Community Arts Volunteers
Become a Community Arts Volunteer: Role description And How to Apply
Do you live in the West of England?
Want to feel more connected to your community and help it thrive?
Looking to build your CV, gain new skills, and get involved in exciting projects and events?
Join a welcoming, supportive community where you can grow your confidence, meet new people, and open the door to exciting opportunities.
Where you will be:
The Pilot Communities of the Impact Alliance: Stockwood, Charfield, the Somer Valley and the Mendip villages - as well as other locations across the West of England (Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and Bath & North East Somerset).
When you will be there:
This is flexible depending on community activity and your availability (activities happen seven days a week and may include evenings).
Who you will be supporting:
Creative artists to engage with audiences and/or participants.
What you will be doing:
Provide a welcoming, friendly and enthusiastic point of contact for audiences and/or participants
Support community artist(s) as they provide creative, playful, inclusive and hands on activities. (this could be handing out materials, helping set up spaces etc)
Embody and demonstrate our values of collaboration, inclusion, excellence, resilience and kindness
This may be a good role for you if you:
Enjoy meeting new people and want to become part of a friendly, passionate and committed volunteer team as well as the wider All Together Now community
Enjoy engaging with a range of people to support them to be creative and playful
Are passionate about inclusivity in arts and the creative sector
Want to use your skills and/or gain experience in the community arts and creative sector
Would like to access interesting and exciting induction and training
We are looking for people who are:
Enthusiastic about building connections, and passionate about projects that bring together communities
Interested in working with community audiences
Team Players, adaptable to working well with other volunteers and All Together Now staff
Committed to our values and to following our policies and procedures
Reliable and committed
People who are aged 18+
All travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Do you think this is the role for you? See how to apply.
FAQs about volunteering
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Volunteering is a great way of trying out or learning something new, connecting with different people and feeling part of a creative or local community. Volunteering can build confidence and skills and boost your CV too! Most importantly, we believe it should be fun and flexible.
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We know true representation will have a positive impact on this project, not to mention in the wider creative and cultural sector. We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are underrepresented.
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You need to be over 18 years of age.
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Absolutely not! We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to get involved creative activities - being interested in supporting diverse communities through this project is the most important thing.
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Please have a look at the volunteer role description and information above. This is a brand NEW project so we will be developing the volunteering role and programme together. It will be up to you to choose what you want to get involved with and how often. Ideally we are looking for volunteers to build long term connections in the All Together Now Impact Alliance pilot communities.
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No. This is because we provide different training for Volunteers and Trainees, as they have different roles within the team. However, that doesn’t mean that trainees cannot become volunteers after their placements or vice versa for volunteers.
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The wonderful thing about volunteering with All Together Now is that we keep our roles as flexible as possible. There’s sure to be something to suit you whether you are a student, retired or have caring responsibilities.
However, please be aware that bringing a volunteer on board requires resources from our charity, so if you are not sure if it could fit in with your life, get in touch with us for a chat.
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Yes – we accept applications at anytime throughout the project.
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Yes – you should not be out of pocket when volunteering with us. We can pay towards reasonable travel expenses and most of the projects will provide food/refreshments for the team.
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For certain volunteer roles a DBS check will be required, which we are able to process for you. Please note a criminal record is not a barrier to volunteering with us. and be assured that your rights to confidentiality will be protected under GDPR (data protection). Please share any questions or concerns you may have with us.
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We encourage all of our artists that deliver All Together Now activities to consider accessibility. Access information for each placement will be available on the ‘Volunteer Hub’ and ‘Better Impact’ app.
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We would not want you to feel nervous or unprepared while you volunteer with us. All volunteers receive a general induction about All Together Now and your role, then depending on which community you work with; you will receive any briefing/training needed for that particular role by your Volunteer Key Contact. These are trained staff who are there to support you.
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Yes - To discuss any additional support, such as adjustments and access, please email us at atn.volunteer@bristolbeacon.org or call 07484 917056.
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If you have any other questions or concerns please e-mail atn.volunteer@bristolbeacon.org or call 07484 917056. We would love to hear from you!
Become an All Together Now Volunteer
1. Get in touch
If you are interested in getting involved with All Together Now as a volunteer please e-mail atn.volunteer@bristolbeacon.org or, if you prefer, please feel free to call us on 07484917056
2. Follow up call
After you have registered your interest, we will arrange a time to chat, where we can update you with more information about the programme and answer any questions or concerns you may have. During this chat, please let us know if there is any way we can support you to volunteer with us. For example, you may wish to observe/shadow in a similar role, before deciding if this role is right for you.
3. Information session / informal interview
Where possible you will be invited to an information session with other potential volunteers and the All Together Now team. We will meet you for an informal 1:1 interview (on the phone, in person or online) to see if we have a volunteer role that is a good fit for you.
* You are welcome to ask for a copy of what we will ask in your 1:1 informal interview and bring someone with you for support.
3. Induction / Training
We will ensure that you receive any induction you need which may include some online training on topics such as Safeguarding
4. Meet your Creative Key Contact
And then get started!
If you have any questions or need any help at all with the application process, please get in touch: atn.volunteer@bristolbeacon.org
All Together Now is the flagship programme of the Impact Alliance. St Monica Trust is leading the project, with Bristol Beacon as the programme’s delivery partner. It is supported by Arts Council England, the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, the Grateful Society, and Sirona Care & Health, as well as local partners, artists, facilitators and community organisations.
