Midsumma Festival - Volunteer Application: Midsumma Festival 2020

Volunteer Application - Midsumma Festival 2020

Oh hello! I hear you'd like to get involved with us at Midsumma as a Volunteer for 2020. That's awesome, you're great. Please fill out the form below and we'll be in touch again soon.

Personal Details

First Name *

Surname *

Mobile number * Enter your mobile number as one long number eg 0406650430

Personal Pronoun How would you like to be addressed? Feel free to select any that apply or choose your own

They, Them, Theirs She, Her, Hers He, Him, His None of the above

If 'none of the above', please let us know what you'd prefer here

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

Email Address *

Street Address

Suburb

State

VIC NSW QLD NT SA WA TAS International

Postcode

Country

What is your current work or study situation?

Student Retired Employed Self-employed Unemployed

Existing medical condition or accessibility needs

Do you have a pre existing medical condition or any accessibility needs we may need to know about?

Yes No

If Yes, please provide further information You may provide as much or as little information as you prefer. Feel free to write in anything you like, even if you're unsure

Previous Experience

Have you volunteered at Midsumma before?

Yes No

If so, which roles have you done with us?

Have you had previous experience at other events/festivals?

Yes No

If so, what areas were you involved in?

Customer service and audience interaction Leading teams Festival Bump-in/Bump-out Hospitality - assisting on bars, food stalls etc Production Other

If other, please briefly detail here

Getting To Know You

In 25 words or less why would you like to volunteer for Midsumma?

In relation to volunteering, do you have any skills you would like us to know about?

How do you identify? Click all that you feel apply

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Asexual Ally Male Female Gender Non-Binary Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Person living with disability Person with Non-English speaking background Prefer not to say Other

If other, detail here

I have experience in...

Assisting people living with disability Customer Service Event installation (Bump In/Out) Hospitality Handling dogs Team Management/Leadership Using two-way radios Working with large crowds of public (Events/Festivals) Working with children VIP Hosting None of the above

I have the following certification

Valid RSA Certificate Working with Children Check None of the above

Which tasks would you like to be involved in?

Access (supporting festival goers who live with disability) Bars Customer Service/Info Environment/Renewables Event Installation (Bump In/Out) VIP/Hosting Other

If Other, detail here...

Volunteer Leader

Would you like to apply to be a Team Leader? Volunteer Leaders will supervise and help a small team of volunteers - sign on and sign off for their shifts, get to and from their workplace and generally provide help and advice through the volunteering process. Your main responsibility is to not only ensure the wellbeing of your team, but to implement any directives given to you by festival management to ensure the job gets done.

Yes No

If yes, in 50 words or less, what skills/experience do you have that would make you suitable to lead a team of volunteers?

Roster Availability

Which is your preferred Volunteer time? Dependent on need, we will attempt to schedule you at your preferred time. It is a requirement that each volunteer does a shift at either or both Carnival or Pride March.

Carnival (Sunday 19 January)

Morning Afternoon Evening All day Not at all I can attend the required briefing on 6pm, Thursday 16 January

Pride March (Sunday 2 February)

Morning Afternoon Evening All day Not at all I can attend the required briefing on 6pm, Thursday 30 January

Program Launch We will launch the Midsumma Festival 2020 program on November 20, from 5pm-8:30pm at the Melbourne Museum. We'd love some support on the night to help make it a smashing event.

I would like to volunteer for this

Pre-Festival support In the weeks before the festival kicks off, we need a stellar team to help us get everything together in the office.

I would like to volunteer for this

Midsumma Presents events Midsumma produces a series of events across the festival which will require support volunteers teams

I would like to volunteer for this

Shift lengths can vary between 3 - 6 hours, do you have a preference of shift length?

3-4 hours 5-6 hours No preference

Work with a friend! If you'd like to work specifically with a friend who is also applying, let us know here and we'll make it happen where possible. List their full name and the last 3 digits of their mobile number. Feel free to list a few.

If applicable, please list the workplace or company that you are applying through.

Terms and Conditions

Please read the below - I understand that I am applying to be a volunteer at Midsumma Festival

- I understand that there is no guarantee that I will be selected to be a volunteer at Midsumma

- I understand that if I am under the age of 18 by 15th January 2020 then I require the permission of my parent/guardian to volunteer at Midsumma Festival

- I understand that I will need to attend a briefing prior to my shift

Please tick to confirm the above

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