Festival Volunteer

Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is London's leading festival of free outdoor theatre and performing arts. It is supported by a team of 100 volunteers, being the face of the festival and gaining valuable experience.

What You'll Do: 

GDIF is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to play an essential role in the festival’s delivery. Whether it's providing a friendly face to visitors or being a team leader, the experience will be yours to make your own. 

 

Whether this is your first-time volunteering anywhere or you’re looking to add leadership experience to your CV, we have the role for you! 

  • General festival volunteer: The smiling face of the festival! Helping out in a Front of House capacity, ensuring that audience members have a wonderful experience at GDIF. Duties involve collecting audience feedback, helping audiences find their way around and collecting donations to support the festival.   
  • Team Leader: Would you like to help coordinate a team? We are looking for confident people to help coordinate volunteer teams at this year’s festival. Team leaders will be chosen before the festival and given additional training.   
  • Access Champion: Passionate about accessibility? We put provision in each year to make make the festival as accessible as possible to our disabled audiences. In this role you would help broaden access to art by supporting the access team across our events. 
Why You'll Love It: 

As a volunteers, you will: 

  • Connect with the local community and make new friends in South East London 
  • Build communication skills 
  • Work alongside likeminded people interested in the arts and meet new people in the industry 
  • Gain experience for your CV 
What We're Looking For: 
  • Anyone aged 18 or over  
  • Friendly and reliable people, with an interest in art  
  • Those that can give 15 hours of their time (3 or more approx. 4 hour shifts plus training), or want to commit to more! 
Summary
Volunteering
Volunteer
Arts
Greenwich
Newham
Tower Hamlets
Location of opportunity: 
Various locations across Greenwich and neighbouring boroughs.
0 Weeks Minimum
0 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop: 
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Creativity
Relevant interests: 
Arts and Sculpture
Charity / Nonprofit
Leisure, Travel and Tourism
Requirements: 
Over 18 years old
Training

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