Glasgow Film Volunteering

There are a range of diverse roles on offer for volunteers at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) and Glasgow Film Festival (GFF). Volunteers make a vital contribution to GFT and GFF, bringing new skills and perspectives, and undertaking activities that would not otherwise be carried out.

What do volunteers do?

• front of house duties including ushering/stewarding
• assisting with educational activities
• helping with marketing and publicity tasks (research, data collection,             updating listings and the website etc)
• researching film and education programmes
• evaluating projects
• assisting with events

How do I find out about the volunteering opportunities available?

We are not currently looking for volunteers - please keep an eye on the vacancies page for updates or sign up for our GFT enewsletter.

How much time do I have to commit to?

This depends on the opportunity, but could range from as little as 3 hours a week covering ushering duties for our weekly family film, five hours every fortnight (one shift), a couple of days a week to full time for the film festival.

Can I get my expenses paid?

Unfortunately we are not able to pay any expenses. However, we are able to offer free GFT cinema tickets to volunteers.

I’m working full-time, can I still volunteer?

Yes. GFT is open to the public 7 days a week from 12 noon to 10.30pm, so there are plenty of opportunities to work with us.

Will I get training?

Volunteers will get the training they need to carry out their role. This will usually be in-house and be delivered by the volunteer’s mentor or line-manager.

Do I need qualifications?

We match volunteers to roles using three criteria

1. Skills and experience
2. Interests
3. Suitability for the role

Just as important are enthusiasm and reliability.

Can I claim benefits while volunteering?

You can claim benefits while volunteering, but talk to the staff at your local job centre first.

How do I apply?

We are not currently looking for volunteers but when vacancies do open up, a form will be available to download from this page. Once completed this can be matched to possible opportunities. If we have anything suitable, we will ask you to come in for an informal interview which will help you to find out more about the role, and help us to find out more about you. References will be taken, and for some roles Disclosure Scotland forms must be completed. Because of the high levels of interest, we regret that not all applicants will be invited to interview. However, applications can be kept for future vacancies.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Volunteers are recruited without regard to gender, disability, age or race in conjunction with GFT’s equal opportunities policy (employment).