Volunteers are essential and at the heart of every good festival. Kinfire is no expection. We will be recruiting volunteers shortly.
Site Operations Team
What Will I be Doing?
You will be:
warmly welcoming those attending
responsible for the safety and wellbeing of those attending and seek to answer any questions they may have
potentially be on shift for 8 hours each day – this will be on a rotating shift pattern
spending much of your time standing & walking both inside and out in all weathers – bringing appropriate clothing and footwear is essential
directing people and traffic
clearing litter & emptying bins
taking responsible action during emergency evacuations
joining in with daily team prayers
possibly supporting with other teams as needs arise
assisting with whatever is needed behind the scenes
What Skills and Experience do I Need?
You will need to:
have lots of enthusiasm for teamwork
enjoy talking to people and assisting people with a variety of needs
have lots of energy, patience, and flexibility!
have a good helpful mindset
have the physical ability for regularly being on your feet, lifting and shifting
have a good level of spoken English
have the ability to work under a team leader – following clear direction
be ready to support other teams if/when a need comes up
When and Where Will I be Working?
Days are quite long, starting at 7.30am and going through until 10pm. However, we do endeavour to ensure that everyone gets some time off each day, on a rota basis.
Our Welcome Team cover the main meeting area, the children and youth venues, the exhibition, as well other spaces we use on site should the need arise.
You would be expected to be onsite from 10am on the Thursday 15th of August. However we may require you be onsite from Wednesday the 14th August. We will notify you if this is the case.