Girls Rock Camp Houston

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POSITION: Team Lead

Full-time during camp week. No musical experience required. Male, female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

A team lead will function as a right hand to the Volunteer Coordinator and may be relied upon to communicate information between the Volunteer Coordinator and other volunteers in your team. Please check if you are interested in serving as a Team Lead for any of the following teams.

POSITION: Assistant Volunteer Coordinator

Must be available Monday-Friday of camp week 8:30am – 6pm. No musical experience required. Female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

Key communicator with volunteers during the camp week. Acting as support for volunteers during the camp sessions, as well as participating in training volunteers at orientation sessions, acts as liaison between volunteers and the Lead Volunteer Coordinator during sessions. Often be called upon to sub for volunteers who are absent or running late.

POSITION: Medical Team

Must be available Monday-Friday of camp week, with some scheduling flexibility. No musical experience required. Will need to provide documentation of certifications via mail and/or email to camp staff. Female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

Position is open to people who are doctors or registered nurses. Keeps tabs on all known medical issues, makes sure campers who need regular medication take it, and act as the point person for any first aid needs during the camp weeks. Dispense any camper medications, provide earplugs, attend to both camper & volunteer injuries & special needs.

POSITION: Roadie/Gear Team

Full-time or part-time during camp week. Knowledge of handling musical equipment recommended. Can also work as Band Manager, instructor or band coach. Male, female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

Roadies move and set up equipment when and where necessary at camp each day; tuning and such is a plus. Roadies are especially needed for the end-of-camp showcase, during which they will move, set up, and tune equipment. Transport, set up & break down rooms for instrument & band practice, as well as assist with workshops requiring gear & set-up for guest performers. Lots of lifting & attending to last minute gear requests. Must be able to lift 15 lbs.

POSITION: Instrument / Vocal Instructor

Must be available 2 hours in the mornings during camp week (exact schedule t.b.d.). Musical experience required, band experience a plus. Female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

Having experience with working with kids in a school or camp setting is a plus. Instructors must have basic/and or advanced knowledge in the instrument they are teaching and must be prepared to teach students with widely varying levels of experience. Some students will have never had day of practice in their life, and others will have been playing for several years. Responsible for teaching campers drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, or vocals. Instructors also collaborate with other instructors of the same instrument. They can also double as a Band Manager or band coach.

POSITION: Band Coach

Afternoon commitment during camp week. Must be available 2 hours in the afternoons during camp week (exact schedule t.b.d.). Musical experience required, band experience a plus.Female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

On the first day of camp, campers will form bands, and each band is assigned a coach. The coach will monitor each band practice and help the band members prepare for their live performance at the end of the camp. The coach will guide the campers in all aspects of working in a band: setting up, tuning, songwriting, learning to play as a group and learning to listen to one another, stage presence. The coach will help students break down instruments after each practice and at the show. They should also be prepared to mediate the occasional dispute. Assist an assigned camper band during band practice. Offer suggestions & keep the peace while campers create their original song. Also, keep band managers & instrument instructors informed if tensions are running high or campers want more information on their instruments. Coaches can double as band managers or instructors during camp week.

POSITION: Child Care

Full-time or part-time during camp week. Childcare experience is a plus and musical experience is not required. Female, male, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

In order to make our program as accessible as possible, we offer pre-arranged, on-site childcare for children of volunteers and campers. If you are willing to hang out with and play with kids of volunteers and campers, this is a job for you!

POSITION: Floater / Runner

Full-time or part-time during camp week. Music experience is not required. Runners must have a vehicle available for use during camp hours and a cell phone. Scheduling is flexible. Female, male, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

These volunteers called upon for the various tasks essential to the success of the camp. Floaters might be sent to Kinko’s or the hardware store, to fill in for a volunteer who can’t make a shift, and to generally be available for whatever comes up. Runners might be asked to complete off site tasks such as picking up supplies, equipment, or food items.

POSITION: Food Team

Full-time or part-time during camp week. Flexible scheduling. Can also work as a Band Manager. Music experience not required. Female, male, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

Members of the food team will be in charge of obtaining food donations, picking them up, planning meals, organizing serving, and cleaning up for volunteer breakfast and lunch. They will be in charge of camper snacks. In general, parents are asked to send lunch with their child. However, we will make sure that all of the campers are fed a lunch.

Also in charge of dispensing daily afternoon snacks to campers, with options for those with food allergies. Also responsible for clean-up in kitchen & cafeteria areas.

POSITION: Showcase Team

Available on Sunday for the Showcase, prior to sound check through the concert. Music experience not required. Female, male, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

These volunteers will help organize and operate the end-of-camp showcase. Positions will be needed for running sound, stage management, putting up posters at the venue and around town, publicity, creating programs, and clean-up for after the show.

POSITION: Workshop Instructor

Part-time commitment during camp week. Must be available for 2 hours in the afternoons during camp week (exact schedule t.b.d.). Female, trans, and gender non-conforming welcome.

No musical experience required. Are you an intelligent, creative, sassy person that would like to lead a workshop at Girls Rock Camp Houston? Instructors will educate campers in different age groups on particular areas that directly relate to women in the music industry. We are now accepting proposals for workshops. Please email proposals to, volunteer@girlsrockhouston.org The deadline for proposals is June 1..