WE
WANT YOU - to volunteer for the 8th Annual New
York Salsa Congress Dance & Music Festival from August
27 - 31, 2008. We are in search for 20
volunteers to work several shifts and several hours. Must
be a LOCAL RESIDENT and
a NON - DANCER. So dancers press
the red X button at the top right of this screen and
then browse the rest of the site. If you
have any older family members that you'd think
to like to be involved then please let them know
and have them apply.
Positions
Available: Registration, Hospitality
desk, Merchandise, Workshop Monitors, Production
Assistant, Artistic Directors & Tech Engineers
Assistant , Performance Assistant.
Shifts:There
are 4 shifts available. Day(9 PM -5
PM), Mid-Afternoon(4:30 PM - 9:30 PM), Early Evening
and Night(9 PM -2 AM). If you work one shift
then you get to attend the event during another shift
for free. For Ex: If you work the Day
shift between 9AM - 5PM then you will be able to
attend the Early Evening and Night activities.
Positions
like Registration, Hospitality desk, Merchandise, required
staff for all the shifts. Workshop Monitors
are only used during the days. Production
Assistants can
be a person or someone who is doing something
else but can be picked for this position also. Usually
used during the days. Artistic Directors & Tech
Engineers Assistant main responsibilities will
be used during Morning tech rehearsals. Performance
Assistant will be used during the Mid Afternoons,
early evenings and nights before
and during both performances.
Hospitality
desk: Meet N Greet the attendees. Hand
everyone a Program Booklet, know and
study the Program Booklet completely to
be able to answer all attendees questions., set
up goodie bags, Etc.
Registration: Aid
administrator with sign in sheets, etc.
Merchandise: Sell
merchandise that is a part of our store like dvds,
shirts, etc.
Workshop
Monitors: Check wristbands, ID's
of workshop attendees, Fill out class surveys,
assist instructor.
Production
Assistant: A person who assists in
the necessary various task for the production
of this event. A combined position.
Artistic
Directors & Tech Engineers Assistant: Main
purpose is to helps either Artistic Director & Tech
Engineer in the dance team tech rehearsal process,
etc. Also a combined position.
Performance
Assistant: Will be used to usher VIPs
(not Full Pass VIPs) to their seats. Makes sure
no one else sits in the VIPs seats but only people
that belong there. Also helps dancers
on and off the stage before and after each performance.
Description: Certain
positions only require a certain amount of volunteers. When
writing it, please list at least 2 positions that you would
be interested in and also pick a shift. Just
because you picked them or even just because you wrote
in doesn't mean that you will be selected to volunteer
and get the position you seek. This is almost
an audition or applying for a job. Certain positions
also require a dress code. At some point in time
you will be asked to meet with us and that's when you
will be told if you have the position or not. There,
we will discuss your shifts and dress requirement.
To
Apply: Send a email to us a
email at nycsalsacongress@aol.com with your
request to Volunteer. Include your name,
cell number, number of years you've been dancing
and reason why you want to volunteer. Someone
will get back with your shortly.
Please
Note: You must be very reliable and
do what ever position you are doing properly. If
you are not in the place that you're supposed
to be at the time you are supposed to be, then
your rights as a volunteer will be stripped and
you will be escorted out of our venue and banned
from the event.
Deadline
to register is August 1st or until we arrive
at our
target number of volunteers which is 20
