Volunteer Coordinator
Reports to: works with all Coordinators and volunteers
Job Purpose: To ensure an appropriate amount of volunteers are available and that they are cared for and appreciated to ensure a successfully managed Festival.
Qualifications:
- Previous knowledge on volunteer management preferred
- The ability to work with little supervision
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Sensitivity to customer and volunteer needs
Work setting:
- Outdoors rain or shine
- Home office
- Standing or walking
Timeframe:
- Three to four months prior to the festival and available for post Festival reporting.
- Year Round volunteer recruitment and retention initiatives
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinates all volunteers and makes assignments
- Works with coordinators to assist with scheduling volunteers
- Responsible for managing all conflicts relating to volunteers including mediation
- Responsible to ensure all volunteers on-site are accounted for
- Responsible to manage festival administration
- Ensures volunteer recognition
- Ensures a safe, clean and friendly environment
- Provides a good impression and enthusiastically answers any questions about the festival
- Understand and complies with the Central Music Fest volunteer regulations and code of ethics
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