RETAIL MERCHANDISER NEW!

▪    Duties: Setting up our exhibit spaces into fabulous merchandise display areas to sell TVA books, t-shirts, bags, buttons, and various other TVA merchandise at the Food Fair.
▪    Qualifications: Must be creative, self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision. Experience setting up retail displays or other types of displays preferred.

LOADING CREW FRIDAY

▪    Duties: Loading TVA display materials, books and merchandise from the TVA office into our cargo van. Unloading materials from our cargo van at Harbourfront Centre. Transporting materials to appropriate venues at Harbourfront Centre as marked on boxes.
▪    Qualifications: Must be able to follow instructions and perform moderate to heavy lifting down a flight of stairs. Must travel from TVA to Harbourfront Centre once loading is done at TVA in order to complete unloading at Harbourfront Centre. TTC tokens will be provided.

LOADING CREW SUNDAY

▪    Duties: Loading TVA display materials, books and merchandise from tables at Harbourfront Centre into our cargo van. Unloading materials form our cargo van at the TVA office.
▪    Qualifications: Must be able to follow instructions and perform moderate to heavy lifting up a flight of stairs. Must travel from TVA to Harbourfront Centre once loading is done at TVA in order to complete unloading at Harbourfront Centre. TTC tokens will be provided.

DURING EVENT

CASHIERS

•    Duties: Processing payments for merchandise and memberships at the TVA Bookstore, Merchandise and Info tables.  Clearly marking and recording all purchases.
•    Qualifications: Must be able to follow instructions, and be friendly and outgoing. Cashier experience preferred.

 

COOKING DEMO ASSISTANTS

▪    Duties: Cleaning the cooking demo area and demo equipment in the cooking demo venue at the Food Fair. Helping cooking demonstrators with setup, teardown, and all other items as needed. Distributing demo samples to the public. Recording attendance to all sessions and reporting this information back to TVA staff.
▪    Qualifications: Must be able to follow instructions and perform general cleaning tasks, including some light lifting. 

 

COSTUME WEARERS AND ASSISTANTS

▪    Duties: Wearing one of TVA’s fruit/veggie costumes to promote the Food Fair. Costume Wearers will be assigned in pairs (1 costume wearer and 1 assistant) to roam the site at the Food Fair and apply temporary tattoos to interested patrons. Please note in your application if you’re interested in being a costume wearer or assistant, and if there is someone you would like to be paired with.
▪    Qualifications: Must be friendly, outgoing, and willing to wear a costume. Must be willing to have your picture taken by Food Fair visitors.

 

▪    Duties:  provide information regarding the organization, and nutritional benefits of a vegetarian diet. Distributing supporting factsheets and other outreach materials to interested individuals.

▪    Qualifications: great verbal communication skills, friendly disposition and outgoing.

 

EVENT ASSISTANTS

▪    Duties: Distributing survey forms to visitors as they enter the lecture/workshop venue at the Food Fair. Collecting completed survey forms as visitors leave. Recording attendance to all lectures and workshops and reporting this information back tot TVA staff.
▪    Qualifications: Must be able to follow instructions.

 

EXHIBITOR SERVICES ATTENDANT NEW!

▪    Duties:  hand out parking passes to exhibitors. Respond quickly to inquiries. Inspect booths to make sure they are in compliance with Food Fair Exhibitor Policies.
▪    Qualifications: good verbal communication skills, exceptional time management skills and professional demeanor.

 

PROGRAM DISTRIBUTORS- Family- Friendly Position

▪    Duties: Distributing free Food Fair programs to visitors entering the Food Fair. Program Distributors will typically be assigned in pairs to stand at specific entrance areas at the Food Fair.
▪    Qualifications: Must be friendly and outgoing. Parents and children may volunteer together.

 

SALES ASSOCIATE

▪    Duties: Selling TVA merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, etc.) to the public at the TVA Merchandise Table and bookstore.
▪    Qualifications: Must be outgoing and have excellent sales and customer service skills. Volunteers with retail sales experience preferred.

VEGGIE CHALLENGE  CREW- Must be Vegetarian

▪    Duties: Explaining the Veggie Challenge to the public at the Food Fair and encouraging people to participate.
▪    Qualifications: Must be vegetarian. Must have excellent verbal communications skills and a strong understanding of vegetarian issues. Fluency in other language(s) a plus. Volunteers who have completed the Veggie Challenge preferred. Visit http://www.veggiechallenge.com

 

VOLUNTEER CHECK IN ASSISTANTS

▪    Duties: Assisting TVA staff with checking in and checking out TVA volunteers at the Food Fair.
▪    Qualifications: Must be able to follow instructions and help volunteers in a friendly manner.