Security Coordinator
Reports to: Festival Producer and Volunteer Coordinator
Works with: Security Consultant
Job Purpose: To ensure a safe, secure environment for all Festival people.
Qualifications:
- Prior security experience preferred
- Knowledge of laws and government regulations
- Alberta Drivers Licence
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Sensitivity to customer needs
Work setting:
- Outdoors rain or shine
- Standing and walking
- Festival parking
- RV parking
- Hospitality Tent
- Beer Garden
- Stage
Timeframe:
- Friday afternoon to Sunday evening
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understands and complies with the Central Music Fest volunteer regulations and code of ethics
- Coordinates and schedules security volunteers to ensure all required areas have coverage
- Responsible for the protection and care of a safe and clean festival site environment
- Provides a good impression and enthusiastically answers any questions about the festival
- Assists any person who requires help directly
- Refers people in need of assistance to the proper coordinator or area of responsibility, ex. First-aid, lost & found, etc.
- Monitors and reviews information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess possible problems
- Observes and records any security related issues, an incident report may be required
- Patrols an area, specific location or roam as required
- Ensures that the emergency access lane is kept clear
- Ensures that the festival site is secure and in good order before Night Watch begins
- All radios signed out must be returned by the same person
- Ensures all rented and borrowed items are returned in good condition
- As required assists patrons leaving the site
Benefits:
- Ambassadors for the festival – first impression of festival for most performers and guests
- Opportunity to forge a positive professional relationship with performers and guests
- Comfortable work environment
- Volunteers receive t-shirts, food voucher(s), snacks, free camping
- Meet other volunteers
- Enjoy some really great music