Paid work
The number of people employed full-time directly by the Festival is relatively small, and largely in administrative roles, including:
-Finance, licensing, customer services, and general administration
-Infrastructure, procurement & coordination of temporary infrastructure, site design & layout (AutoCAD knowledge preferable)
-Site, sanitation, environmental and ground works
Please note, the Festival offices are in rural Somerset, with limited public transport infrastructure outside of the Festival period.
Jobs in the offices can last from a couple of weeks to longer term, depending on the job.
For temporary staff, most departments begin recruiting from the late Autumn, into the early New Year, for positions commencing in the Spring. Please keep an eye on the vacancies section below for updates. Roles will be advertised on our website in the first instance.
Please bear in mind that none of these jobs are an easy way into the Festival: they involve hard work and not much time off over the Festival period. Festival or events experience can be beneficial, but it’s not essential!
In order to work for Glastonbury Festival you must have the Right to Work in the UK. Individuals from outside the UK must be in possession of a work permit to allow them to take up employment. For more information please visit the Government’s Working in the UK website. As most roles are for a short period, our ability to gain a UK work permit for potential employees from outside the UK is extremely limited.
Current Vacancies;
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process or when employed, then do let us know.
The team can be contacted on hr@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Work experience placements
If you would like to enquire about the possibility of a placement, it is essential that any enquiry clearly specifies available dates. Placements are often not possible to facilitate due to our team only being at the Festival site for a short time.
Other work
www.ctm.uk.com employ car parking staff from the Sunday before the Festival until the Monday after the Festival – staff are required to work a minimum of four 12 hour shifts.
Newthorn – Glastonbury@Newthorn.co.uk – provide onsite traffic services: vehicle chaperones, permissive access, one-way, crossings, minibus & tractor drivers – not an exhaustive list. All roles are paid except drivers, which are work for ticket.
Market traders do require staff. If you know of traders who come to the Festival, get in touch with them early as they have limited number of passes for each stall.
Working for your ticket
There are opportunities to work for different organisations and charities providing services for the Festival. Normally people are required to work three 8 hour shifts for their ticket, but it does vary slightly. In some cases you would be required to pay for the ticket in advance, and would be reimbursed after completing the required hours.
PLEASE DO NOT RISK FALLING VICTIM TO FRAUD.
We have received reports of bogus volunteering schemes, where individuals/companies claiming to be recruiting for Festival work, are asking for a deposit to secure a space. If you are unsure about the legitimacy of a company asking you to pay for a deposit, please feel free to contact the Festival on help@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
If you have already fallen victim, you will need to contact Action Fraud: Tel: 0300 123 2040 / https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
- Oxfam have been working with Glastonbury for over 25 years. Register your interest to join a 2000 strong volunteering team with roles on the gates, campaigning with the public or helping in the Oxfam festival shop. The money raised from your shifts supports Oxfam’s work to end global poverty. Go to www.oxfam.org.uk/festivals to find out more.
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Join the Festaff stewarding team at Glastonbury with 3 x 8 hours shifts per volunteer required to secure your pass for the event. Shifts are 24hrs from Wed–Sun and are on light enjoyable customer facing tasks where you will be supported by supervisors and our experienced team. www.festaff.co.uk
- If you have medical, paramedic or first aid qualifications, you can apply to join Dr Chris Howes’ team of volunteers by completing the application on the website www.festival-medical.com.
- Tent stewards and campsite wardens are recruited from local carnival clubs, parent teachers associations, sports clubs and voluntary groups. Over the past five years the Festival has trained thousands of individuals, has a waiting list of organisations wishing to raise funds in this way.
- Property lockups are run by different peace and environmental groups, so if you are a member of such a group, you might wish to check if your local branch is involved.
- If you already volunteer for a charity, you may be able to work at the Festival through them. Check out if they are coming to Glastonbury. Similarly, if you are a Samaritan, you could investigate joining their Festival Branch.
- Oasis Carnival recruit workers for stewarding/working on the outside of the Festival for people looking to work in exchange for their ticket. You can find more information at www.oasiscarnival.co.uk or e-mail info@oasiscarnival.co.uk.
Post Festival Clear Up Crew
Short term, casual paid work is available with the Clear Up Crew, who complete the litter pick after the Festival. Due the nature of the work, staffing requirements may vary due to fluctuating demands and factors outside of our control, such as the weather. A festival ticket is not offered with this role, but it is open to those with or without a ticket. Please keep an eye here for details of how to apply in future.