Kelburn Garden Party Volunteers
Kelburn wouldn’t be possible without the work of our volunteers. Volunteering is a chance to be on the inside of one of Scotland’s most creative festivals, and there are opportunities to be involved in almost every area of festival production. In return for your contribution, you’ll learn new skills and meet new people, as well as being fed, watered, and (of course) getting plenty of time to enjoy the festival itself. Not a bad way to spend your summer…
We’re currently looking for volunteers for the following teams:
- Box Office
This role is public facing and requires excellent communication and customer service skills. You will be friendly, cool under stress, and provide a great first impression to festival goers. This role would be suitable for those with limited mobility.
- Stewarding
This role is public facing and involves customer care and handling enquiries from festival goers as well as checking wristbands. You will be observant, friendly, and have good communication skills. You will be required to use a radio and you may be on your feet a lot in a noisy environment. We are also looking for Fire Marshals for our site campfires.
- Build & Break Crew – This team is now full. We are no longer taking applications for this role.
This role involves working hard within a small team and on your own initiative in the run up to the festival. It is physically taxing and may involve the use of power tools. Full days, but you would be free during the festival itself. Lifting, shifting, getting things DONE. This team would especially welcome anyone with skills in areas such as joinery, plumbing, or construction, and there may be some opportunities for those who wish to learn those skills.
- Artist Liaison – This team is now full. We are no longer taking applications for this role.
This role is artist-facing, and requires attention to detail and excellent admin skills. You will offer a great first impression to artists arriving at the festival. You will be discreet, and you will not be starstruck.
- Decor – This team is now full. We are no longer taking applications for this role.
This role is non-public facing but does involve intense team working before and after the festival (not during). Some use of power (& other) tools may be involved. Creative spirit and some artistic experience is good, but we’re also looking for skills like carpentry and basic painting. This role may involve a moderate amount of physical activity.
- Bar
This is a public facing role, which may include dealing with drunk people. You will be friendly, and pay close attention to detail. This role will involve a moderate amount of physical activity including some heavy lifting. Experience in bar work is essential.
- Volunteer Coordination
This is mostly a crew-facing role, and will report to the Crew Coordinator. You will be friendly, have great attention to detail, and be computer literate as well as having great admin skills. This role may involve some physical activity and patrolling the festival site
- Traffic Management
Help us get all the cars & vans on-site quickly, safely, and with as little disruption to the outside world as possible. Volunteers should be good communicators, friendly & outgoing, and good at solving problems. You will be outside all the time, and moving around.
- Stage Hand
You’ll be able to lift and shift gear on and off stage, be familiar with working around gigs and stages, you know a bit about sound and light and might want to get more experience while under the supervision of someone more experienced.
What we expect from you
- To fill in the application form and pay the deposit (see below)
- Advance volunteers will work 4-5 days before / after the festival dependent upon team, weekend volunteers will work 3 shifts over the weekend. Extra perks are available for volunteers who are willing to take on additional shifts (tshirts, meal tickets, etc)
- To be punctual for your shifts, and not intoxicated. Any volunteer found to be consuming intoxicants directly before, or while on shift will be removed from site and their deposit forfeited.
- To bring appropriate camping and outdoor equipment.
- To be at least 18 years old and provide legally acceptable photo ID.
- To provide us with your emergency contact details and other important information.
What you will get
- A full weekend crew ticket
- 3 meals a day on days you’re working before / after the weekend
- Breakfast plus 1 hot meal a day on days you’re on shift over weekend
- Volunteers who do extra shifts will get extra perks – t-shirts, meal tickets, etc.
- Time to enjoy the festival
- Access to crew camping
- New friends, new skills, references for job applications, and becoming part of the Kelburn family!
What to do next:
- Fill in the application form – click here
- Pay the deposit. Like many other festivals we require volunteers to pay a deposit equal to the price of a ticket. This measure is in place to ensure that we only get serious applicants – if you don’t turn up to volunteer, it makes it really hard to run this event. And that’s no fun for anyone…
See you in the park… <3 Crew Coordinator
