OPERATIONal TEAMS
New Wine wouldn’t exist without our army of volunteers – there are thousands! We know how important you are to the New Wine family and want to make sure you are valued.
Each Team member pays a non-refundable £35 fee. This is to contribute to the significant costs of administering all the necessary management and administration, which New Wine meets the majority of centrally as an organisation. You will also need to provide your own accommodation (either on or off-site).
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DBS required
About: Do you have an eye for detail? Are you good with numbers or have an interest in financial administration? Our finance team would love to hear from you! The finance team are a friendly bunch and there is always plenty to do. This role involves supporting the team in managing and recording the cash floats and takings from the cafés and the main collection, and general finance administration, or helping admit day visitors at the gate.
Age: 18+
Hours: 4-6 hours a day dependent on role; the day gate starts early but has breaks during the day, with the main finance office operations being more “office hours”.
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About: How would you like to join the staff team to be the face of New Wine to thousands of people throughout the event? We’re looking for friendly, energetic team members who can:
Provide a warm welcome to delegates as they arrive on site.
Be polite under pressure and good at on-the-spot problem-solving.
Answer a wide variety of queries about the site and the event’s programme.
Sell programmes, lanyards, and other merchandise.
Age: 18+
Hours
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DBS required
About: We want to find, nurture and support creatives at New Wine and with so much going on around the site every summer, we need multiple individuals to help us capture it all. With a vision to inspire others to join us and see what God is doing in the New Wine family, the media team will comprise presenters, photographers, and videographers with a mission to tell the story of New Wine through attractive, versatile, and shareable content.
Age: Young Team 13-17 years (limited spaces available), adult team 18+
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Fun loving
Experience in content capture
Your own camera and equipment (details of specific equipment requirements available on request).
Be able to be part of a team and be ready for anything.
Hours: The media team is scheduled to cover all elements of each day on a rota. The schedule allows for attendance at some, but not all, main meetings and seminars.
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About: New Wine FM is the on-site radio station for the summer gathering. We usually transmit live for around 16 hours a day, providing programming including interviews, Christian music and the live relay of seminars and main meetings. We need presenters and engineers to join our friendly and welcoming team. Previous experience isn’t essential – we’ll train you, and you’ll be serving with experienced team members.
Age: 18+
The sub-teams of Radio are:
Presenters- the “voice” of New Wine FM. We present and compile radio shows, conduct live and recorded interviews, and provide on-site information and updates for delegates.
Engineers- from building our radio facilities, overseeing the live links from meetings and seminars, and getting and keeping us on air!
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Be a team player.
Previous experience isn’t essential – we’ll train you, and you’ll be serving with experienced team members.
The one other commitment we ask is attendance at our Team Day, usually held towards the end of June. This day is an opportunity to meet the team, receive essential training and eat cake!
Hours: The radio team is scheduled to cover all elements of each day on a rota. The schedule allows for attendance at some, but not all, main meetings and seminars.
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DBS required
About: We are seeking volunteers with experience in safeguarding to join our Safeguarding team at the New Wine Summer gathering. Role descriptions are available and informal discussion with the New Wine Safeguarding Lead for anyone interested and wanting to know more; please email info@new-wine.org.
Age: 18+
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Experience in working in a safeguarding context.
Hours: The safeguarding team is scheduled to cover all elements of each day and night (on call) on a rota. The schedule allows for attendance at some, but not all, main meetings, and seminars.
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About: Be part of one of the most hands-on teams on site! As part of the Site Crew team, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring that the site’s infrastructure operates efficiently and without any glitches. This role entails general maintenance skills, with plumbing and electrical abilities being an added advantage. Your expertise in fixing a blocked shower will be highly appreciated!
Age: 18+
Hours: The Site Crew team works 8:30 am-6 pm each day, and usually on 6-hour shifts.
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DBS required
About: Our Stewards are crucial in ensuring the event runs smoothly and is a safe and secure place for everyone. The team directs and coordinates delegates, volunteers, contractors and suppliers around the site, so we are looking for people who are confident, reliable, decisive, calm under pressure and able to do all this with a smile!
The sub-teams of Stewarding are:
Stewarding – General (Day) Team
About: This team covers most of the site (including some seminar venues) and involves ensuring safety and assisting in any way to help things run smoothly. Stewards need to be polite, friendly and outgoing, good at communicating clearly, calm under pressure and able to be assertive if necessary.
Age: 17+
Hours: You will be allocated to a team of Stewards; each team rotates across various shift times, covering a range of different duties. This system gives everyone variety, as well as ensuring that duties are fairly distributed. You will find out your shift team and times before the event starts. Each shift is around 8 hours, with breaks.
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Be a team player.
Previous experience isn’t essential – we’ll train you, and you’ll be serving with experienced team members.
You will spend much of your time standing/walking outside, so warm clothing, waterproofs, sturdy footwear, and stamina are essential!
A day in the life of a Steward
Control
About: Control forms the central hub of communication for everything that happens on site, supporting delegates with any site issues and coordinating the functions of contractors and all other teams on site, ensuring the smooth running of the event. Unlike other stewarding teams, this team is based indoors.
Age: 18+
Hours: Approximately 8 hours per day on a rotating shift pattern between 8am and midnight; shift patterns will be available to team members before the event.
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Be a team player.
Previous experience isn’t essential – we’ll train you, and you’ll be serving with experienced team members.
Be empathetic, smiley, and full of Grace.
Have clear and calm communication skills.
Be good at keeping records.
A day in the life of the Control team
Stewarding- Night Team
About: This section of our team ensures the safety of the site, venues and delegates throughout the night. You will spend most of your time outside walking the site; duties include overseeing the ‘Silent Hours’ (curfew). During the night, you will communicate regularly with Team members in Site Services, who will complete a Night Log. All under the watchful eyes of the Night Steward team leader.
Age: 18+
Hours: Midnight till 8am.
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Be a team player.
Experience serving as a ‘General Steward’ or ‘Night Steward’ previously is desirable.
Be empathetic, smiley, and full of Grace.
You will spend much of your time standing/walking outside, so warm clothing, waterproofs, sturdy footwear, and stamina are essential!
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About: Join the team that brings the action in the adult venues to the screens. The Venue Visuals team’s key areas of responsibility are to use the cameras in the venues to follow cues and capture the stage content under the supervision of the visuals team leader.
Age: 18+
You will need:
A heart to serve.
Experience serving in a church visuals or production team is desirable.
Previous experience isn’t essential – we’ll train you, and you’ll be serving with experienced team members. However, the ability to be technologically minded is essential.
Hours: The Venue Camera Operator team is scheduled to cover all elements of the program across several venues on a rota.
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About: Villages provide a ‘home’ for people throughout their time at New Wine. As a Village Host, you will welcome people to their camping village, give delegates an idea of what’s on and when, be available to answer questions about the site or programme and, if you’re able to, organise village activities such as a BBQ, so people can get to know each other. Village Hosts also help to plan the camping layout of the village before the event starts and address practical camping needs throughout the event. All you need is a love for people and an endless supply of tea bags!
Age: 18+
You will need:
To be loving, friendly and welcoming. -to go the extra mile and bless others to make everyone on the village feel they belong
Able to make a good cup of tea or coffee.
Excellent choice in biscuits.
Planning skills and vision to plan your village.
The ability to be flexible at the last minute.
Basic camping experience and a willingness to help others.
Enthusiasm for group activities such as BBQs
Hours: Village hosts often arrive on site the day before the event starts to give time to be set up, ready and welcoming for delegates the following morning. On delegate arrivals day, the Village Host must be present in their village all day. During the week, the hours are flexible and varied depending on the needs of your village and any social events you might plan.