Application for Employment with Clean Vibes

Returning PAID Staff

Only complete the Return Staff Application if you have held a PAID position with Clean Vibes for at least ONE YEAR. If you have only volunteered or participated in a Labor of Love program with Clean Vibes in the past, please complete the First Time Employee Application. If you have volunteered with us for several years but have never been on the official payroll or you volunteered and stayed to work for pay after an event, you will still need to complete the First Time Employee Application.

All applications must be received no later than Monday, March 13, 2017. We will notify all applicants of our decisions no later than Monday, April 17, 2017. Please note that some applicants may receive notification of our hiring decisions for events in May prior to April 17^th. All applicants will receive a response from us no later than April 17^th, including applicants to whom we will not be offering positions. Please do not email to check in about the status of your application prior to April 17^th. Application status inquiries will not receive a response.

This application is for available PAID CREW POSITIONS with Clean Vibes. If you would only like to volunteer, please CLICK HERE.

All applicants may register as a Volunteer for any available event. If you are hired for that event after you have already registered, we will remove you from the volunteer list and refund any deposits and/or adminstrative fees you may have submitted. You will need to alert the Volunteer Program Manager that you have benn hired and that you need a refund by emailing volunteers@cleanvibes.com.

Please note: Due to the online nature of this application, we recommend that you write your answers to the narrative section in a separate document and then cut and paste them into this form. We are very appreciative of the time and thought that goes into the answers on these applications. Writing out your answers and saving them in a separate document will ensure that your hard work will not be lost in the event that your computer loses its internet connection mid application or there is an error in the transmission of the application.

General Information

BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CLEAN VIBES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Click Here for Clean Vibes Job Descriptions

Please indicate your employment application interest(s): *

I am applying for a paid position as a CREW member for Clean Vibes.

I am applying for a paid position as a SUPERVISOR for Clean Vibes.

I am applying for a paid position as a MANAGER for Clean Vibes.

In addition to the position(s) indicated above, I am also interested in applying to be a "Volunteer Runner" for Clean Vibes at select events.

In addition to the position(s) indicated above, I am also interested in applying to be a "Clean Vibes Trading Post Booth Worker" for the Clean Vibes Trading Post at select events.

If interested in a crew member positon located in the San Francisco Bay Area ONLY, please complete the BAY AREA CREW MEMBER APPLICATION.

If interested in the San Francisco Bay Area Assistant Manager position, please CLICK HERE.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address: *

Re-enter Email Address: *

Phone Number *

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Please check here to indicate this is the email address to use for emails related to this application.

Do you have a valid driver's license? *

Yes

No

Do you have a Passport? *

Yes

No

Are you currently able to travel internationally? *

Yes

No

Do you have a CDL (Commercial Driver's License)? *

Yes

No

If yes, what class?

Do you have experience operating any kind of large equipment (ie - fork lift, lull, tractor)? *

Yes

No

If yes, what kind equipment? Do you have a license to operate this equipment (ie - forklift license)?

Please indicate your availability this season:

Available to work all possible events

Want to work selected shows (please list) Want to work selected shows (please list)

If you are available to work shows between two dates please enter those dates below:

From:

To:

Related Skills/Experiences

Please describe any skills or experiences that you have and/or your comfort level within each of the areas outlined below. If you indicated an interest in being a Volunteer Runner, Volunteer Coordinator or Trading Post booth worker, please touch on skills you think would be benificial to those positions.

Working alone on a project: *

Working as a team member: *

Driving (cars, trucks with trailers, tractors, golf carts, fork lifts): *

Organizational skills/keeping track of things (people, keys, radios): *

Communicating your ideas/criticisms to upper level staff: *

Rate the following from 1 to 10 (10 being that which fits you best) in order for us to determine what positions within Clean Vibes would fit you best: *

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Doing manual physical work:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Frequently lifting at least 50 pounds:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Communicating with fans/passing out bags:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Staffing a retail booth (recyclables for products):	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Working during the day:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Working during the night:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Standing for extended periods of time:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Working in the hot sun all day:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Working outside in the rain:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Working with Volunteers (line sweeping):	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Working with Trash Talker Volunteers:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Clean Vibes Trading Post Booth Worker Application

If you indicated an interest in applying for the part-time Volunteer Coordinator position, please answer the questions below. If you are not interested in applying for this position, please skip to the next section.

Why do you want to work for the Clean Vibes Trading Post?

Have you worked with a non-profit before? If yes, please share your experience.

Do you have any customer service or retail experience? If yes, please share your experience.

How would you encourage patrons to participate in the Trading Posts' activities?

Tell us about any social media and technology/computer skills you may have (ie - Microsoft Office, Excel, html).

Narrative

What did you do in the "off season"? How do you think you can apply your experience to Clean Vibes? *

Why do you want to work for Clean Vibes again? *

How do you think your participation as a member of the Clean Vibes crew has benefited Clean Vibes in the past? How do you feel that you can continue to benefit the Clean Vibes organization as an employee this season?

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Describe what the greatest reward was for you in the past as a part of the Clean Vibes’ crew. What do you think the greatest reward would be for you as an employee of Clean Vibes this season?

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Describe the greatest challenge that you had in working with Clean Vibes’ in the past. What do you think would be the greatest challenge this season?

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Post Season Review / Pre Season Questionnaire

Please rank 1-5 (1 being your least favorite and 5 being your most favorite) working with the following aspects of Clean Vibes. If you have not had experience within any aspect, just choose N/A:

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	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Day shifts:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Night shifts:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Designing and building props (ie. gator frames, trailer frames):	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Barrel Placement:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Site set-up:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Venue:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Campground:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Backstage:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Compost:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Trading Post Booth:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Sorting:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Supervising volunteers (line sweeping):	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Line sweeps:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
Loading Packer Truck:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
On-site Trash Talker Volunteer coordinating:	1	2	3	4	5	N/A

Please feel free to elaborate about things you like or dislike about any of these items. Or take this opportunity to talk about positions/situations you feel you work best in:

Tell us about positions/situations you don't work well in. In the previous season, did you ever find yourself assigned to a task you did not like? How did you handle yourself in those situations?

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Reflecting on your performance and behavior on and off site last year, what do you plan to do better or differently this year? Are you satisfied with your attitude and performance while working with Clean Vibes last season? Do you feel that you set a positive example for your crew and coworkers? If you could do it all over again, what would you do differently? What systems can the managers put in place in order to create an environment that inspires supervisors to be positive and effective leaders? *

Please describe Clean Vibes' features (ie. shift schedules, plan of attack, communications, vehicle choices, etc.) that you felt worked well this past year.

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What do you feel didn't work? What are your suggestions for improvement?

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What members of last years' Clean Vibes crew do you feel you worked well with and why?

Managers:

Supervisors:

Administrative Employees:

Crew:

Volunteers:

What members of last years' Clean Vibes crew did you have problems working with and why?

(Please be specific, thoughtful, and painfully honest...it’s the only way we can grow.)

Managers:

Supervisors:

Administrative Employees:

Crew:

Volunteers:

How did you handle conflict with or within your crew? If you could go back, would you do anything differently? *

As you already know, members of a full time crew will be working long hours for consecutive days, often under a great amount of pressure and stress. Key to the success of an efficient and content crew is the ability of each member to communicate openly and effectively within the crew. How do you feel that the Clean Vibes’ team can improve the lines of communication between all levels of staff? What systems can we implement that will allow every crew member to feel comfortable expressing his/her concerns and/or criticisms?

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In what ways would you like to see Clean Vibes grow and develop? What can we incorporate into our current strategy to make us more effective and more informative?

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Please add any additional information that you feel we should know about you and your thoughts on all that is Clean Vibes. Include any past experiences with Clean Vibes, good or bad, which you feel would be important for us to repeat or NOT repeat in the coming year. This is your soap box, let us know how we can make Clean Vibes a positive and rewarding experience for all members. Also, feel free to attach any post show feedback that you have previously written in the space provided below.

(Feel free to use AS MUCH space as you need to share your thoughts with us. We love receiving as much feedback from you as possible now that we are in a mental space to absorb it all, and please don’t be afraid of blunt honesty as it helps us continue to constructively evolve.)

Attach additional information here:

I have reviewed the information I provided above and, to the best of my knowledge, it is accurate and true.

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Yes