Please note that this application form is for gig buddies who do not have a disability and would like to volunteer.

If you do have a disability click here to redirect to the correct application form.

Otherwise click here to continue with this form.

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Welcome to the Gig Buddies Community!

What now?... The Gig Buddies team will review your form and begin their search to find you a Gig Buddy. 

*Please note, Gig Buddies matches gig buddies based on a mutual interests and other factors such as age, gender and locality, therefore the pairing process may take some time. Gig Buddies cannot guarantee that you will be matched with a buddy.

If you have any questions regarding your application and/or the Gig Buddies project, please feel free to email the team on admin@gigbuddiesauckland.org.nz

Welcome to the Gig Buddies Auckland Volunteer application form.

Gig Buddies pairs people with a learning disability with volunteers to regularly go to gigs and other events together.
 

ALL VOLUNTEERS - PLEASE READ THE POINTS BELOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
 

  • 12 Month Commitment
    If you are paired with a gig buddy, we will ask you to commit to being a gig buddy volunteer for a minimum of 12 months, and attend an event or gig (or activity, or just hang-out) with their gig buddy at least once a month.
     
  • Finding you a Gig Buddy can take time
    We will try to match you with a participant (Gig Buddy) based on factors such as your music tastes, hobbies and mutual interests, geographical location and age. The more volunteers we have on file, the more likely we are to find volunteers who can be buddies for our participants. So please continue filling in this form and help us address social isolation for people with a learning disability. 
     
  • We may not find you a Gig Buddy
    Don't take it personally! We only want the best for our participants, so we will only pair you with somebody with similar interests (and other factors such as age and locality).
     
  • Auto save
    This document will automatically save each time you select the "Next" button. Although it may take about 20 minutes to complete, you can exit after any save and pick up where you left off by entering your email address on this page.
     
  • Paying for gigs
    As you would in your other friendships, participants and volunteers pay for their own tickets, food, drinks etc.
    ​Gig Buddies takes care to pair you with someone who wants to do and go to the same things as you.
     
  • Volunteers must be at least 18 years old
    Volunteers and participants in the Gig Buddies project are all at least 18 years old.
     
  • Take your time!
    You can come back to this application form later*. Just come back to this page and enter your email address below to continue your application from where you left it. 
    *due to data retention laws, your profile and entered data will be deleted if your form is not completed within 7 days. 

 

If you have any questions, issues or feedback regarding this form please email Gig Buddies - admin@gigbuddiesauckland.org.nz

Gig Buddies Auckland  are committed to taking all reasonable steps in order to protect your privacy and personal information from misuse, loss or unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Personal data access is restricted to Gig Buddies personnel. Your name will not be used in any data results that are collated by Gig Buddies Auckland and will not be shared with any third parties. Your data is saved to our secure database at each stage of the form. Contact Gig Buddies Auckland (admin@gigbuddiesauckland.org.nz) if you would like your data permanently removed from the database.  

BY ENTERING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW AND CLICKING "NEXT" YOU AGREE TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT

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Please provide your personal details below. 

*Factors such as age, gender and locality are important when matching volunteers with gig buddies participants.

*Gig Buddies Auckland treat your personal information confidentially and is only used to help us find suitable volunteers for Gig Buddies.

*please include your full residential address including suburb and postcode - Gig Buddies keep this information confidential and it is used only to help in our Gig Buddy matching process.

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Don't worry... you don't need to be a driver! Using public transport is just fine. 
Some volunteers find it more convenient to use their own vehicle when going out with their buddy.
This is open to discussion between you, your buddy and their support circle.
*Gig Buddies' insurance does not cover a volunteer's vehicle.

If you have no idea how far 5km, 10km or 20km is, you can use this handy website [CLICK HERE] to calculate distances from where you live.

Or, you can just tell us the name of the suburbs or areas that you're willing to travel to.

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Participants and their families often ask "what does the volunteer do?". 

(It's ok if you don't wish to answer this question.)

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Please let us know (above) if you foresee any changes to your availability within the next 12 - 18 months?

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All information I have provided is true and correct.

Your information is treated confidentially and will not be sold or given to any third parties.

Information given will be collected and stored on a secure database owned by Gig Buddies Auckland.

An automated email will be sent to your referees.

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