Broadstairs Folk Week 10– 17 August 2007

Broadstairs Folk Week invites you to join our friendly workforce. Volunteers are an essential part of the festival and it could not continue without the large numbers who come every year and volunteer their services!

We thank you.

Why become a Volunteer for Folk Week?

It’s fun – ninety per cent of the time!

You meet new friends and catch up with old ones.

You make a real contribution to creating the best festival in the south-east.

Who Can Apply?

Volunteers must be aged 18 or over.

What do I have to do and what do I get for it?

In return for 35 hours work, we will give you a Workforce Pass that includes camping at our Festival Campsite and entrance into all events – space permitting.(Please see over.)

What type of work can I do?

There’s a huge variety of jobs involved in organising Folk Week. We try and give you an idea of the skills you will need in each job in the listings further on in this application. It pays to think carefully before ticking the different boxes – for example, if you are quite shy, don’t whatever you do tick the collecting team or lottery ticket sellers boxes! If you have particular technical skills we would very much like to hear from you, especially if you are available in the week before the festival for the set-up.

Who do I report to and who do they report to?

Most of our volunteers have a workforce manager that they can report to, who in turn is liaising with the Festival Director and the Artistic Director.

What do we expect from you?

We expect you to take your responsibilities seriously and be punctual and reliable.

We want you to enjoy being part of a team. We expect you to treat all members of the public with respect at all times. We expect you to wear the free Workforce t-shirt, so everyone knows you are on the team. The festival reserves the right to dismiss volunteers if they bring the festival into disrepute.

Will I get my first choice of workforce job?

There are many different jobs to do. Please tick your preference, although we cannot guarantee that is what you will get – the sooner you return this form the more likely you are to be given your first choice!

How flexible will the workforce rota be?

Any reasonable request for an adjustment to the rota will be considered by your workforce manager or Director, but we ask that you keep requests for emergencies, not that you are missing a fantastic concert up the road!

Please make sure you send us a SIGNED application form EVEN IF YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERED BEFORE. (This is now a legal requirement for BFW)

Application Form for Broadstairs Folk Week Workforce 2007

First name………………………….Surname………………………….

Home Address……………………………………………………………

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Postcode……………….Tel no………………………………………….

Mobile…………………………email……………………………………

Will you be camping at the Festival Campsite?…………………

Address during Folk Week……………………………………………

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Age group    18-25     26-35     36–45      46-55    55+

Occupation……………………………………………………………….

Are you a qualified first-aider?      Yes/No

Are you Police Checked? (For work with children)  Yes/No

Have you been a member of our Workforce before?  Yes/No

Which team were you in last year?……………………………….

Would you like to be in the same team if possible?  Yes/No

Do you agree to familiarise yourself with the various requirements of Broadstairs Folk Week – Health & Safety, Child Protection Policy, Customer Care etc?  ……………………….Yes/No

Is there any type of work you are unable to do?………………………….

Please read the description of the various tasks listed over the page.

This is only a rough guide and you will definitely find yourself doing something as a volunteer at Folk Week that wasn’t originally mentioned!

If you are a new volunteer, please tick your preferences:-

Campsite Duties – There are 2 teams. The campsite warden’s team involves

more physical work, moving furniture, clearing the Festival site and dealing with practical

issues.

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The administration team involves welcoming people to the festival, checking them in and

giving out general information.

Please specify if you would like to be with the Admin Team or the Campsite Warden.

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Stage Management – Liaising with bands, PA and door staff. Key position in

festival. Previous experience preferred, please give details.

Door Staff – sales of tickets, queue marshalling, stewarding

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Children’s Events – general assistance  [police check may be required]

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Collecting – in pubs, with Morris sides, around the town. Are you

gregarious, cheeky and smiley? This is a good job for you!

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Lottery – selling of lottery tickets around the town. Persuasive sales

people needed!

Minibus Driver  - driving Festival minibus. Please enclose copy of your

driving licence.

Technical Team  - anything from putting up fences to moving chairs!

Lots of physical work. We need more strong, practical

People both during the festival and the 3 day set up.

Please specifiy any particular skills you have here ie carpentry, plumbing,

electrician:………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Are you available for the set-up? 8 – 10 August                                     yes/no

Administration    - issue of season tickets, sales, information.

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Anything!

If you are new to Workforce -please send in a passport size photograph with your application.  Workforce from 2006 do not need to send a photograph.

I confirm that I am available for 35 hours volunteer work for the Broadstairs Folk Week workforce from 10 – 17 August 2007 and I agree to the terms and conditions.

Sign………………………………………………..Date……………………..

Please complete this form and return to address below as soon as possible and definitely by the end of May 2007.

We will then add you to our list and send you more information in June/July.  Please ring festival office if you are unsure about anything or need further information.

BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK

PIERREMONT HALL BROADSTAIRS KENT CT10 1JX

01843 604080 E Mail: workforce_at_broadstairsfolkweek_dot_org_dot_uk

Please also be aware that…

Broadstairs Folk Week is becoming more and more popular, with a sell-out first weekend in 2006. The campsite was full over the first weekend.

Paying customers will be given preference over workforce volunteers, as is accepted policy with other major festivals.

Volunteer stewards are not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol whilst on duty or whilst dealing with customers.

Volunteers turning up for duty whilst under the influence of drink or drugs will be dismissed.

We will try and give you your first choice of team but you may find that you have applied too late and so will be allocated for another team.

If you have applied with a friend/partner and either want to work with them or not (!), you must let us know as we are not psychic!

If you have children with you, it is not possible to fulfil your duties and look after them at the same time.

This year, we are dividing the campsite into zones as follows:

Zone A – near to school building, catering, showers, entertainment and Panic Circus. Late night sessions take place in school hall. No cars left on site.

Zone B – Buffer zone. Further away from school and late night activity. Closer to facilities than Zone C. No cars left on site.

Zone C – Furthest from school, catering etc. No late night sessions. Parking permitted next to tent. Toilets in zones A and C.  Campsite Car Park in Zone C. No electrical hook ups in any zone.If you are camping, please be considerate to your neighbours. The campsite is in a residential area and unreasonable levels of noise from any part of the fields may result in problems for the festival in the future and we may have to ask noisy campers to leave. We want you to have a great time when you are volunteering and come back in 2008.