Rubber Tramp Rendezvous Volunteer Positions

• Role Overview: Direct parking and maintain traffic flow. 
• Responsibilities: Provide clear instructions to ensure safe parking.  Enthusiastically welcome drivers to the event as the first friendly RTR volunteer they encounter. Make on-the-spot parking decisions, by yourself or with other volunteers. 
• Requirements: Good communication, problem-solving skills, and ability to stand for up to three hours. Some traffic positions may include regular sitting breaks, but most do not.  
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form. 
• Screening? No 
• Note: Men are needed at the WRTR for traffic and parking positions in the outlying areas. Men who will be available for these positions please email the lead – jayneswork@gmail.com

• Role Overview: Provide refreshments and manage and distribute volunteer supplies. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Keep the Snack Shack building stocked and orderly. 
  • Maintain and distribute snacks and beverages for volunteers during the day and night security. 
  • Sign volunteers in and out 
  • Assist with volunteer gear distribution: Vests and Walkies. 
  • Answer basic questions about the event. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Requirements: Strong communication skills. 
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Assist in sorting and displaying donated items at the Free Pile.  Encourage friendly interactions. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Assist in the intake of free-pile items 
  • Organize and display items for accessibility 
  • Communicate Free Pile guidelines to participants 
  • Encourage community connections at the Free Pile 
• Physical Requirements: Ability to stand and move throughout the shift and lift 10 lbs. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form. 
• Screening? No

• Role Overview: Facilitate creative activities for attendees. 
• Responsibilities: Guide attendees in making arts and crafts, manage craft supplies, and maintain the craft area.  Encourage community connections. 
• Requirements: Ability to work with all members of the public. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Provide public Tech support for attendees of the event 
• Responsibilities: Provide technical assistance for online technologies for the nomadic lifestyle – HOWA website & apps (W/RTR webpage, sweepstakes, membership, swag, bulletin board, etc.), mapping apps, weather apps, and more. 
• Requirements: Patience and ability to walk people step by step through apps and websites, some tech support experience.  
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Manage the event bulletin boards. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Describe the purpose of each board. 
  • Restrict postings to 3×5 cards, clarifying acceptable types. 
  • Keep board postings tidy. 
  • Encourage community connections at the Bulletin Board. 
• Requirements: Organizational skills and ability to enforce posting rules.  
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No

• Role Overview: Create buttons for event participants. 
• Responsibilities: Use button maker and provided supplies to make name and other creative buttons for event attendees. 
• Requirements: Good handwriting and attention to detail. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Distribute cold weather gear to attendees in need. 
• Responsibilities: Track inventory and manage daily gear distribution. 
• Requirements: Ability to work with all members of the public. Good communication skills. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form. 
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Assist with daily event setup and takedown activities 
• Responsibilities: Help re-assemble or take down tent roofs. Help booths move merch or set up takedown as needed. Assist with AV setup as needed. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.  
• Physical Requirements: Able to lift and load boxes and heavy items. Ability to work on one’s feet 
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Assist with event setup and takedown, before and after the RTRs.  Setup will be on Mon. Jan. 5 – Tues. Jan 6, and Teardown will be on Thurs. Jan. 15 – Fri. Jan. 16
• Responsibilities: Handle the safe transport and assembly of equipment, including tents, tarps, electrical cords, and stages. Chalk-stripe the parking and seating areas.
• Physical Requirements: Able to lift and load boxes and heavy items. Ability to work on one’s feet
• Shifts: Setup will be all day on Mon. Jan. 5 – Tues. Jan. 6. Teardown will be on Thurs. Jan. 15 afternoon (after last RTR session) and all-day Fri. Jan. 16 with a break for staff appreciation gathering.
  • Event setup/teardown are advertised as all-day shifts.  But if you can only do a partial day, we’d still love to have you–please apply anyway and note your schedule restrictions in the comments section.
• Screening? No
• NOTE:  Helpful but not required–If you have any of the following tools and are willing, please bring them to assist in misc. duties:  Wrenches, socket wrenches, screwdrivers, power drill/driver, hammers/mallets. 

• Role Overview: Help maintain a safe and secure environment for all attendees.  Provide overnight watch. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Help ensure participant safety and identify issues that require further assistance. 
  • Observe and report incidents to the Lead or law enforcement. 
  • For overnight shifts, walk or bike the perimeter and event campus every hour. 
• Requirements: Past security experience is preferred, as well as de-escalation skills and physical endurance. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Provide basic medical assistance as needed. 
• Responsibilities: Attending to minor injuries on site and stabilizing major health events for off-site treatment. 
• Requirements: Current BLS certification, medical training, current or former medical professionals preferred. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form. 
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Fill in for traffic, ushers, free pile, bulletin board, land steward, button booth, arts & crafts, Open House crew, cold weather gear as needed at the time. Provide break relief for stationed volunteers as needed. 
• Responsibilities: Stand by for on-call assignments. 
• Requirements: Ability to work with all members of the public. Flexibility. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• When signing up, indicate what duties you would like to participate in.
  • Signage – On orientation/setup day, assembling, distributing, and attaching signage
    throughout the campus and the approach directions.   
  • Presentation Attendance – Attend or arrive 20 minutes after the start of
    each presentation located on the main stage and estimate audience attendance and
    report the count to the GES lead. 
  • Open House – On the days of open houses, help direct traffic to their location and
    remind them of the rules of participating in the open house.  
  • Running errands – Pick up pizzas, drive to town for misc. items, mail pickup, and
    has access to a vehicle that can carry line chalk: 20 – 50 lb. bags. You will not need
    to load or unload the bags.
  • Water Tender Driver/Operator – Experienced trailer driver to do dust abatement
    in the parking lot throughout the day. 
  • Thank you for volunteering for the RTR/s, and remember to note your position  
• Requirements: Able to lift and load heavy items. Ability to work with the public and other volunteers. Flexibility. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Serve as a resource for HOWA-specific information. 
• Responsibilities: Answer questions about HOWA Services and Programs. Provide directions and assist with sweepstakes and donations. 
• Requirements: Strong communication skills; ability to sit for long periods. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Serve as an information resource about the event and local services. 
• Responsibilities: Answer questions about event schedules, event services and booths, and local services. 
• Requirements: Strong communication skills.  
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form. 
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Maintain cleanliness across the event site. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Pick up litter, empty trash bins, and replace trash bags. 
  • Offer pet refuse bags to attendees.  
• Requirements: Physical ability to walk and lift trash bags. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Document the stage presentations and event activities for the website and social media. Assist in storytelling through media. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Record on-stage presentations from various angles and/or 
  • Capture B-Roll footage and photographs of event activities and/or 
  • Provide drone footage (drone license required) and/or 
• Requirements: Experience with photography and/or video recording equipment (using Canon or Android devices), and/or drone operation (with a license), and/or social media. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes

• Role Overview: Edit media for social media postings (YouTube on Facebook)  
• Responsibilities: 
  • Needs to be able to edit in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or similar editing software from their own computer. 
  • Will need to match video to a clean audio recording, Remove as many aws, ums, and errors as possible, then add basic transitions to smooth it out. 
  • Add opening and credits, and maybe music to opening.
• Requirements: Must be capable of converting files to H.264 format for review and distribution.
• Preference is given to Windows-based systems to ensure compatibility during the review and upload process.
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes

• Role Overview: Looking for 1 or 2 editors to continue after the RTR finishes for about 1 week or less. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Needs to be able to edit in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or similar editing software from their own computer. 
  • Will need to match video to a clean audio recording, Remove as many aws, ums, and errors as possible, then add basic transitions to smooth it out. 
  • Add opening and credits, and maybe music to opening.
• Requirements: Must be capable of converting files to H.264 format for review and distribution.
• Preference is given to Windows-based systems to ensure compatibility during the review and upload process.
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes

• Role Overview: Assist with collecting donations for memberships and HOWA merchandise.  
• Responsibilities: Help attendees with the online processes and answer questions. Manage inventory. Distribute items. 
• Requirements: Ability to communicate clearly, able to lift light loads, attention to detail. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes 

• Role Overview: Provide morning coffee for donation for attendees 
• Responsibilities: Make coffee for attendees to self-serve from pump pots.  Monitor donations.  Encourage connections/visiting among attendees who are getting coffee. 
• Requirements: Ability to work with the public and other volunteers.  
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Support participants in showcasing their vehicles.  
• Responsibilities: Assist with parking and vehicle display guidance in designated areas. 
• Requirements: Ability to stand on one’s feet for long periods. Ability to communicate clearly. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Provide basic sewing services for attendees. 
• Responsibilities: Perform minor clothing and camping equipment repairs. 
• Requirements: Basic sewing skills, preferred but not required to bring your own sewing machine. Bring a chair for long periods of sitting.  
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? Yes 

Thank you for signing up for these jobs! Having experience in these roles is a plus, but don’t let that stop you—both positions are easy to learn and put you right in the middle of the action. If you’re curious about how the magic happens behind the scenes, we’d love to teach you!

• Role Overview:
  • STAGE CREW: Help with equipment setup and breakdown, stage maintenance, and transitions between acts.
  • SOUND CREW: Assist with setting up, operating, and maintaining audio equipment to ensure clear, balanced sound for both performers and the audience. 
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to stay calm and think clearly in fast-paced situations. 
• Responsibilities: Each day, set up and take down sound equipment and microphones.  Secure gear. 
• Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift and move heavy items. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No 

• Role Overview: Provide seating assistance and maintain order during presentations. 
• Responsibilities: 
  • Guide attendees to the seating area and ensure the aisles remain clear. 
  • Assist attendees with mobility challenges in moving items (e.g., their chairs). 
  • Restrict access to the stage. 
  • Direct and help manage post-presentation break-out groups 
  • Direct attendees to the Q&A line and other interactions with speakers. 
  • Offer 6’ leashes for unleashed dogs or those on retractable leashes. 
• Requirements: Strong communication skills and ability to work in crowds. 
• Shifts: Shift Times and Days are on the Volunteer sign up form.
• Screening? No