Volunteer at OCC
The OCC was created to be an inviting space for programs and events that foster friendships, memories, education and fun! There are many different ways to get involved.
Oxford Community Center works because of volunteers! We have volunteers who make a weekly commitment and those who come in for special occasions. The Community Center staff and board welcome your gift of time and talent.
Keri-Ann Thomas is our volunteer coordinator. If you have any questions or need more information please don’t hesitate to contact her at events@oxfordcc.org.
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OCC Volunteer Position Descriptions
JAZZ on the Stage @ OCC - Dominick Farinacci
Event Chairs: Liza and Keri-Ann
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Dominick Farinacci
Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci served as ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln from 2013-2015 in Doha, Qatar, working to further integrate music into communities around the world in culturally collaborative ways. He is a 2022 recipient of the Cleveland Arts Prize, an honor previously awarded to author Toni Morrison, and Cleveland Orchestra conductors George Szell and Franz Welser-Möst. Dominick graduated from The Juilliard School in 2005 launching his career in Japan with a prolific run of eight albums, later releasing four more globally. He has performed around the world and has been recognized by The New York Times as “a trumpeter of abundant poise.” He was a featured guest on ABC’s Good Morning America and is a TED Speaker. Dominick has been profiled in Vanity Fair, and music icon Quincy Jones says of Dominick’s accomplishments in performance, recording, education & advocacy, “This kid is 360 degrees!”
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Arrive at designated time. There will be a table or podium for you to stand/sit when guests are coming through the door. You will be working with a Will Call List, checking off guests as they arrive.
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Arrive 1 hour before event and go to Hospitality Room to check in. You will be greeting patrons as they arrive and directing them to the appropriate seating area. Assist volunteers with various duties and loose ends up to, during and at the close of the event.
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Must be TIPS Certified Upon arrival, load coolers with ice, beer and wine. Set up bar to your liking. Coolers and everything put away prior to departure. Cash handled by ticket seller.
Please note: Cash bar at the beginning of the evening, up to the start of the concert. Open Bar for VIP guests after concert is over.
We need 1 bartender behind the bar in Hospitality; another bartender to be 'bar-back' while cash bar is open. At the end of the concert the 2nd bartender will assist in pouring champagne for the VIP guests.
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Must be TIPS Certified; handle alcoholic beverage ticket sales and cash box and Square Machine.
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Assist in keeping hospitality area replenished and tidy. Be the liaison to the musicians, ensuring they have what they need throughout the concert. Assist with cleaning up after the concert is over.
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Greeter: Arrive 1 hour before event and go to Hospitality Room to check in. Set up Greeter Table (if applicable). Greeter Table could include Will Call list, OCC Email/Newsletter sign-up clipboard, handouts, donations box etc. (all will be ready for you when you arrive). When doors open you will greet guests, orient them to seating/bar, handouts, encourage to sign up for OCC newsletter emails, bathrooms, answer questions, etc.
Hospitality: All purchases reimbursed! Prior to the event, decide what you’d like to serve (for example – cheese and crackers, baked goods… your choice), purchase items and submit receipts to front office for reimbursement. Arrive 1 hour before event and go to Hospitality Room to check in. Set up hospitality table(s) with table cloth and place hospitality trays in designated areas. Make sure there are trash and recycle cans out in multiple locations. Refill hospitality trays throughout event. After event, put all trays, utensils, etc. into kitchen area to be washed. Submit receipts to front office, you will be called or emailed when check is ready for pickup.
Bartender: Must be TIPS Certified*. Arrive at least 1 hour before event starts and go to the Hospitality Room to check in. Put beer and wine and ice into coolers, slice lemons/limes, set up bar to your liking and according to bar list. Pick up cash box and tips/donation container from front office – you will handle cash box if no bar ticket salesperson. At the close of event, put wine and beer back in fridge, liquor into closet, lemons/limes wrapped and into fridge, empty coolers of ice and put away.
*** if you’d like to become TIPS trained, please let us know! It’s a 3-hour class and paid for by the OCC! ***
Bar Ticket Sales: Must be TIPS Certified*. Handles cash box and Square machine. Arrive 1 hour before event starts. Assist bartender with setting up bar, if applicable. Get cash box from front office. Get tickets from liquor closet. Sit at designated ‘Cashier’ table and sell guests drink tickets to take to the bar. At close of event, assist Bartender with bar breakdown, put cash box and tips/donation container in front office.
Server: Arrive 1 hour before event and go to Hospitality Room to check in and get assignment. Server duties could include stocking and serving food at a buffet- style setup, running food out to tables, refilling water pitchers, clearing plates to kitchen. At close of event, assist with clean-up.
Floater: Arrive 1 hour before event and go to Hospitality Room to check in. Assist volunteers with various duties and loose ends up to, during and at the close of the event.
Kitchen Crew: Arrive 15 minutes prior to event and go to Hospitality Room to check in. Assist with clearing tables, dishwashing, drying and putting away what is being used for / during event. Upon close of event, make sure kitchen is tidy and all dishes are done, put away.
Decorating Crew: Bring your flare for decorating and help make the OCC SHINE for specific events. The OCC has stock of decorations and if others are needed, we order them!
Chairmen: Heavy Lifting Involved! Chairmen are the first to come to the OCC to put out all the chairs, tables, etc. for the event – according to diagram (will be ready for you). Along with ‘moving the chairs’ – the OCC Chairmen enjoy coffee and fellowship in the Hospitality Room.