We are now able to offer volunteering at Carfest as a King’s Scout Award, Queen’s Guide Award and/or Duke of Edinburgh Residential experience for those looking to complete their King’s Scout Award and/or Duke of Edinburgh Gold.
Participants are given the opportunity to experience a large-scale national festival event and gain some of the knowledge and skills required for an organization such as Scouting to participate in such an event; from the pre-event setup, through the running of the event to the final breakdown on site. They will be given the opportunity to join a team of staff and volunteers engaging with members of the public to facilitate a smooth and enjoyable event, with the ultimate goal of raising money and awareness for several national Children’s charities. They are also given the opportunity to learn and develop some of the skills needed to engage with members of the public, promoting the work and opportunities of Scouting, and dealing with enquiries aimed at growing and developing the Scouting movement.
Participants will be given the opportunity to interact with Scouting and non-Scouting volunteers at the event, as well as being able to enjoy some of the event’s attractions during downtime, both during the day and in the evening.
Arriving on Thursday morning, participants will be engaged every day in different aspects of the event, from the initial set-up through dealing with the public to the break-down at the end. of the event on Monday.
Details:
- Camping – participants will be camping with the other Scout volunteers during the event
- Catering – participants will be provided with a packed lunch on each day of the event, but are responsible for their own catering arrangements outside of this
- Shifts – participants will be expected to “work” for an average of 6-8 hours on each day (from Thursday to Monday). Shifts may be in the morning, afternoon, evening or even at split times across the day (this is due to the nature of the event and needed to adapt to specific visitor numbers and event activities)
Residential Timetable: (subject to change)
- Thursday – arrive in the morning, after a briefing you will be involved in the set up of the event. You will then be involved in the logistics of the initial arrival of both staff/volunteers and the general public
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday – you will be working with other staff and volunteers in several areas, dealing with the general public, patrolling the campsites and arenas and helping us to promote Scouting to the visitors
You will also be working directly with the event staff and organisers on specific aspects of the event, outside of the regular duties (for example in 2018 participants helped with the visit of the Chief Scout to the event and the management of the successful world record attempt) - Monday – you will be involved in the breakdown of the event, and there will be a debrief before departure
- PLEASE NOTE THAT RESIDENTIAL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ON SITE BEFORE NOON ON THE THURSDAY – THIS IS TYPICALLY THE DAY THAT GCSE RESULTS ARE RELEASED SO PLEASE CHECK THAT YOU WILL BE ON SITE IN TIME IF YOU ARE COLLECTING YOUR RESULTS.
This is the only residential opportunity at a national festival recognised by Scouts, Guides and DofE, and as such is a unique opportunity for participants.
Interested? Then sign up here to join the team?
(please note there is a separate section to complete for DofE)
SCOUT VOLUNTEERS AT UK EVENTS AND FESTIVALS 