There are five main positions for volunteers at Doc Films. These positions are fireguard, ticket seller, projectionist, apprentice projectionist, and show captain. Each volunteer works one show a week, with the exception of weekend show captains who work all three Saturday or Friday shows.
Fireguards are in charge of directing the audience to an emergency exit in the event of a fire.
Also, fireguards are in charge of taking tickets, cleaning the cinema after a movie, and preventing serious fire hazards, e.g. empty fire extinguishers and people sitting in the isles. Fireguards need to work for about two and a half hours each week. They should arrive at least half an hour before their assigned show and are needed until about 20 minutes after the show has ended. Ticket sellers are in charge of selling tickets before the movie. This is probably the easiest volunteer position and requires the smallest time commitment, about 45 minutes a week.