Volunteer – DEV – Blazing Swan Dev

We are gearing up for what promises to be a fantastic Blazing Swan event in 2023. Our beloved event thrives on the contribution and participation of dozens of volunteers in various activities. Event volunteer Applications are now open!

Please sign up from below link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/BlazingSwanIncorporated/BlazeBaseVolunteerApplication

In addition to this, Blazing Swan are urgently looking to fill the leadership and other specialist positions below. If you have passion, skill and leadership potential in any of the following areas, we would like to hear from you on volunteers@blazingswan.com.au:

THEME CAMP SAFETY LEAD: We are looking for a volunteer with excellent communication and admin skills to engage with theme camps on safety matters. Ideally the person for this role may have a background in small scale construction projects, so as to interpret theme camp design ideas and offer advice on their camps builds. An understanding of WHS act WA is also preferred. Safety training will be provided as this role will be backed up by experienced dept supervisors and the Blazing Swan Safety Manager
ASSETS LEAD: We are looking for a volunteer to manage Blazing Swan’s assets. You will ideally be able to access our warehouse storage space in Fremantle to inspect, move and maintain our assets in storage. If you have experience in tools and are handy with simple repairs or have the background knowledge to arrange quotes for any technical repairs, this may be ideal for you. Forklift ticket is required.
SITE BUILD & PACKDOWN SUPERVISORS: We are looking for volunteers with experience supervising work sites. Looking for those available for a week of on site supervision before and after the event between Saturday 11th March to Wednesday 4th April & Tues 11th April and 23rd April 2023. You will be reporting to the Blazing Swan Utilities and Infrastructure Manager: Tim Braybrooke
PLANT OPERATORS/SPECIALISTS: We are looking for more volunteers who have expertise in operating plant equipment such as loaders and telehandlers
SITE SAFETY SUPERVISORS: We are looking for volunteers with a Cert IV or equivalent in Work Health Safety, Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, Keen eye for hazards safety practices in a working environment and a Strong personality. Looking for those available for a week of on site supervision prior or after the event.
TICKETING LEAD: We are looking for a volunteer to lead the ticketing system humanitix to monitor ticketing inquiries and issues. Ideally you will have had some exposure to event ticketing systems. And have excellent admin skills
SIGNAGE LEAD: We are looking for a volunteer to lead the fabrication and installation of the various signage required by the Blazing Swan event. Large number of signage has already been fabricated, but there are always gaps to fill. Experience in sign writing is recommended, you will be leading volunteers on site to install the signs as per the provided site plan.
DOCUMENTS LEAD: We are looking for a volunteer to manage, update and fill gaps in Blazing Swan’s various documents and records on G-Drive. A background in policy/procedure writing and record keeping is highly desirable.
EVENT PLAN COORDINATOR: We are looking for a volunteer with excellent documentation and written communication skills to organise and update the event documentation and forms. You will be involved in liaising with the local government of Kulin to assist in getting the plans approved.

If any of these specialist roles call out to you or if you have any questions about them, please email us on volunteers@blazingswan.com.au. In your email please tell us which role(s) you are interested in and about your relevant experience.

Volunteering is the lifeblood of our community. Blazing Swan is solely a volunteer run organisation.

Legends of Traffic

It’s a known fact that volunteering as a member of the Legends of Traffic at Blazing Swan makes you a better lover!

Not convinced? Or a sudden FOMO? Then register now!

The Legends of Traffic volunteer their time to work 4-hour shifts and get to meet happy smiley Blazers as they arrive at the event. It’s a great intro to volunteering if you are a first timer.

Our Legends of Traffic help safely guide vehicles into the event and campgrounds, and they give participants handy tips on safe camping and vehicle parking. Training is provided. Do a shift with a friend and make more Blazers friends while you’re at it! We will even deck you out in a Hi Vis vest and a LED Tutu! You’d be mad not to get amongst it.

Click the Volunteer button to register your interest to become a Legend of Traffic and we will be in touch.

Greeters

We are the grinning face of BLAZING SWAN: A demographic sample, a community example, portal princesses, principle pragmatists and greeter gurus. We are the First Contact between YOU and your )'(ome-coming. We are the moment of impact: GROUND ZERO for INFO.

Is Greeters your destiny or just your destination?
SIGN UP NOW! What are you waiting for? Don’t miss this rare opportunity to share your talents and add your energy to our indubitably-dedicated (sometimes sophisticated, always audacious and ready to RUMBLE) team of zany specialists and expert eccentrics.

Fun Police

The Fun Police are here to help support our Community and ensure our Civic Responsibility.

This includes:

Occupational Health and Safety
Sound/Noise Monitoring
Environmental Sustainability
Policy and Procedure Writing
Fire, Food and Laser Safety
Temporary Structure Compliance
Traffic Control
Emergency Management
Risk Management
Electrical Test and Tag
And many more event Compliance issues.

Do you have experience or an interest in any of these fields?

Come and join our team! We are always looking for more Volunteers.

Some areas will require specific qualifications but if you have any questions send an email to safety (at) blazingswan.com.au

Maybe you already know for sure that you want to join the Fun Police!

Click the Volunteer button to register and we will be in touch shortly.

MOOP Troop

The MOOP Troop is our army of MOOP eliminators. They travel our city disguised as your average Jilakin Rock City citizen and when they come across any Matter Out Of Place (MOOP) they spring into action to set things right.

MOOP is not necessarily rubbish, it is simply something that doesn’t belong on the ground. It may be a beer can or a food wrapper but just as likely it’s a piece of someone’s costume that has fallen off during their travels, or useful times that have been blow out of camp and into the city by a gust of wind.

The MOOP Troop assists the citizens of Jilakin Rock City in following our Leave No Trace policy. They go into messy camps and educate their occupants about Leave No Trace and how they can keep their camp clean. They patrol the city for MOOP and potential causes of MOOP and then they act to remove the problem. They are not there to pick up rubbish, although they may do so. They are there to educate the citizen of Jilakin Rock City to Leave No Trace, so that the city can be a MOOP free paradise!

Keep Jilakin Rock City beautiful, volunteer for MOOP Troop today!

Jilakin Rock Rangers

Jilakin Rock Rangers are participants who volunteer a portion of their time at Blazing Swan in service of the safety and well-being of the Blaze community. Rangers act as non-confrontational community mediators, providers of reliable information and facilitators of public safety.

Day or night, pairs of Rangers can be found walking the streets of Jilakin Rock City, engaging with the community, enjoying the art and always ready to help sort things out.

FIRST AID / MEDICS

Medical assistance will operate on several levels at Blazing Swan to ensure that everyone gets the appropriate level of treatment throughout the event.

There will be on site medical services provider and volunteers that will be on call for medical situations. Kulin St John Ambulance will also be on call 24 hours a day throughout the event to transport injured participants to hospital if needed.

All prospective volunteers for these positions must be at least 18 years of age and hold the appropriate qualification for the position for which they are volunteering.If you want to help others and make Jilakin Rock City a safer place, please volunteer as an on site medic today.

Email: medical@blazingswan.com.au

Effigy & Temple Build Crews

Being part of the build team is a big time commitment but is very rewarding and some say a life changing experience.

The build team works on weekends and evenings for the 4 months leading up to Blazing Swan and ideally are all onsite the 2 – 3 weeks before the event starts.

The temple and effigy leads are looking for creative team players that have experience in

Carpentry
Construction
Architecture and design
Electrics
OH&S

You should also have confidence using power tools and plant equipment and have a white card or the ability to obtain one.

Don’t have experience in any of these? That’s cool! There is limited trainee positions available for those that can prove their enthusiasm and passion for the project.

***All volunteers must have purchased a ticket to attend Blazing Swan. As is the way at Blazing Swan, and many ‘Burns’ around the world, gifting is the primary driver at these events and we appreciate the tremendous efforts everyone puts into making things happen and usually for the only reward of a smile and the knowledge of a happier and safer community.

We try to reward volunteers in other ways such as training and other skills that they can use at Blazing Swan and elsewhere, this is to return the gift of what the volunteers have gifted to the community. In this vain it is that we only help those who are struggling financially by refunding part of their ticket cost.

If you would like to volunteer at Blazing Swan but are struggling financially contact us as there is a number of ways that we can assist you in making it to the event and helping the community without putting yourself in too much financial stress.

In special situations we maybe able to gift a ticket with no outlay to a volunteer but you will need to apply in writing for special standing due to financial hardship and also be able to have someone known to the committee to vouch for you.