Volunteers

Role of Volunteers

Parental participation in the camp program includes help with setting up equipment, directing children to tutorial rooms, dining room assistance, recreation activities and general supervisory roles. Each band also requires parents who are prepared to stay overnight for a successful and safe camp.

Band Camp follows a pattern of a whirl of activity, when setting up/packing up or moving children to each activity, followed by a quiet period when there is a not a lot to do but watch the children in their rehearsals or activities and be there in case they need something. Most shifts begin during the quiet times, so tasks may not be readily apparent. Please ask at Band Camp Central or check your volunteer task list for your shift to see what roles will be coming up in the next burst of activity so you can be prepared and in the appropriate location.

Here are some points to keep in mind as you take responsibility of the children during your rostered time-slot:

• The children are in your care during your allotted time-slot and need to follow the timetabled activities. Schedules are printed on their lanyards.

• Please do a headcount regularly and ensure that you are within eyesight of them at all times.

• During recreation time, please enforce common-sense playground rules, e.g. no stick fighting, fair play, no out-of-bounds.

• Please ensure that the children are drinking plenty of water, wearing hats if they are outside and have sunscreen (supplied by the children) applied.

• Please ensure that children visit the toilet with a buddy, not alone (they can go in groups of more than two!), and that you are not alone with any child (for child protection reasons).

• Provide assistance to the children, where required, when transporting instruments to and from sessions.

• You will be sharing your time-slot with other parents, so please ensure you are not alone with any child at any time.

• Volunteers' meals are not catered during Band Camp (except for volunteers staying overnight who will be provided dinner and breakfast). Please bring your own food and drinks. These can be stored at Band Camp Central in a cooler bag and consumed while the children are in rehearsals/tutorials.

More detailed information can be found on the Volunteer Task Sheets, Meal duties and Overnight at Band Camp pages.

Volunteer Roster

Volunteering for the roster is done via the Band Camp forms (distributed roughly one month before Band Camp).

More information can be found on the Volunteer Roster page.

Signing In and Out of Band Camp

We ask all volunteers sign in and out of Band Camp.  This is so that we can make sure all working with children protocols have been followed, and know who is at camp in case of emergency.  There will be a QR code at Band Camp Central, or you can use this link: https://forms.gle/T6t2jgNTfXivpjtBA

Before leaving your shift, please check that your task is covered by other volunteers.