Summer Volunteer Application

Summer 2010 Volunteer Info & Application
DEADLINE MAY 25th
Thank you for wanting to volunteer with us! We are amazed and grateful that there are so many talented people who want to work with us, and we are sorry that we don't have space for everyone who applies. Some of our volunteer positions require musical knowledge, but many do not. Teaching, coaching and managing positions are open to female and trans-identified individuals while there are other positions open to everyone. Our ideal volunteers are those who put the best interests of girls and their emotional and physical safety above all else; who understand and believe in the camp’s mission; who will show up at camp every day, on time, with enthusiasm about the work. We are looking for volunteers who will fully participate in the experience of the camp and be truly present for the girls. ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST BE AGE 19 AND UP.

VOLUNTEER SELECTION PROCESS
-Submit your application
-Phone Interview We will contact you at the beginning of May. -Confirmation We will contact you to confirm that you are able to volunteer at camp. If you do not confirm by June 1st, we will offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.
-Orientation and Training You will receive a Volunteer Handbook and there will be a MANDATORY volunteer orientation meeting on Sunday just before camp. Orientation will cover essential aspects of running a safe and fun camp, including teaching strategies, troubleshooting, and what to expect throughout the week. This is also a time when volunteers get to know one another, share ideas and do last minute camp set-up. ALL NEW VOLUNTEERS MUST ALSO ATTEND ONE NEW VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION. New volunteer info sessions are scheduled for Sunday May 30th and Thursday June 3, and we can add more if necessary.

Job Descriptions in order of appearance on the application to the left:

BAND MANAGER (No musical experience necessary)
Time commitment: Sunday afternoon, Mon-Fri 12:30pm-5:30pm (optional meeting until 6pm) and Saturday Showcase.
This position is Rock Camp's equivalent to a camp counselor and is one of the most involved and rewarding jobs for volunteers at camp. You will serve as a mentor for your assigned band of girls, make sure they are where they need to be at all times, and be present for a staff meeting at the end of each camp day. Band Managers with musical experience may also coach campers on their instruments throughout the day and during band practice.
INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTOR
Time commitment: Sunday afternoon, Mon-Fri 9am-noon and (optional) Saturday Showcase. Our campers will possess varying skill levels and many have never touched their musical instrument before. Now you get to teach them what you know. Instruction is in small groups (3-5 campers per instructor) and you may get to work with collaborative large-groups as well. You meet with fellow instructors at least once before orientation to decide on curriculum, what styles and level of experience each instructor is comfortable teaching.
BAND COACH
Time commitment: Sunday afternoon, Monday 9am-6pm, Tues-Fri 1pm-6pm and Saturday 11am-Showcase. Each band will have a band coach assigned to them for band practice and showcase preparation. You will help the girls during band selection on the first day and assist them every day in learning how to play as a group, encouraging their collaboration musically and interpersonally.
ELECTRIC YOUTH LEADER (No musical experience necessary)
Time commitment: Sunday afternoon, Mon-Fri 1pm-6pm and optional Saturday Showcase. This position is open to band coaches, managers, and instrument instructors who are interested in leading projects and playing games that make camp extra fun for the youngest group of rockers. Electric Youth is a slightly separate track for campers ages 8-10 that allows for outdoor play, special workshops, and fun, music-related art projects. Childhood development experience is a bonus but not required.
MORNING ASSEMBLY CREW (No musical experience necessary)
Time commitment: TBA pre-camp time to develop assemblies with Camp Coordinators, Sunday afternoon, Mon 8:30am-10am, Tues-Fri 8:30am-9:30am. You provide an energetic, engaging, fun and welcoming atmosphere in the morning for campers and volunteers by leading warm-up and ice breaker activities, helping teach the camp song, helping construct and participate in skits and giving announcements and directions when needed. Must be articulate, outgoing, and have a great camp counselor stage presence. This position can be added to any number of other positions at camp including instrument instruction, band coaching and more.
WORKSHOP LEADERS (No musical experience necessary)
Time commitment: One or two afternoons. Workshops are 1.5-2 hours each. Each of our workshops value developing life-skills and self-esteem, as well as encouraging creativity, self-expression and awareness. Each workshop is delivered between 2-4 times over 1-2 days to groups of 15-25 campers loosely divided by age. This is a great supplemental position for Instrument Instructors who would like to stay at camp through the afternoon.

SONGWRITING: discuss songwriting methods, analyze song and lyric structures, teachstrategies for getting over slumps and blocks.

ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP: B-girls, MCs, DJs, Graffiti artists, and beatboxers perform interactive demos of their craft. Girls can try out different elements.

YOUTH ACTIVISM PANEL: Young activists from different organizations will speak about their work in the community. This will be a panel discussion moderated by a community activist.

IMAGE AND IDENTITY: lead a group discussion about identity and image with the goal of giving campers the tools to recognize, interrupt, and address issues of discrimination based on differences such as race, gender, class, and size.

SELF-DEFENSE: teach self-defense skills that promote respect, self-reliance, self-confidence, and empowerment.

SCREENPRINTING: demonstrate the screen-printing process. Have each band come up with a t-shirt design, and guide them as they print band shirts and other merch to sell at the showcase.

MUSIC HERSTORY: Girls listen to songs and watch videos of female musicians from a variety of genres and time periods, discussing musical styles, stage presence, and cultural impact.

ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENTS: Do you play an instrument other than the one we offer at camp? Participate in this show-and-tell style workshop. Please bring your own instrument and make sure it's something you're OK with letting campers try out!

DRAMA TRAUMA(No musical experience necessary) Time Commitment:Days of your choice, Morning shifts: 8:30-10am, Afternoon shifts: 1pm-6pm.
Provide support, conflict-resolution and crisis management for campers ages 8-18, as well as support for staff, volunteers and interns throughout the week of camp. In past camps, Drama Trauma has often also acted as a receptionist, nurse, instrument instructor, or band coach. Experience with teenagers in a counseling or educational environment is recommended.

ROADIE Time Commitment: Days of your choice, Morning shifts: 8:30-10am, Afternoon shifts: 1pm-6pm, Showcase. Roadies help set up and tear down equipment and furniture, supply campers with equipment, perform roadie tasks, help get gear to and from the Showcase, assist kitchen and clean-up crews and any number of tasks to help the camp operate smoothly.

RECEPTIONIST (No musical experience necessary)
Time Commitment: Days of your choice, Morning shifts: Mon 7:30am-1pm, Tues-Fri 8:30-10am, Afternoon shifts: 1pm-6pm, Sat 11-3:30
From the front desk, the receptionist helps with Monday morning camper registration, camper check-in and check-out, monitors visitors, handles phone calls, gives directions, answers questions, sells showcase tickets, raffle tickets and camp merchandise.

KITCHEN CREW (No musical experience necessary)
Time Commitment: Days of your choice, Morning shifts: 8:30am-1pm, Afternoon shifts:1pm-6pm Every day at camp we provide campers with snacks and volunteers and staff with a delicious lunch to make sure everyone has enough energy to rock all day long. Kitchen crew is responsible for serving an entree, preparing salads, side dishes and beverages, and set up and take down of volunteer lunch areas. Kitchen crew may also be responsible for picking up food donations, break room maintenance, afternoon snack for campers and kitchen clean-up.

BART ESCORT AND LUNCH PICKUP CREW Pick up and drop off campers/volunteers at BART at 8:40am and 5:30pm, and pick up lunch.

PRE-CAMP AIRPORT, TRAIN, BART AND BUS STATION CREW Pick up out-of-town campers and/or volunteers and take them to their hotels or host families at the beginning of the week.

OTHER Want to help in some other way? Have you volunteered at a camp before and had an idea for a job that would make camp better? Let us know!