PBS Volunteering opportunities for a New Year

Music Department Volunteer Sam Blacker leaves Easey Street for a new post in Alice Springs [L-R Amy, Sam, Owen, Chelsea, Sasha]

Read on to find out what volunteer opportunities are happening at PBS

Drive Live at PBS!

Drive Live is the annual on air celebration of live music in Melbourne. In 2013, it’s held from the 4^th -8^th of February. PBS broadcasts your favourite bands, performing live from Easey Street Studio 5. Here’s your chance to be part of it....

Volunteer to assist during this broadcast event. We’ve got heaps of roles, but we need to have people with superior people skills, are adaptable, available, reliable and reasonably knowledgeable about music!  

We’ve got different roles available:

• Bar
• Runners
• Door

Read on to find out more:

Volunteer Bar People

We need 2 volunteer bar people preferably with RSA’s to run our bar during Drive Live Monday to Friday. The bar will be selling beers & cans of soft drinks, providing water jugs and selling merchandise.

- The duties are as follows:

1) Fill tubs with ice and beer

2) Put water jugs on the bar with glasses

3) Ensure that the tubs are adequately stocked

4) Remove empties from around the space and put in recycling bin

5) Check the floor before 5pm. If a bit dirty, give a quick vacuum

6) Record the amount of stock that we use

7) Wipe down the bar top with spray and wipe at the end of the shift. If bar mats are really wet, put them in the kitchen
8) Count the float and manage the till for the duration of the show

What  Bar and maintenance x 2 for each day

Days Monday 4^th; Tuesday 5^th; Wednesday 6^th ; Thursday 7^th & Friday 8^th of February

Times 4:30pm-7:30pm

Location  47 Easey Street Collingwood

Runners wanted!

We need people to assist bar people during Drive Live Monday to Friday. The bar will be selling beers & cans of soft drinks, providing water jugs and selling merchandise. The runner will be providing support to the bar.

- The duties are as follows:

1) Fill tubs with ice and beer

2) Put water jugs on the bar with glasses

3) Ensure that the tubs are adequately stocked

4) Remove empties from around the space and put in recycling bin

5) Record the amount of stock that we use

6) Wipe down the bar top with spray and wipe at the end of the shift. If bar mats are really wet, put them in the kitchen

7) Ad hoc assistance

What  Runner each day

Days Monday 4^th; Tuesday 5^th; Wednesday 6^th ; Thursday 7^th & Friday 8^th of February

Times 5:00pm-7:30pm

Location  47 Easey Street Collingwood

Door Person

Our door person will be welcoming guests, marking names off the list and directing guests  around the station. Are you savvy? Quick and accurate at checking names off lists? Good at recognising familiar faces? There’s 5 opportunities to take this role.

What  Door Person

Days Monday 4^th; Tuesday 5^th; Wednesday 6^th ; Thursday 7^th & Friday 8^th of February

Times 4:30pm-7:00pm

Location  47 Easey Street Collingwood

Email pbsvolunteers@gmail.com to take up a Drive Live opportunity!

Library Cataloguers* rock/pop/indie section to go! * FILLED!!

Over the last year we have been cataloguing the PBS library, and are now working on cataloguing the Rock/Pop/Indie section. Please help us catalogue the rest of it. To catalogue, you need to be able to operate ITunes, have data entry skills and internet research skills. For the chance to help look over PBS library collection, and help us out, email mara@pbsfm.org.au to help out.

What                 Library cataloguers

Day & Date      Lots of opportunities Monday to Friday between 10am-6pm

                          Monday 10 2 * 2 spots

                          Monday 2-6 * 2 spots

                          Tuesday 10-2 * 2 spots

                          Tuesday 2-6 * 2 spots

                          Wednesday 10-2 * 2 spots

                          Wednesday 2-6 * 1 spot

                          Friday 10-2 * 1 spot

                          Friday 2-6 * 2 spots

Location           PBS Radio station, 47 Easey Street Collingwood

DO THE PBS ANNOUNCER COURSE IN 2013

PBS is running announcer courses for the following dates:

Month	Day	Dates	Teacher
April * 6 spots	Mondays	8, 15, 22, 29, 6th May	Jenny O'Keefe
June	Wednesdays	5, 12, 19, 27, 3rd July	Jen Crowley
July	Mondays	1, 8, 15, 22, 29	Jenny O'Keefe
August	Wednesdays	7, 14, 21, 29, 4th September	Campbell Mc Nolty
September	Mondays	2, 9, 16, 23, 30	Jenny O'Keefe
October	Wednesdays	2, 9, 16, 23, 30	Jen Crowley
November	Wednesdays	6, 13, 20, 27, 4th December	Campbell Mc Nolty

Course Cost

PBS member fee:                      Full       $270                 Concession       $180

PBS non member fee:               Full       $300                 Concession       $200

If you’re interested do the following:

1.    Email hr@pbsfm.org.au to obtain an application form

2.    Complete it [specify the month] and send it to hr@pbsfm.org.au

3.    Once payment has been processed you’ll be confirmed in the class

4.    Turn up to classes and learn a lot!

Pics Around PBS

Campbell McNolty and Breakbot

Charles Bradley & muso, and Miss Goldie.

Nun in for Straight To You

Madrid's Los Coronas

Brooklyn's Menahan Street Band

Fine Print Policies and Procedures

It is important for all volunteers and staff to be familiar with this. See the policies and procedures here andhttp://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?