Volunteer - Green Messengers at Latitude
- These volunteer positions help work the recycling initiatives throughout the festival. You need to be full of energy, not mind getting your hands dirty and are a passionate recycler. If you don’t have a green bone in your body, don’t bother applying – unless you go and get yourself a crash course on recycling and the environment – then come back to us!
You will do some or all of the following:
• Be stationed at the sets of recycling bins throughout the campgrounds telling people what bin to put their recycling in. You will be armed with a litter picking stick and be required to pick out the wrong stuff that gets thrown in the wrong bin when you are not looking. You may also do some litter picking around the roadway your bin’s stationed on. Daytime shifts only.
• Be part of our Recycle Exchange team. You will receive bags of cans and other rubbish from the campers and encouraging them separate their waste responsibly. You will need to be a bit bossy as well as nice for this job as you will have to make the people pick out any ‘contaminants’ from the bags they bring back.
• Be part of our Compost Crew. These will be highly sought after arena jobs, so volunteers will need to jump through a few hoops to get put on this role. The Compost Crew will rove around the arena with a handy hoop and a litter picking stick working as mobile compost bins. This is so people don’t have to sit in other’s squished kebabs and also so we capture the estimated 70% of compostable waste produced in the arena ends up as compost and not as methane puffing out of a landfill. OK, so not such a glamorous job, but you will get to hear the bands.
• Hand out bin bags to people on arrival.
• Tell the campers about the recycling initiatives, especially promoting the idea of packing their camping gear down and taking it home.
• Staffing Tent Recycling points on the Monday morning.
• Working in the sorting area to re-pack all the donated gear.
• Salvaging and scavenging good quality re-usable gear that’s left in the campsites, to go to charity and community organisations.
You need to be:
• Over 18 years at the time of the festival.
• Be willing to pay a shift deposit of £234 in advance which will be refunded one month after the festival, assuming you complete your shifts. (Please note we will refund you £225 as £9 is a non refundable PayPal fee).
• Have approval to work in the UK if not an EU citizen (holiday work permits are OK).
• Work 24 hours, on shifts allocated by us, between the Wednesday before the show and Tuesday after the show. (When applying to work as a Green Messenger, please state your preferred working days, we will try to accommodate your request. However, please be advised that the allocation of all shifts will be at the discretion of the Green Messengers’ Team).
• Arrive on site Wednesday morning before 12pm
You will camp in crew camping with access to hot showers, and nice loos.
You won’t get any free meals though, sorry.
To apply please click HERE
Once you have submitted your application please click the button below to pay.
Volunteer - Oxfam Stewards at Latitude, The Big Chill, Reading and Leeds
Join the 5,000-strong team of Oxfam stewards at the UK’s best music festivals this summer – helping to make it all happen, and having the summer of your life. Don't just take our word for it, here’s what our stewards say:
• Easily one of the most rewarding, enjoyable and enriching weekends of my life...met great people too - Stewards & ticket holders!
• Friendly & best way to enjoy festivals, fantastic if you're on a budget or want to learn and little more about how they run.
• I had an amazing time at some 1st class festivals, making great friends and gaining skills to use in other areas of my life.
• Stewarding is, quite simply, the best way to experience a festival. The sense of shared purpose with your fellow stewards added to the satisfaction of knowing that you've made a difference through Oxfam makes the experience all the better.
To steward with Oxfam you must be 18 or over and be willing to volunteer for 3 x 8 1/4 hour shifts during the course of the festival. In return we will provide you with full training, a separate camping area with toilets and showers, a meal ticket per shift, a chance to make new friends and the opportunity to raise vital funds for our work around the world.
Apply now on our website www.oxfam.org.uk/stewarding, or call 0300 200 1266 for more information.
Charity number: 202918
Volunteer - Campsite Assistant Teams (CATs) at Reading
- You can gain free entrance to this summer's Reading Festival by joining our festival stewarding volunteers! Our festival volunteers, or CATs, work closely with Festival Republic and play a big part in creating a good atmosphere at the Reading Festival - helping the festival goers to get the most out of their festival! By joining the team as a festival volunteer you can help us to continue to achieve this!
The CAT role can include
• Assisting festival goes with directions.
• Helping festival goers carry their belongings and pitch their tents.
• Answering questions about performances and line-ups.
• Reporting any problems e.g. a build-up of litter or faulty facilities.
• Working with Fire Safety, Medical and Security teams.
• Helping out with various roles across the festival site e.g. pedestrian and vehicle gates, wristband exchanges, keeping an eye on facilities, monitoring stages and walkways.
All CATs are provided with
• A Crew Pass when you arrive at the festival.
• An Info Pack prior to arrival at the festival - this pack thoroughly details the festival stewarding role and responsibilities and provides information about the festival and the festival site.
• A festival stewarding Uniform - the long sleeved top you can keep to prove you worked at the festival!
• Access to the crew café, toilets and showers!
• A means of communicating with your supervisors.
• A thorough on-site briefing.
• Camping facilities in a secure crew area.
• Time to enjoy the festival - you only work 3 x 8 hr shifts (24 hrs in total throughout the festival).
To apply you will need to:
• Be 18 or over on the date of arrival.
• Produce documents to prove your right to work and/or volunteer in the UK.
• Be available to arrive at the Reading Festival site by 16:00 at the latest on Wednesday 22nd August 2012. You're welcome to arrive from midday on Tuesday 21st.
• Be available for a briefing at either 11:00 or 18:00 on Wednesday 22nd.
• Be available to work 3 x 8 hour shifts at any time between 12:00 Wednesday 22nd (or 01:00 Thursday if arriving for the later briefing) and 16:00 Monday 27th.
• Wear a festival steward uniform whilst working.
• Report in every two hours to your staff supervisor or immediately in the case of any problems.
• Prove you have the right to volunteer in the UK.
• Provide a refundable security deposit of £225.00 GBP.
More info
If you’re interested in volunteering as a festival steward please visit: www.HotboxEvents.com
Or you can email: info@hotboxevents.com
Or you can just go straight to the online application here Volunteer - Campsite Assistant Teams (CATs) at Leeds
- You can gain free entrance to this summer's Leeds Festival by joining our festival stewarding volunteers! Our festival volunteers, or CATs, work closely with Festival Republic and play a big part in creating a good atmosphere at the Leeds Festival - helping the festival goers to get the most out of their festival! By joining the team as a festival volunteer you can help us to continue to achieve this!
The CAT role can include
• Assisting festival goes with directions.
• Helping festival goers carry their belongings and pitch their tents.
• Answering questions about performances and line-ups.
• Reporting any problems e.g. a build-up of litter or faulty facilities.
• Working with Fire Safety, Medical and Security teams.
• Helping out with various roles across the festival site e.g. pedestrian and vehicle gates, wristband exchanges, keeping an eye on facilities, monitoring stages and walkways.
All CATs are provided with
• A Crew Pass when you arrive at the festival.
• An Info Pack prior to arrival at the festival - this pack thoroughly details the festival stewarding role and responsibilities and provides information about the festival and the festival site.
• A festival stewarding Uniform - the long sleeved top you can keep to prove you worked at the festival!
• Access to the crew café, toilets and showers!
• A means of communicating with your supervisors.
• A thorough on-site briefing.
• Camping facilities in a secure crew area.
• Time to enjoy the festival - you only work 3 x 8 hr shifts (24 hrs in total throughout the festival).
To apply you will need to:
• Be 18 or over on the date of arrival.
• Produce documents to prove your right to work and/or volunteer in the UK.
• Be available to arrive at the Leeds Festival site by 16:00 at the latest on Wednesday 22nd August 2012. You're welcome to arrive from midday on Tuesday 21st.
• Be available for a briefing at either 11:00 or 18:00 on Wednesday 22nd.
• Be available to work 3 x 8 hour shifts at any time between 12:00 Wednesday 22nd (or 01:00 Thursday if arriving for the later briefing) and 16:00 Monday 27th.
• Wear a festival steward uniform whilst working.
• Report in every two hours to your staff supervisor or immediately in the case of any problems.
• Prove you have the right to volunteer in the UK.
• Provide a refundable security deposit of £225.00 GBP.
More info
If you’re interested in volunteering as a festival steward please visit: www.HotboxEvents.com
Or you can email: info@hotboxevents.com
Or you can just go straight to the online application here Green Messengers at Reading & Leeds 2012
- These volunteer positions help work the recycling initiatives throughout the festival. You need to be full of energy, not mind getting your hands dirty and are a passionate recycler. If you don’t have a green bone in your body, don’t bother applying – unless you go and get yourself a crash course on recycling and the environment – then come back to us!
You will do some or all of the following:
• Be stationed at the sets of recycling bins throughout the campgrounds telling people what bin to put their recycling in. You will be armed with a litter picking stick and be required to pick out the wrong stuff that gets thrown in the wrong bin when you are not looking. You may also do some litter picking around the roadway your bin’s stationed on. Daytime shifts only.
• Be part of our Recycle Exchange team. You will receive bags of cans and other rubbish from the campers and hand out the beer vouchers. You will need to be a bit bossy for this job as you will have to make the people pick out any ‘contaminants’ from the bags they bring back before you hand over their beer voucher.
• Be part of our Compost Crew. These will be highly sought after arena jobs, so volunteers will need to jump through a few hoops to get put on this role. The Compost Crew will rove around the arena with a handy hoop and a litter picking stick working as mobile compost bins. This is so people don’t have to sit in other’s squished kebabs and also so we capture the estimated 70% of compostable waste produced in the arena ends up as compost and not as methane puffing out of a landfill. OK, so not such a glamorous job, but you will get to hear the bands.
• Hand out bin bags to people on arrival.
• Tell the campers about the recycling initiatives, especially promoting the idea of packing their camping gear down and taking it home.
• Staffing Tent Recycling points on the Monday morning.
• Working in the sorting area to re-pack all the donated gear.
• Salvaging and scavenging good quality re-usable gear that’s left in the campsites, to go to charity and community organisations.
You need to be:
• Over 18 years at the time of the festival.
• Be willing to pay a shift deposit of £234 in advance which will be refunded one month after the festival, assuming you complete your shifts. (Please note we will refund you £225 as £9 is a non refundable PayPal fee).
• Have approval to work in the UK if not an EU citizen (holiday work permits are OK).
• Work 24 hours, on shifts allocated by us, between the Wednesday before the show and Tuesday after the show. (When applying to work as a Green Messenger, please state your preferred working days, we will try to accommodate your request. However, please be advised that the allocation of all shifts will be at the discretion of the Green Messengers’ Team).
• Arrive on site Wednesday morning before 12pm
You will camp in crew camping with access to hot showers, and nice loos.
You won’t get any free meals though, sorry.
To apply please click HERE
Once you have submitted your application please click below to pay your deposit.
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