Volunteer: Welcome Team

You will be:

warmly welcoming those attending
responsible for the safety and wellbeing of those attending and seek to answer any questions they may have
potentially be on shift for 8 hours each day – this will be on a rotating shift pattern
spending much of your time standing & walking both inside and out in all weathers – bringing appropriate clothing and footwear is essential
resetting venues, seating layouts/moving chairs
directing people traffic
clearing litter & emptying bins
taking responsible action during emergency evacuations
joining in with daily team prayers
possibly supporting with other teams as needs arise
assisting with whatever is needed behind the scenes

You will need to:

have lots of enthusiasm for teamwork
enjoy talking to people and assisting people with a variety of needs
have lots of energy, patience, and flexibility!
have a good helpful mindset
have the physical ability for regularly being on your feet, lifting and shifting
have a good level of spoken English
have the ability to work under a team leader – following clear direction
be ready to support other teams if/when a need comes up

"I like volunteering because it feels like serving with friends from across the UK, I love the amazing surroundings and swimming in the rivers and lakes."

Days are quite long, starting at 7.30am and going through until 10pm. However, we do endeavour to ensure that everyone gets some time off each day, on a rota basis.
Our Welcome Team cover the main tent, the children and youth venues, the exhibition venue as well as any of the venues around the town.
You will be expected to arrive in time for a briefing meeting on Saturday afternoon, and then be on duty each day until departure the following Saturday morning.

Volunteers are required to:

be aged 18 years or older
be a committed Christian who is regularly attending and active in a local church
be able to complete an online application and provide details of 2 referees – one who must be a leader within your church. Neither can be related to you.
if asked, able to obtain a clear Enhanced DBS check for Keswick Ministries
confirm their agreement to and abide with the Keswick Ministries beliefs, values & code of conduct

Full-time volunteers will receive: