Volunteer Application for Spartacus Books

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Preferred Name

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What pronoun(s) would you like us to use to refer to you in the third person?

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First Name

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Last Name

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Phone Number

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Would you like us to add your email to our supporters mailing list?

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Emergency Contact Name

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Emergency Contact Number

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Some of your responsibilities as a Spartacus volunteer/collective member will be:

- selling books, magazine, zines, etc. - getting new people into the store by postering, distributing Spartacus leaflets, etc. - helping out for events that happen at Spartacus by booking new events, - setting up the event space, being around when events go beyond regular store hours - creating a safe, inspiring space in the store - fundraising – organizing fundraising events, etc. - tabling for Spartacus at community events - staying up-to-date on Spartacus happenings - attending Spartacus Collective meetings (usually about once a month)

Are you able to commit to volunteering at Spartacus for at least 3 months?

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Can you commit to a weekly shift?

If not, that's okay! There are other ways to volunteer at Spartacus!

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What days/times are you available to volunteer?

Note that on Saturday and Sunday shift times are 11-3 and 3-7. If you are available at these time please select 10-2 (instead of 11-3) and 2-6 (instead of 3-7). Thanks!

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
10am - 2pm
2pm - 6pm
6pm - 8.30pm

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Please list any skills that you could contribute while at Spartacus.

For example: used books buying, fundraising, tabling at events, graphic design, computer tech, etcetera.

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Please list any skills that you would like to learn while at Spartacus.

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Please list any subject areas that are of particular interest and/or familiarity to you.

For example: zines, feminism, anti-racism, queer studies, etcetera.

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Application process from here:

1. Spartacus’ volunteer coordinators will contact you to set up an interview/orientation with 2 Spartacus volunteers. It might be a couple of weeks before you hear from us. 2. You’ll come in for your interview/orientation – it takes about 1/2 – 1 hour. You’ll learn more about how Spartacus works, what your responsibilities will be, how decisions are made in our volunteer collective. We’ll learn more about you, your interests, your experiences, and we’ll make sure we’re a good fit for you and vice versa. 3. Usually, you’ll hear whether you’re accepted into the Spartacus Collective (i.e. that you’ll now volunteer at Spartacus) at the end of the interview/orientation. Sometimes this isn’t possible, but that might be for a variety of reasons, so please don’t think you’re not accepted just ‘cus you aren’t told of the decision right away. If you don’t get the decision at the end of the orientation, you’ll get a call within a couple of weeks from a volunteer coordinator to let you know the decision. 4. If you’re accepted, you’ll most likely be set up with both of your 2 training shifts at the end of the interview. 5. You’ll come in for your 2 training shifts (or sometimes it takes 3 training shifts to get through all of the tasks) and then you’re ready to volunteer in a shift. 6. We’ve learned that it’s best for new volunteers to take on a regular weekly shift when they first volunteer. Otherwise, often people forget their training. So you’ll be encouraged to pick a weekly shift to take on, either during your interview/orientation, or during your training shifts.