Arts by the Sea Festival Senior Volunteer

The Arts by the Sea Festival is a contemporary festival of combined arts that takes place in Bournemouth gardens, square and seafront. The 2021 festival takes place between Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October. This role will assist the festival team by providing information to the public about the festival performances (locations and times) and working with artists to ensure that they are supported in their performance. You will work closely with members of the public so will be an advocate, promoting the festival and using local knowledge to ensure that the public get the best experience from their visit.

We are looking for volunteers for a minimum of a four-hour shift between:

12.00 noon and 10.00pm on Friday 1st October

11.00am and 11.00pm on Saturday 2nd October

11.00am and 10.00pm on Sunday 3rd October

The senior volunteer role is to:

guide and support new volunteers
promote the festival by giving information to the public about locations and performances
encourage people to fill out a survey about the festival
support and help steward artists during their performance
steward main festival information point and allocate tasks to voluntees

Skills and qualifications required:

experience of supervising or managing staff or volunteers and be over 18
good communication and organisational skills
able to make own travel arrangements (travel passes may be available)
desire to help the Arts by the Sea Festival reach its goals
commitment to your hours and to give us as much notice as possible if you can attend
able to listen to and follow instructions from the festival team
act and represent the Council in a suitable manner when wearing the Arts by the Sea festival uniform
agree to work within BCP Council's values, policies and procedures as outlined in the volunteer policy
attend induction training which is planned during September

We offer:

cover by BCP Council's insurance while in this role and on site at the Arts by the Sea festival
uniform
hot and cold drinks
meal if working two shifts on one day
experience in working in a customer facing environment
experience in working within a large event
experience in working with artists and performers

Your details:

All data supplied is held in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and stored by BCP Council securely. We will never share your data with any third party, only some Council Departments that may wish to inform of other volunteering opportunities. You can opt out from receiving further communications regarding volunteering by emails us at any time.

The Arts by the Sea Festival will not discriminate directly or indirectly on the basis of differences other than suitability for the role. We aim to create an inclusive environment, taking positive action to encourage participation for less represented groups. Please contact us have any concerns about the physical accessibility of the location, the requirements of the role (such as time commitment), expenses or if you need any information about the opportunity in an easy to read format. Please contact leigh.hayler@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

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Why do you wish to apply for this role?

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When would you be able to volunteer?

Friday 1st October 12.00 noon to 4.00pm Friday 1st October 4.00pm to 10.00pm Saturday 2nd October 11.00am to 3.00pm Saturday 2nd October 3.00pm to 7.00pm Saturday 2nd October 6.00pm to 11.00pm Sunday 3rd October morning 11.00am to 3.00pm Sunday 3rd October afternoon 3.00pm to 7.00pm Sunday 3rd October evening 6.00pm to 10.00pm

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