Halls and Health and Safety Officer
Sutton Music Festival
The HHSO has overall responsibility for liaison with the venues used by the Festival and ensuring the facilities meet the needs of the Festival. The manager also has responsibility for ensuring Health and Safety requirements are met (including First Aid), for carrying out risk assessments, liaising with Sutton Council’s Safety Group and with the British and International Federation of Festivals (BIFF) on Child Protection regulations.
Sutton Music Festival is an annual celebration of music and drama attracting entries from over 670 people to 170 classes. It is held over three weekends in late November, with a Prizewinners’ concert on the following Sunday. In 2025 it will be on the weekends of 7/9, 14/16 and 21/23 November with the Prizewinners’ concert on the afternoon of 30 November. Up to 100 entrants and 10 volunteers could be present at the Festival at any one time. A large number of our entrants are children and young people with their parents. Most classes are held at Overton Grange School, Sutton, with additional classes at Holy Trinity Church, Wallington and Homefield School, Sutton. Further details are at https://www.suttonmusicfestival.org.uk/ The Halls and Health and Safety Officer (HHSO) has overall responsibility for liaison with the venues used by the Festival and ensuring the facilities meet the needs of the Festival. The manager also has responsibility for ensuring Health and Safety requirements are met (including First Aid); for carrying out risk assessments; and liaising with Sutton Council’s Safety Group and with the British and International Federation of Festivals (BIFF) on Child Protection regulations. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required, which the Festival will arrange. Fuller details of specific duties are available on request.
Events & Stewarding,First Aid,Legal
Admin, Negotiating, Organising & Planning, Working part of Team
The HHSO needs to be proactive and take the initiative to work through the tasks allocated to the role. They need to work with representatives of venues and other organizations, negotiating in the interest of the Festival. They also need to be an active member of the Festival team, contributing to a successful Festival.
This role will especially appeal to volunteers who are interested in (mainly) classical music and speech and drama, and who want to see these arts flourish in Sutton. There are opportunities to watch performances by some highly gifted young (and older!) entrants, as well as developing knowledge of Health and Safety and safeguarding issues.
Over the year this amounts to no more than one day a week, but it peaks in the autumn run up to the Festival. Presence during parts of the Festival is needed.
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Overton Grange School, Stanley Road, Sutton
Car parking is available in the school car park. Otherwise take the 80 or 280 bus from Sutton station to the Devonshire Avenue bus stop and walk down Ventnor Road.
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