If selected as a Department Co-Lead, you will be paired up with another Department Co-Lead. The Department Leads will create a schedule closer to event giving consideration to everyone's preference in regards to a 24 hour period off-com/off-duty during the event.
If you don't think you're ready for full-on Leadership yet but are ready to know or learn more about what it entails? GREAT! Fill this out anyway and simply select '
Understudy/Leadership Development'. We will reach out to you with mentorship/shadow opportunities put in place to help anyone develop their future inner leader!
Below are some general expectations of the Department Leads, but alas, fear not! We have pretty solid support and resource systems in place to help you with getting acclimated once selected, especially if this is your first time as acting Department Lead.
PLEASE NOTE:
***We have a separate form for those interested in General Team Leadership, Working Groups, and Committees***
GENERAL DEPARTMENT LEAD EXPECTATIONS:
- Attend bi-monthly Department Lead meetings starting in January (Lead, Vice, or Co-Lead, preferably both) for which we provide online meeting options (weekly starting Feb)
- Attend monthly virtual Event Committee Lead meetings year round
- Work closely with teams to help implement a budget for team needs in a timely manner
- Attend at least one work weekend and/or build weekend (last weekend prior to burn) and assist with teardown post event to handle any team's infrastructure if Lead/Vice/Co-Lead are unable to remain on site for strike.
- Assist Team Leads with setting up volunteer signup schedules in coordination with the volunteer coordinator (MC) on Volunteeripate to find the volunteers needed to fill all the shifts.
- Work closely with MC and DPW teams during event to handle team needs on the fly, such as volunteer shortage, consumables etc.
- Attend daily Leadership meetings during the event
- Attend On-Site Safety/Radio training
- Complete post-event After Burn Report
- Work closely with Safety Team to ensure safety of all fire/art/coordinate burndown
- Communication is key when you're in a situation which causes you to be absent from agreed upon meetings or can't meet deadlines or timelines prior to event. Life happens but we can only do something about filling in for you in case of emergency/life/work/kids etc. if we know about it.
- Be cordial and professional with other members of leadership. We’re a small team with a LOT to do; you don’t have to like everyone, but you do need to be a team player. This is a volunteer role, but professionalism is expected to get the job done.
