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Volunteering

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Full details on how you can get involved in volunteering and sign up for The Westfield Health British Transplant Games Leeds 2022 will be available soon. 

Available Positions

Opening Ceremony Marshall/Social Events Volunteer

Role Working with the event management team to organise the parade and marshalling of parade route and teams into the opening ceremony venue. Help to deliver and stage-manage the opening ceremony. Reception and hosting duties will include general hospitality and good customer service at all events Venue Various Availability Thursday 25th July 2019 Additional skills Confident and interpersonal skills, interest in large social events and stage work Please note the role may require some lifting



Sport Specific Volunteer

Role Working with the sports managers to deliver the sports competition element of the Games. This may involve route marshalling, scoring, timing and helping to process results Venue Various sporting venues across Newport Availability Minimum of 2 days volunteering on a rota basis including evenings Additional skills Confident, interpersonal skills and attention to detail



General Event Volunteer

Role Join the event team to ensure the smooth running of the Games. This will involve liaison with public, athletes, supporters, VIP’s and dealing with enquiries Helping with the venue set up and takedown. Acting on behalf of the event management team to provide information and assistance to the Game’s family, public and VIP’s Venue Various across Newport Availability Minimum of 2 days volunteering on a rota basis Additional skills Confident and interpersonal skills, proactive, physically fit, flexible approach Please note the role may require some lifting



Venue Branding/Infrastructure Pre-Event

Role Be part of the communications team to dress the various venues providing the look and feel of the event. This could involve putting up signage, hanging of fence scrim and displaying pop-up banners. Venue Various Availability Minimum of 2 days volunteering on a rota basis Additional skills Confident and interpersonal skills, enjoys physical tasks and attention to detail.



Registration

Role Work with the event managers to prepare the registration and administration process for the arrival of the teams and be part of the group that register competitors Venue Availability Minimum of 2 days volunteering on a rota basis including evenings Additional skills Confident and interpersonal skills,, proactive, physically fit Please note the role may require some lifting



Children’s Activities

Role Work with the children’s activity team assisting with a range of activities throughout the 4 day event; family fun, games, face painting etc Venue Various across Newport Availability Minimum of 2 days volunteering on a rota basis Additional skills Enjoy working with children, confident and interpersonal skills, proactive



All roles will require the volunteer to:

 

Be 16 years old by 1 June 2022

Attend Games orientation training

Be enthusiastic, reliable and committed

Get to and from their volunteering venue

Work as a team

When applicable, work under own initiative

Please note volunteers will be:

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Volunteering as part of a volunteer team and supported by the Games

Part of the Event Management Team

Provided with refreshments / lunch (in line with their volunteering rota)

A valued part of a national sporting event

Provided with a t-shirt to wear at the event and keep afterwards

Offered the opportunity to, when not volunteering, be a spectator at the Games

Given a volunteer certificate

Able to include any completed volunteer hours towards volunteer programmes such as Event Management for Volunteers, Millennium Volunteers, GoldMark, Duke of Edinburgh etc