Do you like promoting healthy activity and positive attitudes?
LAUNCH Darwin is looking for enthusiastic young people to help present and support our Jingili Skate Nights program in 2021. The role is good for people who like working with the community and maintaining safe, responsible and positive behaviour.
PS Skate/quads/scooter/BMX experience is a bonus!
About Skate Nights
Skate Nights at Jingili have been running consistently since 2018 as a part of the LAUNCH Darwin year round skate program. They are a free, open-access, 2 hour jam at the Jingili Skatepark (corner of Freshwater and Trower roads). Skate Nights run every second week on Wednesdays from March to November. The evening is chance to encourage young people to get out and engage in active recreation at the park.
Skate Nights aren’t just for skateboarders, we have a strong community of roller and inline skaters as well as BMX riders and freestyle scooterers who join in regularly. Our attendees are generally 13 to 30 years of age and have a wide range of skate park skills. On average around 25 users come through the space each Skate Night.
Jingili Skate Nights ARE NOT a come-try space or lesson opportunity (this is definitely not a coaching or teaching job). They are an open-social jam for people aged 13 and over who have the awareness to use the space safely.
What we’re looking for …
- Interested people, preferably 18 to 25 years of age
- All genders and nationalities
- An up to date First Aid Certificate (with CPR) and an Ochre Card are required
- You will have a working phone. In case of emergency and for playing music.
- Communication skills: you can talk to anyone, relay messages and be friendly to new comers
- Confidence: you can be assertive by taking charge of a group, make decisions in a public space and and be ready to proactively manage negative behaviours *
- Initiative: ability to pick up rubbish when there are no other demands, welcome new comers, report park damage and complete some basic data entry
- Fitness level: you will be an active person, able to lift and carry things and walk around the site
- Transportation: you will need to be able to get yourself to and from the park independently and have the capacity to occasionally pick up and drop off skate gear from the city
- Reliability: you will be on-time and won’t need reminding of any Skate Nights you have committed to
- Experience: while skate/BMX/scooter/quads/inline experience is not necessary it will be an advantage
* Difficult situations are really rare and you won’t be on your own in dealing with them. We always have two people covering Skate Nights.
Money Stuff
- The program runs every second Wednesday night from March to November
- You will be engaged for 3 hours per Skate Night – half an hour set up and half an hour pack down plus 2 hours supporting facilitation of Skate Nights
- You will be paid $75 per night as a casual contractor, on provision of an invoice
About LAUNCH
LAUNCH provides young people in Darwin with high quality opportunities for active community participation. Programs include event training, pop up gigs, skate competitions, career development for emerging producers, Youth Week activities and skill building via our Get That Job school holiday workshops. Read more here.