Southwark Summer Festival 2026

We are recruiting approximately 6–10 volunteers to support the festival.

Volunteer roles may include:

• Welcome & Registration Volunteers

• Activity Support Volunteers

• Community Engagement Volunteers

• Photography & Media Volunteers

• General Event Support Volunteers

• Volunteer Team Leaders

Volunteers will help welcome visitors, support activities, assist community organisations, collect feedback and contribute to a safe, friendly and inclusive event.

Volunteers will receive:

• Volunteer briefing and guidance

• Refreshments

• Certificate of Appreciation

• Community volunteering experience

Existing EasyStepUK volunteers can contact us directly to confirm availability.

New volunteers should complete our volunteer registration form:

https://www.easystepuk.org/get-involved

All volunteers are expected to:

• Treat everyone with dignity and respect

• Be welcoming, inclusive and professional

• Follow instructions from the Event Lead

• Respect confidentiality and privacy

• Follow safeguarding and health and safety guidance

• Report concerns, incidents or accidents immediately

• Help create a positive and welcoming atmosphere

Volunteers must not:

• Be alone with a child or vulnerable adult

• Ask for unnecessary personal information

• Share participant information with others

• Take or post photographs without permission

• Consume alcohol while volunteering

This is an outdoor community event based around Nunhead Green.

We aim to make the festival as inclusive and welcoming as possible.

If you have mobility requirements or other accessibility needs, please contact us before the event and we will do our best to support your participation.

Photographs and videos may be taken during the event for:

• Event reporting

• Funding reports

• EasyStepUK website

• Social media updates

• Future community engagement activities

Please ask permission before taking close-up photographs or videos of identifiable individuals.

For children, permission should be obtained from a parent or guardian.

If someone does not wish to be photographed or recorded, their decision should always be respected.

Children, families and vulnerable adults may attend this event.

If you have any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of a participant, please report them immediately to the Volunteer Team Leader or Event Lead.

Volunteers should:

• Keep walkways clear

• Report hazards immediately

• Support safe movement around activity areas

• Report accidents, injuries or near misses immediately

• Follow instructions from event organisers and emergency services

Support Our Community

This event is free thanks to support from L&Q.

If you enjoy the festival, you are welcome to support EasyStepUK's ongoing community work, including wellbeing activities, English classes, cultural programmes and support for migrant and local

communities.

Follow Us

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EasyStepUK

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@easystepuk

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/easystepukcharity1/

Contact Us

Email: info@easystepuk.org

We look forward to welcoming you to Southwark Summer Family Festival 2026.