PBS VOLUNTEER NEWS 3, 2019

After a highly competitive process, PBS found its new Interviews Coordinator in its ranks. PBS volunteer Alex Sims has been a committed music library volunteer since 2012 and presented Interstellar Overdrive since 2016.  Alex said “when I first laid eyes on the PBS building it had a familiarity like nothing else. It has been a thrill to be a volunteer and broadcaster at PBS for the past six years. I’m absolutely ecstatic to be able to join the staff at PBS.” 

In other news, we celebrated the 10 year anniversary of PBS receptionist Justin Thomas, the 1 year anniversaries of radio programs The Modernist with Cas Castle,  Synthesize Me with Bridget Small and Henry Guala, Eternal Rhythm with Shio Otani, and the 5 year anniversaries of Club It To Death by Peter Bramley and Ron Dickinson's Magic Carpet Ride. We farewelled CC Disco, and welcomed Penny and her program Passing Notes and welcomed back Claire Stuchbery on Firewater.

As always, thanks to ALL the terrific volunteers who keep chipping away at all the things that need to be done at PBS. Welcome to our new volunteers, and thanks to all those who’ve put their hands up to volunteer.  If you're looking to volunteer at PBS, we have roles for you! 

The current volunteer vacancies are as follows:

SAUSAGE SIZZLE VOLUNTEER  

PBS is holding its station meeting Tuesday, April 30 at the Fitzroy Bowls club, and is seeking a sausage sizzle volunteer to cook the vegan, vegetarian and meat sausages for the PBS announcers. Do you have experience cooking snags on a BBQ? Would you like to help out next Tuesday? If so, please email mara@pbsfm.org.au

BBQ VOLUNTEER

TUESDAY 30^th APRIL

5:30PM-7:00PM

FITZROY BOWLING CLUB

There's a magical feeling of achievement when you help pack membership kits

MEMBERSHIP PACKING GROUP  

We need to pack 400 memberships for our loyal PBS members before Radio Festival starts. Would you like to help? We’ve got the role for you! Email mara@pbsfm.org.au if you would like to help.

MEMBERSHIP PACKER

WEDNESDAY 8^th MAY

2:00PM-5:00PM

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Be a welcoming, friendly face at this year's Radio Festival training!📸 Lucy Spartalis

RADIO FESTIVAL TRAINING SESSIONS – WELCOME PERSON

Welcome PBS volunteers to training sessions, by sitting on the reception desk, taking a roll of attendance, and ushering volunteers through to the training area at the start of training sessions. It’s an easy role, where you get to meet people! And it would help us greatly if you have time to help. Email mara@pbsfm.org.au to express your interest.

RADIO FESTIVAL TRAINING SESSION WELCOME PERSON

TUESDAY 7^th MAY (5:40PM-7:10PM); SATURDAY 11^th (11:45AM- 1:30PM)

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RADIO FESTIVAL PHONE ROOM VOLUNTEERING

Radio Festival is our annual fundraiser, and it's just around the corner! Things have changed a little since this picture from the 90s... Well we still use the same phone system, and we still ask our listeners to become members to support this community radio station,  but NOW we have a computer database and computers!  If you'd like to join the Radio Festival fundraising effort, have good people and computer skills we might have roles for you! If you have confidence and competence to answer listener’s calls, enter memberships and renewals into the membership database and packing kits you could help! Help is required around the clock. Simply register here.

RADIO FESTIVAL EOI

MAY 13-26 BETWEEN 6AM-MIDNIGHT

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RECEPTION FILL IN

When you volunteer on the PBS reception desk, you get to meet people from all walks of life, develop working relationships with PBS announcers and staff. Use and improve your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to be the face of PBS for the shift duration. A good phone manner and confidence using a computer, Word, Excel, Outlook and the internet is highly regarded.We’re seeking a fill in volunteer receptionist for three shifts. If you're interested, please email mara@pbsfm.org.au  for a PD.

RECEPTION FILL IN

MONDAY  27 MAY, 31 MAY, 10 JUNE 
10AM-2PM

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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 announcer introductory announcer course. 2019 dates, rates, more info and the application can be found here.

PBS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES – AN UPDATE

It is important for all volunteers and staff to be familiar with our policies and procedures. 

See the P&P here: https://www.pbsfm.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.

PBS acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we are located and we pay our respects to them, their culture, and their Elders past and present