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For more information, phone the station on 6552 6200 or email
us at admin@2bobradio.org.au
Volunteers gain invaluable experience and may be able to obtain
a reference from the Board of Management or other volunteers.
We also accept Work for the Dole participants.
Do you have a desire to share your interest
in a particular music style and/or community affairs.
Work Pattern: Any day / night
Hours/session: 2 to 3 hours 'on air' plus an equivalent time doing
voluntary work within the station
Line of Reporting: Station Co-ordinator or Programme Collective
Co-ordinator
Skills Training: is given before Presenters go 'on air'.
Duties may include:
- Prepare programme material in advance
- Arrange interviews (where appropriate for the programme)
- Advise Internet Co-ordinator of programme special details
for inclusion on station web site
- Announce programmes, music and entertainment items
- Read community service announcements and ‘what's on'
information
- Play recorded sponsorship and community announcements
- Write up programme schedule sheets and music log sheets
- Attend Programme Collective meetings
Advantages for the Volunteer:
- Learn the skill of radio broadcasting
- Develop radio production skills
- Gain personal confidence and speaking skills
- Kudos of being involved in a community media organization
Are you interested in news and current affairs?
Work Pattern: Monday to Friday (two or more people to share this
work)
Hours/session: 2 to 3 hours - either early morning or early evening
to suit volunteers.
Line of Reporting: Breakfast Programme Co-ordinator and daily
Breakfast Programme Presenter
Skills: Good writing skills and an interest in News and local
community affairs
Training: Informal training will be given on the job
Duties may include:
- Write local News reports and broadcast these
- Some interviews / voice grabs
- Material obtained from a variety of sources
Advantages for the Volunteer:
- Experience in Radio Journalism
- Kudos of being involved in a community media organisation
Work Pattern: Monday to Friday (two or more people to share this
work)
Hours/session: 9 am to 5 pm
Line of Reporting: Daily Coordinator
Skills: People skills (pleasant manner), Telephone skills (phone
technique and manners) and Elementary computer skills
Duties may include:
- Represent 2BOB Radio to the public (dress: smart casual)
- Greet and meet visitors to the Station
- Answer telephone, forward calls and take messages
- Listen for ‘Dead Air' on radio and immediately alert
the Presenter
- Filing and typing (word processing)
- Photocopying
- Type (and copy) meeting minutes, memos and notices.
- Distribute to people's mail boxes.
- Collecting mail from P.O. Box and processing postal mail
- Manage and purchase Stationery
- Ensure FAX machine has sufficient paper each evening
Advantages for the Volunteer:
- Improve computer and Secretarial skills
- Kudos of being involved in a community media organization
Work Pattern: Monday / Wednesday / Friday (one or more people
to share this work)
Hours/session: 2 to 3 hours
Line of Reporting: Station Co-ordinator and/or I.T. Co-ordinator
(Systems)
Skills: Elementary computer skills
Training: Some informal computer training will be given
Duties may include the following:
- Update various data bases - subscribers, sponsors
- Create any word processing documents required (e.g. letters,
sponsorship submissions, etc)
- Update any Manuals used within the Station
- Update the Anti-Virus software Virus definition data files
weekly
- Programme Schedule data base
- Internet: Enter programme and interviewees information into
relevant web site Forums, manage emails (print, circulate, forward
as required), type email replies as instructed and send, and
make simple changes to web pages where required.
Advantages for the Volunteer :
- Improve computer and Internet skills
- Kudos of being involved in a community media organization
Work Pattern: Monday and Thursday
Hours/session: 2 to 3 hours
Line of Reporting: Station Co-ordinator
Duties on Monday and Thursday include:
- Vacuum clean all carpeted areas
- Empty waste baskets into ‘Wheely Bin'
- Check cleaning supplies
- Bathrooms - Hand basin, toilet, mop floor, check toilet paper
- Kitchen - wash up, wipe benches and mop floor
- Monthly cleaning may include:
- Clean windows and de-cobwebbing
- Defrost refrigerator
- Clean kitchen cupboards
- Clean stove and oven
Advantages for the Volunteer:
- Kudos of being involved in a community media organization
- Experience in commercial cleaning
For more information, phone the station on 6552 6200 or email
us at admin@2bobradio.org.au
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