Queer Screen Team Leaders

02 Sep Queer Screen Team Leaders

Queer Screen Team Leader Duties 

The Team Leader’s Main Role is to assist the Front of House Manager (FOH). The team leader arrives 15 minutes prior to the rest of the volunteer team to have a one-on-one briefing with the FOH (where possible). 

The FOH ensures the front desk and foyer are set up for the arrival of patrons up to 1 hour prior to the first session. 

The TL’s main duties are:

  1. Brief any latecomers with the day’s schedule and assign a role as needed 
  2. Check in with volunteers (especially first-timers) that they are comfortable with their role and answer any questions. 
  3. TL should be accessible to answer questions about run of the day if FOH is occupied 
  4. Report breach of Code of Conduct to FOH or Queer Screen staff member
  5. TL manage the voting slips. At the conclusion of each session
    i) Count the voting slips and tally on the day’s sheet. Keep this in a safe place!
    ii) The TL stays until the end of the last film with vollies to count the votes
    iii) If a volunteer stays inside the cinema to watch the film, please make sure they have a bucket and spare voting slips. 
    iv) If people are not in the cinema and are heading up with buckets, make sure they have spare voting slips!
    ** Volunteers can watch films, only if FOH deems there is enough capacity to do so

 

The TL is to assist the FOH with all duties below as allocated by FOH.

  1. Start off shift with a briefing, all volunteers are introduced and given breakdown of the day’s activities, special events and assigned breaks.
  2. Ensure all volunteers are signed in and out of their shifts
  3. Ensure all vollies have a name tag
  4. Ensure all vollies have signed a code of conduct (new vollies)
  5. Ensure all vollies are in their Queer Screen t-shirts
  6. Report any breaches of code of conduct to FOH
  7. Remind all vollies of the Code of Conduct and behaviour expected of them:
    1. Treat colleagues fairly and consistently, in a non-discriminatory manner, with proper regard for their rights and obligations
    2. Observe the need for appropriate language in terms of tone, volume and general acceptability
    3. Actively avoid harassment or discrimination against colleagues, members, volunteers, or general public on the grounds of gender, sexual preference, age, race, cultural background, physical or mental impairment, political or religious conviction

** Please file all signed Codes of Conduct to be collected by the Operations Manager