Volunteering

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There are a number of roles that will need to be filled during the festival. We've tried to provide an outline of the duties involved with each as a guide for you when choosing which roles you would like to sign up for.

We will also be taking sign-ups during the festival for any roles that have yet to be filled, so if you find yourself with a spare few minutes do pop over to the Volunteer/Info Desk tent!

Team Skills and requirements

Bar

  • Customer service skills
  • Ability to handle money
  • Ability to pour a pint (we can train you to do this :) )
  • Ability to stand up for the shift
  • Ability to deal with busy situations
  • A reasonable level of sobriety
  • Able to work in a team

First aid

  • First aid at work qualification
  • Ability to keep calm under stress
  • A reasonable level of fitness
  • Able to work in a team
  • Sober

Info desk

  • Customer service skills
  • Ability to sit down
  • Ability to work alone
  • Sober if possible

Security

  • Ability to stand through your shift
  • A reasonable level of fitness required
  • Knowledge of site rules (which we can brief you on)
  • Able to work as part of a team

Stages

  • Some knowledge of a/V desirable
  • Attend an induction course which will occur daily before doing a shift
  • Sober

Content/Speakers

Speaker operations volunteers are responsible for keeping the camp's content running smoothly. Duties will include:

  • helping speakers get to the stage and set up for their talk
  • introducing the speaker to the audience and making sure they keep to the schedule.

You should expect to spend your time watching talks and looking for speakers.

Sanitation

  • Ability to move around site
  • Cleaning skills
  • Handling of cleaning products with basic personal protective equipment ie. marigolds
  • Ability to carry sacks of rubbish
  • Potentially working alone

Transport

  • Spacial awareness
  • Ability to handle varying traffic volumes
  • Ability to communicate with other teams
  • Ability to give clear directions to drivers as to where to park
  • Able to work in a team
  • Sober

If you have any queries please contact us at volunteer@emfcamp.org.