, community radio and a good understanding of PBS. For more information, please check this link. Applications close Monday July 29 at 5pm. 

PBS Policies and Procedures

It is important for all volunteers and staff to be familiar with this. See the P&P at http://pbs.org.au/policy.  The Policies and Procedures Handbook ensures that PBS remains in safe compliance with the Codes of Practice and other relevant legislation. It also positions PBS volunteers, announcers and staff to operate with a shared, clear understanding of how things work at PBS. Please read it carefully. And if you’re inspired, why not consider becoming a PBS shareholder? Check out https://www.pbsfm.org.au/about  The AGM is held in November. For more information email gm@pbsfm.org.au

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