Going Bananas Volunteer Application (2025)

There are many ways to help out at Going Bananas, our July school holiday program:

Program team: Help engage the children with craft, Bible stories and songs. Training essential.

Registration: Welcome families, sign them in and help crunch statistics.

Kitchen: Feed the leaders and ensure the children are fed and watered.

Tech: Be involved with audio and visual.

Safety and first aid: Help keep the children and volunteers safe.

Car parking: Help keep things flowing in the car park.

Prayer: Sign up to pray for Going Bananas, either onsite or at home.

Ninja Banana: Problem solvers and helpers.

Key Dates
SUNDAY June 15 2:30-5:30pm team training 1

Sun June 22 2:30-5:30pm team training 2

Sun June 29 2:30-5:30pm team training 3

Sun July 6 2:30-5:30pm team training 4

Mon July 7 10-2pm Doing Day (optional craft preparation day)

Mon July 14 - Fri July 18 8:30-1:30pm Going Bananas (WOO)

Sun July 20 10am GB Sunday

In completing this form you commit to:

Attending all Going Bananas training sessions note - For Program team working with kids only
Complete all relevant child safe ministry requirements.
You will be contacted about Child Safe requirements personally.

The data entered may be used to update your details in the Church Database. For example if you enter a new email address, then this will be used to contact you, church wide.

Please note you will need a Clearance for Service from Kooyoora (the Anglican Church's professional standards body) before you can serve.

First Name *

Tip: E.g. "Ethel" or "Dong Sung"

Preferred Name

Tip: The name you would like us to use when we email you or speak to you informally. E.g. "Ettie" or "Sung". We will use your Given Name if you leave this blank.

Last Name *

Tip: E.g. "Richardson" or "Lee"

Date of Birth *

Email Address *

Mobile *

The best way to contact me is *

Tip: By selecting one of the options you give consent for us to use this medium to contact you.

I would like to help with *

Tip: "Program" refers to helping lead the children's program.

If you selected "Program" above, in what area would you like to help

GB Days Available *

If you are not from St Alfred's please let us know how you heard about Going Bananas.

Do you attend another church regularly? If so, where?

If you're still a high school student.

School

Year Level

Health Information

Are there any medical conditions that it would be good for the Directors to be aware of? This is particularly important if the volunteer is under the age of 18.

Food Requirements

This information will be passed on to kitchen staff so they can prepare snacks which is part of the program.

Parent/Guardian and other contact information

If you are under 18 please have your parent fill out the following information.

If you have provided your child's email, both the child and parent 1 will receive all communications in regards to the Going Bananas Program. Otherwise just parent 1 will receive the communications.

Parent/Guardian's Name

Mobile Number

Email Address

Home Address

Parent's/Guardian Name 2

Mobile Number 2

Email Address 2

Home Address 2

Permissions and Consent

Description

If you are over 18 please complete this section of the form yourself. If not, please ask your parent to fill this in.

Authorisation

I authorise the leaders in charge of any activity conducted by St Alfred's Anglican Church, Blackburn North, to consent on my behalf, where it is impractical to communicate with me or my nominated contacts, to receive medical or surgical treatment as may be deemed necessary. I am also responsible for the cost of any such medical treatment deemed necessary.

Indemnify

I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and the church workers conducting this program against all claims, demands, suits and liability of whatever nature and howsoever arising out of injury of said leader and the relevant activity being undertaken.

Personal Information & Privacy

I consent to my personal information being collected according to the St Alfred's Privacy Policy.

Photos or Videos *

Tip: Leaders will take reasonable steps to prevent photos or videos from being taken by people who are not authorised by St Alfred's to do so. Any photo or video used by St Alfred's will comply to the Photo & Video Release Policy.

Photo consent signed by *

Self

Parent / Guardian

Name of the person providing permissions and consent *

Date *

Health Information

About your health

Medications

Food Requirements

Parent/Guardian and other contact information

Permissions and Consent