JOY 94.9

become a volunteer

over 200 volunteers facilitate the day-to-day running of the station and produce what you hear on air - every volunteer brings a unique contribution, whilst sharing the common goal of creating excellent radio for our community - the station is made up of a variety of people from a range of backgrounds, professions, ethnicities and sexualities.

our volunteers are primarily drawn from our membership base and station membership is encouraged the first step in the volunteer process is to read this fully and then to email the relevant person as indicated on this page or on the vacancy page - you will be sent a volunteer application form and the option of discussing your interest in the station, or joining a volunteer information session.

it is preferred that every new volunteer does induction training to become familiar with operations at the station - this approach helps both the station and the volunteer become familiar with each other.

the stations need for volunteers ebbs and flows throughout the year - at certain times, like Midsumma, Pride and the radiothon in June, more casual volunteers are needed - as projects crop up through the year we also put the call out for additional help - sometime it takes a little while for us to place a volunteer so we do ask that you are patient but we also don't mind you being persistent.

all volunteers are required to be a financial member of JOY and maintain the membership during the term of their volunteer status - membership of JOY 94.9 is governed by the JOY constitution - a copy of the constitution is available from the JOY website click here

read on to find out a little more about the station and some of the volunteer activities...
click here to find see our current volunteer vacancies.

some of the volunteer areas at JOY 94.9 are:

general volunteers / office admin

Office Admin is the front of house team at JOY and the role is critical to the smooth running of the station; this position is usually the first point of contact for members, listeners and the general public. The role assists the office staff and on-air broadcasters with a range of tasks including; answering the phones, processing memberships, handling listener queries, and greeting guests, looking up weird and wonderful information and hunting down music. It can be a very diverse and interesting role, click to review the role description, we have the following vacancies available in this role:


if you are interested in applying for one of these office admin roles, then contact bek via e-mail OArecruitment@joy.org.au

administration / operations

communication support / fundraising / events management / promotions support / grant writing / media writing / marketing support / projects

IT and broadcasting services

IT Support/ Online Development/ Web Support/ Production Support / Technical Support / Script Writing - to express your interest in any of these areas, email tech@joy.org.au

I have an idea for a new program - what do I do?

JOY 94.9 is always on the look out for new content that reflects the diversity of the gay and lesbian communities we service - diversity of voices, diversity of spoken word, diversity of music genre.
 
If you are interested in becoming a Program Maker at JOY, it's a good idea for you to thoroughly review our Program Grid and for you to listen to a range of programs over our Specialist Program hours (after 7 pm weeknights and on weekends) to get a feel for the different styles JOY currently has on the grid.
 
If you have some experience in Radio, then:
- feel free to contact our Specialist Program Director on spd@joy.org.au to discuss your idea
- download our Program Proposal form to see what we are looking for and send a completed form into the station
 
Show proposals are reviewed regularly, but it can take a month or so before we have the chance to fully explore the proposal.  Remember you have to be a JOY Member and to complete a bit more training before you go to air.
 
If you have no radio experience, but are willing to learn, then please investigate our training course

I'd like to be reading the news?

if you have no prior radio experience you may wish to enrol in one of our training courses here. If you have some radio experience then:

• email our News & Current Affairs Director at nd@joy.org.au with a brief outline of your interest and relevant experience (if any)
• the News & Current Affairs Director will contact you to discuss the role further
• preference is given to requests that come from our member or current volunteer base
• appropriate training is done via the News team in small groups or one on one

I have a voice that I think you can use?

We are always looking for a range of diverse voices to use in our on air promotions. If you are located close to the CBD and would like us to use your voice for either sponsorship promotions, station promotions or Community Service Announcements than email voiceover@joy.org.au - we will contact you for a chat and keep you abreast of promotions that we are looking to get voices for.

current volunteer vacancies

click here to find see our current volunteer vacancies...