Volunteer and Work Information
	Introduction Be a Volunteer Work Information Students
	Workers and Volunteers Click here to apply for our events.
	Volunteers at Your Event

Introduction 

We believe that volunteers at events are an incredible resource. Sadly it's a resource that's often under-utilised and disorganised.  This can lead to a chaotic event. with services not working properly, poor accountability, and unhappy, demoralised volunteers.  Over the last 10 years, we've developed a number of strategies that really work. We have over 4000 volunteers on our database, with a wide range of valuable skills and experience.

We have volunteers from the highest echelons of their chosen field, who want experience at the "coal face".  No event could actually afford some of our volunteers!  They give their time from the goodness of their hearts and often give without measure.

We believe volunteers should be treated like gold. And because they're giving from the heart, they'll often give way beyond their minimum obligations.  It's truly love work.  We're work hard to look after them.  We provide great working conditions, experienced coordinators and supervisors, well-thought out positions, training information, and more.
 

Be a Volunteer

Volunteering is lots of fun and very rewarding!  One of the great benefits of volunteering for Loveworks is the opportunity to  work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, but who have a common thread that binds them:  their kindness and open-mindedness.  Loveworks gives you  an opportunity  to make a difference, create a great event, and be a part of the heart!

When we started Loveworks we were mostly thinking about the people we wanted to help.  The volunteers, to be honest, were simply a much-appreciated means to an end.  But over and over we've seen that volunteering with Loveworks can be life-transforming.  Sometimes it's not so easy to find ways to give, or ways to give without judgement or bias.   Giving and receiving is a reciprocal process, and by giving one opens the door to receive love, friendship, inspiration and comfort in abundance. 

We think your guys are amazing!  We make sure things are well-organised and your comfort and care is looked after.  Our coordinators and crew are friendly,  caring and supportive.

We do expect you to be accountable, cheerful, helpful, and professional.  Many positions require you to show some initiative and think on your feet.  Some positions are quite challenging, and may require a high level of skill. 

We have positions for skilled and unskilled volunteers.  Many of our positions are based around natural or conventional health care, drug and alcohol support, retail, hospitality or office and administration help. You can help out before and after with decorating and setting up and packing down an event, work with our various services during an event, or help us between events.  Whatever you do, we'll make sure you get plenty of time to enjoy yourself!

Here are some of the volunteer positions we have available:

Work Information

We have a number of work positions at some events.  Massage therapists, psychic readers, naturopaths and iridologists are often paid 40%  of fees collected for their services.   As we charge up to $20/15 min, this can be up to $40 an hour, paid in cash at the end of the event.  And you'll also get a free pass to a great event.  Click here to check out these events. 

We also have limited positions for experienced coordinators for some of our services, including ticketing, bookings for massage and psychic readings, recycling, site construction, retail, hospitality (bar, food, coffee stands, crew kitchens etc), information stands and more.   And of course events may want to hire some experienced and capable  crew.   Email us, tellng us what you can do and your experience and skills. 

Students

Loveworks provides students with valuable experience in new and different environments.  And if you're on a tight budget, why not volunteer and get a free pass to a great event? 

We provide all volunteers with a Loveworks Certificate of Appreciation, detailing your position and hours worked,  which can often be used for work experience or clinic hours.  We provide qualified supervisors to sign these certificates.  Students with suitable skills and  experience can apply for any of our positions. 

MASSAGE AND NATURAL THERAPIES STUDENTS

Student massage therapists with a minimum of Basic or Swedish Massage passes can volunteer to massage .   We'll need a copy of your grades, certificate or a letter from your college proving your level of competency.   Natural therapy students can assist our naturopaths in our Natural Pharmacy, or with  ticket sales for our massage, psychic readers, iridology and other services. 

We also welcome volunteers who are studying drug and alcohol, welfare and social work, psychology, nursing and medicine, counseling, office and business administration, retail and hospitality, photography and film, marketing and publicity, and of course...event management.  And don't forget, you'll get a great certificate for your resume!

If you're 16-18 years old you can volunteer at some of our events, but we'll require your parents to give their consent. Click here to download a Parental Consent Form.

Volunteers At Your Event 

Why not let Loveworks coordinate your volunteers?  We'll do a great job and take a lot of pressure off your staff.  And we can save you a lot of money in wages.  We ask for and contact three references for any volunteers handling money or stock, so you can use volunteers to generate income for your event:  they can work in event-run bars, food stalls, promotional activities, merch tents, and more.

And this is what we'll do!

• We'll work with you to determine the time-frame, numbers, skills and qualifications you want, and can even publish an application just for your event on our website, or create an application for you to publish on your website.

• We can arrange insurance cover for your volunteers under our name or yours.  

• We'll contact the applicants, check out references for anyone who's handling money or stock, and roster the volunteers into small, effective teams with experienced team leaders.

• We'll ask them to sign a contract confirming their position and times and acknowledging that they'll be invoiced for the price of a pass plus a cancellation fee it they don't meet their obligations.

• We send them regular newsletters to build and maintain enthusiasm.

• We'll also send them an Info Pack specific to your event with map, entry, transport, roster, and accommodation information.

• We'll organise and run a smoothly operating volunteer entry.

• We'll create and run a volunteer tent or room, where volunteers can sign in and off, get information, get their t-shirts, relax, have a cuppa, get their meal passes, etc ,etc.

• You can provide volunteer T-shirts or we can provide generic "I'm a Volunteer"  T-shirts.  T-shirts are one more  way to keep volunteers recognisable and on task.

• We'll provide experienced coordinators and supervisors. 

• Our Volunteer Coordinator will be in radio communication  your site office and key team coordinators so we can send the right volunteers where you need them.

• We'll ensure the volunteers are accountable and provide sign on/off and reporting documentation for all team leaders and supervisors, as well as individual sheets for each volunteer.

• We can organise volunteer services and amenities such as their transport, accommodation, rest area, first aid and meals.

• We'll invoice any volunteers who don't fulfil the terms of their volunteer contract  for the price of their pass and a cancellation fee. 

Workers and Volunteers:  click here to apply for our events.
Events:  Click here to find out about fees and logistics for this service.  Click here to send an event enquiry form.