Flashpoint Labs is a fast paced start-up that is less than a year old. The demand for our programs and services is growing rapidly and we want passionate people to join our motivated team.
We need casual volunteers (eligible for paid jobs), part-time volunteers (potential for payment), part-time interns (costs covered) and members.
Flashpoint Labs Volunteers and Participants
Casual volunteer ‘guides-by-the-side’ (makes you eligible for paid jobs through the Flashpoint Labs Photography Agency)
You are an experienced professional or amateur photographer that is interested in working one-on-one with program participants from diverse backgrounds. You have some experience working with young people and understand the notion of being a guide, catalyst, mentor and enabler rather than a teacher. You realise that every opportunity to work with young people is an opportunity for two-way learning and that you are there to learn from the participants as much as they are there to learn from you. You are willing to spend time understanding participatory learning and photography prior to your first workshop. You may be interested to join the Flashpoint Labs Photography Agency and be represented by the social enterprise as a commercial photographer.
Check out some of our current volunteers here.
If this sounds like you, register your interest to be a casual volunteer guide-by-the-side. We will then contact you with more information.
You will be put on a volunteer roster and contacted every time a workshop opportunity comes up. Some programs are locked in well in advance, some pop-up workshops happen at relatively short notice (one week). You indicate whether you are available to be involved in the workshops as the come up and there is no need for an up-front commitment. This is the same if you decide to join the Flashpoint Labs photography agency. You are put on our roster of commercial photographers and you are invited to work on paying jobs as they come up. You are invited to use Flashpoint Labs program participants as assistants in your shoots. Income is split between you, the assistant and Flashpoint Labs. The more committed you are to volunteer as a guide-by-the-side, the more chance you have of getting paid jobs from the agency.
Natalie (Part-Time Program Facilitator)
Part-time volunteer (potential for payment)
You believe in, and deeply understand, Flashpoint Labs and its vision, values and philosophy. You are entrepreneurial and passionate about social change. You take initiative to make things happen and you know what hard work really means. You are inspired by Flashpoint Labs and you want to bring your creativity and skill to make the social enterprise a success. You have eight or more hours per week to commit to Flashpoint Labs for a minimum of three months. You understand that this is a volunteer position, but that there is a potential for you to be paid for your work depending on the financial success of Flashpoint Labs during the period of your engagement. You could see yourself as potentially becoming one of the social enterprise’s first employees as we start to generate revenue. All positions report to the Co-CEOs.
If this sounds like you, register your interest to be a part-time volunteer. We will then contact you with more information.
Positions available:
–>Communications Coordinator – lead, manage and run Flashpoint Labs communications through the website, newsletter, social media, guerrilla messaging and anything else you can come up with.
–>Event Coordinator – lead, manage and run Flashpoint Labs monthly events and program exhibitions.
–>Competition Coordinator – lead, manage and run a Flashpoint Labs photography competition.
–>Photography Agency Manager- lead and manage the development of the Flashpoint Labs photography agency that represents our photographers and participants.
–>Graphic Designer – develop a suite of graphic designs for Flashpoint Labs including website imagery, flyers, posters, and newsletter template.
–>Crowdfunding Campaign Manager – lead and manage the development and implementation of a crowdfunding campaign for the next Flashpoint Labs program with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Redfern.
If this sounds like you, apply here. We will then contact you with more information.
Part-time internship (unpaid but costs covered)
Social Entrepreneur Internship – work closely with the Co-CEO and Co-Founder Mickey Kovari as he, alongside Co-Founder Leanne Townsend and the team, grows Flashpoint Labs from a volunteer start-up into a sustainable social enterprise creating scalable and long-term social impact. You have fire in the belly, your are hungry and a hustler. You have at least eight hours per week to commit to Flashpoint Labs for a minimum of 3 months. You will learn a vast array of entrepreneurial skills and have more responsibility than a typical intern.
Photography Facilitator Intern – work closely with the Program Facilitators to organise programs for young people from diverse backgrounds. You love photography, working with young people and you want to be a part of Flashpoint Labs. You are probably studying photography and are keen to learn how to organise programs and facilitate learning and the sharing of skills.
If this sounds like you, apply here. We will then contact you with more information.
Become a member
Flashpoint Labs is looking for people who believe in our vision, values and philosophy to become members of the organisation and to provide on-going financial support. Members receive a range of exclusive benefits that are to be announce. If you are interested in becoming a member, apply for pre-membership by emailing us at hello[at]flashpointlabs[dot]org . We will contact you shortly.
Photo by Will Braden
What we do
Flashpoint Labs empowers young people to be creative learners, thinkers and professionals through changemaking photography.
Why we do
We exist because we want to increase visual literacy, show pathways to employment in the creative industries and improve well-being. We want to provide young people with innovative, interactive and informal learning opportunities where they are able to creatively express themselves and gain new skills.
How we do
We run participatory photography programs and create innovative learning spaces and experiences with volunteer professional photographers. Our approach is human centred, participant driven and collaborative. We encourage ‘investigative-learning’ and are there as ’guides-by-the-side’ to assist in fearless experimentation and knowledge seeking.
‘The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera’ – Dorothea Lange