A handbook for event volunteers – roles, shifts, what to wear and bring, welfare, health and safety, safeguarding, alcohol and drugs, data and social media, what to do in an emergency – with a volunteer agreement that avoids creating an employment relationship.
Events & festivals
Event Volunteer Handbook and Volunteer Agreement
About this document
Many events rely on volunteers, from community fairs to large festivals. A handbook makes sure volunteers know what to do and stay safe, and a volunteer agreement sets expectations without creating an employment contract. Festivals that offer free tickets in exchange for volunteering need to be particularly careful about worker status and the minimum wage.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
A complete, ready-to-use document with every section written, your details shown in [square brackets], and guidance notes explaining how to complete it.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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