Typical Volunteer Role Descriptions
If you haven’t volunteered with us before; or think you might like a different role this time around, this info gives a brief overview of the expectations of each role. This is not an exhaustive list of roles and their responsibilities; simply a brief description to help with your application.
● Typical Volunteer Roles
- Greet and sign in Artists on arrival
- Provide Artists Pack
- Take instruments to and from the lockup
- Manage tea/coffee/snacks station
- Keep area clean & tidy
- Transport artists to and/or from Perth
- Vehicle must be able to accommodate at least one artist and their instrument and luggage
- Vehicle must have current registration and insurance
Breakfast for voucher holders on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings
- Serve customers a cooked or continental breakfast
- Cook at BBQ
- Clear tables as required
- Wash dishes at the Artist Breakfast station
- BYO apron!
- Customer service at bars
- Stock and re–stock bar supplies
- Must have current RSA certificate
- Bar runners work across all three bars during a shift, assisting with service and stocking
- Work closely with Festival Bar Manager
- Oversee shift changes and manage licensing requirements
- Serve customers at NMF Bars
- Stock and re–stock bar supplies
- Must hold current Approved Manager certification
- Camping Coordinator
Please contact the Volunteer Manager directly if you are interested in this position.
– Set up own caravan or camper at entrance to Camping area
– Direct campers to their allocated area
– Explain Camping layout and facilities to campers
– Sleep overnight at the Campsite
– Be contactable at all times - Camping Attendant
– Monitor the Camping area during the day
– Liaise with Golf Course Crew throughout shift
– Direct campers to their allocated area
– Explain Camping layout, recycling and waste management and other facilities to campers
– Bring some reading material as there are some quiet periods! - Artist Camping Setup and Pack Down
– Set up tents in Artist Camping area on the Thursday prior to the festival
– Pack down Monday
- Obtain specific instructions about wristbands when you sign in for your shift
- Ensure only those with valid wristbands enter the venue
- Direct non–ticket holders to the Ticket Office or the Volunteer HQ
Create inspiring face art within the Family Fun Area
Must have a current Working with Children Check
Evidence of previous experience may be required as face painting is a Festival fundraiser
- Stock and restock artist merchandise and NMF merchandise
- Handle sales and merchandise enquiries
- Previous retail/POS experience would be an advantage
- Be available to attend a brief information session on Saturday morning
- Attend to minor health incidents
- Refer serious incidents to the St John Ambulance or the Nannup District Hospital
- Must have a Senior First Aid Certificate (or higher qualification)
Please contact the Volunteer Manager directly if you are interested in this position.
- Vehicle with tow hitch required (with 2.3 tonne towing capacity, includes trailer and full load of ice).
- General drop off and pick up of festival products for 2 days pre–festival and Monday post–festival
- Contact the Volunteer Manager directly for more information
- Provide Festival information, distribute maps and assist with enquiries/issues
- Provide general local Nannup information regarding venues and amenities
- Manage Lost Property
- Familiarity with the festival and the local area would be an advantage
- Must have a current Working with Children Check
- This role involves working with children
- Friendly, happy and creative people are ideal for this position
- Work with festival goers at various arts and crafts stations
- Must be comfortable presenting and being on stage
- All run sheets and material will be supplied
- Ensure completion of APRA forms after each artist’s performance. Further notes provided in MC file supplied at venue. FORMS MUST REMAIN AT VENUE.
- Raffle tickets assist the festival to maintain financial viability
- This may include roving the festival site
- A willingness to engage with the public and outgoing personality is essential for this role
- Monitor the Festival road closure and reserved parking areas as required
- Ensure that no unauthorised vehicles enter the festival road closure
- Monitor vehicle access to Camping areas and Amphitheatre backstage
- Ensure only those with correct identification enter the sites (by wristband colour & car sticker)
- Provide directions to artists re campsite location and backstage to Amphitheatre
- Bring some reading material as there are some quiet periods!
- Keep access ways clear
- Maintain seating areas
- Monitor crowd for smoking, and disorderly conduct. Alert Security if necessary.
- RSA Marshalls are based in licensed areas so Volunteers must be over 18 years of age.
Assist with preparing the festival site. Some physical work is required.
Note: Festival setup may include camping during the pre–festival week. Fifteen hours or more of volunteering during setup week will entitle you to free weekend camping.
Please contact the Volunteer Manager directly if you are interested in this option.
Setup pre–festival (Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri)
Typical roles include:
- Set up temporary fencing, hessian walls, marquees
- Set up chairs, umbrellas, decorations, kids areas
- Erect corporate and directional signage
- Setup bars and green room
Pack down post–festival(Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Reverse of setup procedure.
- Transport festival goers to and from the Festival Campground (Nannup Recreation Centre)
- Must have PTD Authorisation to transport passengers in the Nannup 12–seater Community Bus.
- You will need to provide your PTD Authorisation and both sides of your current Driver’s Licence.
Typical roles include:
- Staff the stalls check–in desk on the Friday before the festival
- Welcome stallholders and inform them of check–in procedures
- Manage traffic and temporary parking until stallholders can be guided to their allocated bay
This could be at the Main Ticket Office or Festival Campground Check-in
- Sell festival and camping tickets through POS system
- Check in ticket holders, scan tickets, hand out wristbands and programs
- Sell raffle tickets
- Assist at the Device Recharge Station as necessary
- Provide cash out through EFTPOS Machine
- Answer general enquiries or direct people to the information desk
- Previous customer service/POS experience would be an advantage
- Assist the Facilitators at our workshop tents
- Set up for workshops, ensuring space is clean and tidy between each
- Ensure that workshop attendance does not exceed capacity
- Ensure that only ticket holders access the workshops area
- Ability to use a laptop and/or tablet device is required for this position
- Check in volunteers and issue T–shirts & wristbands
- Sign In/Out volunteers for each shift
- Induct volunteers on shift processes and responsibilities
- Notify Volunteer Manager of unfilled shifts
- Deal with general volunteer enquiries
- Communicate messages between various festival staff and locations
- Provide refreshment to volunteers at various stations
- Fill in should there be a shortage of volunteers at any station
- Venue Host (Must be 18 years or over as these are licensed venues)
o Rove around your allocated festival venues
o Clear and wipe down tables in your allocated venues.
o Pick up litter and place in the correct bin. Assist patrons to use the correct bins.
o Empty bins when needed
o Ensure that all venues look their best at all times, wipe down seating and re–set between acts. - Festival Waste Rovers
o Remove full bin bags from the bin stations at the main festival site on Brockman Street, the Artist Camping area and the town bins on Warren Rd
o Replenish bin liners
o Place full bin bags in NMF trailers (or by the bin for Warren Rd)
o Pick up litter as necessary. Encourage festival attendees to dispose of their rubbish in a manner which supports the festival’s responsible waste management efforts
o Drive the NMF trailers to the Nannup Waste Management Facility and dispose of waste, picking up rubbish bags from Warren Rd on your way
o Ensure that the festival site looks its best at all times
o Record waste data on the sheets provided - Recycling Team
o Replace recycling bins when full (main festival site and all licensed venues)
o Take full recycling bins to recycling station for storage
o Crush aluminium cans
o Record recycling data on the sheets provided - Food Court Attendant
o Clear and wipe down tables at main food court and use the right bin for waste disposal
o Pick up litter if you notice it
o Encourage festival goers to use the right bin for their waste
o Empty bins when needed
o Return food court furniture to original setup positions when patrons are not using them anymore (food court site plan available at the dishwashing station)
o Ensure that the food court looks its best at all times - Dishwashing Station Attendant
o Operate the main food court dishwashing station (wash dishes, replenish water, empty compost bucket)
o Ensure that the crockery/cutlery stations are always restocked





