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Building, decorating, greeting, caretaking. Too much to sum up! If you’d like to be a helping hand before, during, or after the festival, take a look at your options below!

Unsure what you bring to the table? Volunteering is about both teaching and learning! As long as you have good attitude and understand the value of all of us helping each other to build this wacky gathering, your help will be appreciated! Some roles are a bit more technical, but many are open to all! Bring it to the runway as a master of none and lend a hand to one of the teams that make all of this unwrangleable joy possible!

Depending on how much time you’re able to commit, you can help out for 3–4 days and even up to 6 weeks! If you're keen to see how a festival gets put together or think you can contribute to making it even better, apply below! Just make sure to take a proper look at the volunteer agreement to know what you're getting yourself into.

Voluneteer application extension: 15 December 2023

Which volunteer roles speak to you?

Setup & Breakdown
Arrival: 26 Dec, 17:00
Shifts: 27–29 Dec + 3, 4 Jan
Departure: 5 January
 
Are you nuts about bolts? Do you love to salvage, solder or saw? You can assist the production team with all the physical work needed to build-up the multifaceted foundations of Search Festival. We’ll be building stage structures, working with wood, wire and steel, and using ladders a lot. Stamina and a love of Tetris go a long way for this position, and we’re prioritising experience in production or knowledge of power tools.
 
Outer Space Design
Arrival: 26 Dec, 17:00
Shifts: 27–29 Dec + 3, 4 Jan
Departure: 5 January
 
In the Outer Space design team, you help our design team in a range of decorative missions. From hanging fabrics to painting signs, you are comfortable with several aesthetic tasks depending on the needs of other departments. You have a great ability to work independently, have a passion for detail(s).
 
Tech Support
Arrival: 26 Dec, 17:00
Shifts: 27–29 Dec + 3, 4 Jan
Departure: 5 January
 
With previous experience in technical fields and in making sure the show must go on, operating electronic devices is as easy as Raspberry Pi. You'll be laying down cables, assisting the lighting technician in setting up installations, and help prep the cinema. You take responsibility for your actions, make sure the gear doesn’t go unsupervised and the place stays tidy. You’re also a team-player and know how to communicate with your crew, in an efficient and accurate way. While you will not be asked to work during the festival, you will be expected to troubleshoot and address any technical failures that occur.
 
Eco Team
Arrival: 28 Dec, 15:00
Shifts: 29 Dec – 3 Jan (3 x 6-hour shifts before and/or during festival)
Departure: 4 Jan
 
You’ll be setting up our waste management structures, patrolling the land with your team, making sure no trash stays unsorted, and no garbage bin unattended. We aim to recycle as much as we can, and need your picky personality to make this happen. The Eco Team is informed by best practices, and spreads environmental awareness throughout the festival.
 
Kitchen Crew
Arrival: 26 Dec, 17:00
Shifts: 27 Dec – 3 Jan
Departure: 5 January
 
Under the supervision of our chef and the kitchen team, the Kitchen Crew are taking care of fuelling the rest of the volunteer team. Slicing and stirring away will be at the core of your tasks, and we count on your extra-care to keep everyone’s energy in check. You take responsibility together with the team to keep the kitchen clean and stick to the health and safety instructions. Priority will be given to applicants with relevant experience.
 
Volunteer Office
Arrival: 28 Dec, 15:00
Shifts: 29 Dec – 2 Jan (3 x 6 hour shifts before and/or during festival)
Departure: After final shift
Shifts: 3 x 6 hour shifts
 
Signing volunteers in and out of shifts, directing volunteers to team leaders. Pretty simple, but a very important job — you help us know who is missing from duty! A great position for people who take pride in pronouncing names properly and thinking of creative ways to make the changing of shifts as jolly a moment as possible.
 
Guardian Angel
Arrival: 29 Dec, 15:00
Shifts: 30 Dec – 2 Jan (3 x 6 hour shifts during festival)
Departure: After final shift
 
You will be roaming the festival with a keen sense of observation and assertiveness, making sure everything and everyone is OK. You’ll be responsible for guiding people around to where they should be (and should not be), as well as making sure everyone stays happy, aligned, hydrated and in their safety lanes. If you see signs of trouble, you can be counted on to communicate quickly while sustaining a positive experience. You'll help protect nature from human shenanigans, and humans from their natural shenanigans.
 
Information Station
Arrival: 29 December, 15:00
Shifts: 30 Dec – 2 Jan (2 x 6 hour shifts during festival)
Departure: After final shift
 
Present, conscious and sober at the information tent, ready to address anything and anyone. You are a problem-solver, a clear communicator and can stay positive. In many ways you're the beacon of reliability when nobody else can be found, guarding our precious nest of information eggs and communication to other parts of Utopia with your calming yet assertive presence.
 
Gate Control
Arrival: 29 December, 15:00
Shifts: 30 Dec – 2 Jan (2 x 6 hour shifts during festival)
Departure: After final shift
 
You are the first face participants see when they arrive. You basically set the mood for the whole experience! No pressure. You will scan or check their ticket and identification, welcoming each new character into the story. You're probably gonna feel elated from all the happiness and excitement pouring into the venue!
 
Flexi Heksies
Arrival: 29 December, 15:00
Shifts: 30 Dec – 2 Jan (3 x 6 hour shifts during festival)
Departure: 3 Jan
 
You will be filling in the gaps where needed. This role is for multitalented multitaskers who feel comfortable working with people, plugs or plastic. You can work under pressure, enjoy being involved in different aspects, and have a proactive attitude towards helping where you can. You'll also probably have the best time, working on all kinds of things and often just hanging at HQ!
 
PreFab Fabulous
Shifts: 25 Nov, 2 Dec, 9 Dec, 08:00 - 17:00
(3 x 8 hour shifts before festival)
  
You will help the creative team source, stitch, glue, chop, saw, layer, fold, pack, detail, paint and prefabricate the materials we will use for the festival. This role is for the artsy, crafty and painty who love working with things and others. This role requires availability for 3 Saturdays in Novembers/December.
 
Artist Care
Arrival: 29 Dec, 15:00
Shifts:  29 Nov – 2 Dec (3 x 6 hour shifts during festival)
Departure: After final shift
 
You will help take care of artist needs, such as stage management, accommodation preparation, hospitality and transporting gear. You're like a super helpful groupie!
 
AAA: Admin Assistant's Assistants
Arrival: 26 Dec, 15:00
Shifts: 27 Dec – 3 Jan (3 x 6-hour shifts before and during festival)
Departure: After final shift
 
Functionally the AA for the administration team, you will help keep files folded and folders filed at HQ. A love of Excel sheets and keeping track of all and sundry are very valued here. You are also the Information Station's best friend – things logged there get logged here. If you can say Admin Assistant's Assistants really fast, that will also be very entertaining for everyone involved and counts highly in your favour.
 

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