Festival Volunteers
The Sydney Fringe Festival1) What Sydney Fringe Festival agrees to provide you In order to enhance your experience, Sydney Fringe will: • Provide you with orientation and induction • Provide you with a fun environment and the opportunity to meet people • Provide you with a healthy and safe workplace • Provide insurance coverage for you, whilst you are acting as a Sydney Fringe Festival volunteer • Define your roles and develop clear role descriptions • Provide appropriate levels of support and management for you • Respect you as a valuable team member • Acknowledge and value your contributions • Provide clear conflict resolution processes You will also receive a: • Fringe Festival Volunteer T-shirt • Fringe Festival lanyard • Access to attend open access shows • VIP invite to Awards Night (closing festival party!) • Exclusive invites to tech rehearsals of key events (subject to availability) • Invitation to Volunteer and Festival staff wrap party
2) Your rights as a volunteer • To be respected and treated as a co-worker and to not be exploited • To have access to training sessions and inductions • To have on-the-job supervision provided by a designated member of staff or Team Leader volunteer • To have the necessary support and direction to carry out designated duties • To be entitled to take breaks from their volunteer work, when appropriate • To be able to contact the Festival Manager at any time during the festival with concerns, questions or indeed anything to do with being a part of the festival
3) In order to enhance the festival, volunteers will: • Start at the scheduled time, and be dressed and groomed appropriately • Wear the festival t-shirt and accreditation when on-shift • Be asked to carry out specific duties to the best of their ability • Respect the authority of, and decisions made by, Sydney Fringe Festival staff • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the festival • Be honest and reliable • Adhere to and follow policy, procedure and guidelines including WHS • Adhere to all Sydney Fringe Festival COVIDsafe Policies and Procedures • Not smoke or consume alcohol while in your festival t-shirt • Be conscious of the sustainability of our environment We ask that you volunteer for a minimum of four (4) shifts through the duration of the festival