Community Post Type: Jobs

Salary – £10 per hour
Based – The Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB
Hours – Up to 35 hours per week on a rota basis (Monday – Sunday)

To apply: https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/chef/

The Chef will be flexible and hands on in all areas providing a range of profitable catering offers that work in harmony with the Reader’s ethos and vision, generating revenue and supporting their wider activity.

Their ideal candidate would have experience within a commercial kitchen/cafe environment with a keen interest and passion for food. You will be self-disciplined and able to produce food to a high standard with attention to detail. Experience in baking would be an advantage.

It is expected you will have responsibility for the overall daily operation of the café’s kitchen and catering processes being mindful of industry cost margins. You will need the practical skills to execute an interesting but simple menu and be capable of working alongside the Catering manager contributing to the development of innovative seasonal menus.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare and deliver all items offered on the menu

• Provide leadership to the staff team ensuring that best practice and required standards of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene Legislation are fully adhered to at all times

• Ensure the café kitchen works in harmony with front of house at all times contributing to working relationships that enable customers to receive the care needed to benefit from and enjoy their visit.

• Ensure stock rotation and that deliveries are checked to ensure accurate quantity and quality of product

• Ensure that all kitchen equipment is properly cleaned, maintained and used safely

• Be aware of business profitability, minimising wastage.

• Ensure all cleaning schedules, food temperature and fridge temperature records are current and contain information required by food safety regulations with any testing carried out as instructed.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Full flexibility across 7 days – must be able to work any days and hours

• Able to start immediately

• An enthusiasm to work within a team to develop the profile of The Reader Social Enterprises and in particular the Café

• Relevant catering experience

• An ability to lead; supporting others in kitchen processes

• Willingness to undertake training as required

• Smart, clean and groomed appearance; excellent standards of personal hygiene

• An ability to cope with the physical demands of working within a busy café

• A team player but able to work with initiative and report back to the shift manager

• Excellent communication skills with customers, suppliers and colleagues

Manchester Theatres are looking for experienced bar staff who’d like to work in our exciting, fast-paced and interesting company.

They welcome thousands of people through our doors, to enjoy the best in live entertainment. Whether it’s a special birthday, a family’s first pantomime or just a night out with friends, every visit is important.

They work hard to make sure each customer leaves with those unique memories you can only get from a live show…and that they want to return again and again!

As part of their Customer Experience Team you’ll make this happen. The charismatic and welcoming face of the company, you’ll offer the highest standards of customer service and care.

You’ll ensure they meet financial targets by making customers want to return and by selling products and packages on the night, ranging from traditional programmes and ice creams to exciting new cocktails in their luxury bars.

Full of variety, this role is both fun and challenging. You’ll take responsibility for a range of tasks as part of a friendly, passionate and ambitious team, working in our unique theatres with an ever-changing programme of events.

Busiest times are evenings and weekends, they are looking for people available during these times especially Friday and Saturdays.

Interviews will be held via Zoom on 10th October 2022. Right to work document must be shown at interview. This is usually your passport.

You will also be required to attend a 2 hour assessment day on 20th October 2022 starting at 11am. At the assessment day, you will find out if you are successful in securing a role. Please ensure you bring your right to work document with you to the assessment day.

If you are successful, you will be required to attend an Induction that same afternoon, which will be a further 3 hours (5.5 hours in total).

£9.75 per hour, Casual hours

Apply online at https://candidate.atg.co.uk/183914ART

The team campaign for equality; challenge discrimination; create opportunities for engagement and participation; celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus life; and fundraise to enrich and empower LGBTQ+ organisations, charities and communities in Greater Manchester.

They are most famous for their annual programme of LGBTQ+ events in Greater Manchester which each year bring more than 200,000 people together to celebrate queer life.

This truly exciting role provides the opportunity to work on some World class events and will suit a candidate who has an interest in logistics and has worked with a range of suppliers and stakeholders. The candidate will understand the full event delivery process and can bring innovative ideas to the team.

Specific Responsibilities

• Event Inception to Delivery: You’ll be involved in delivering all elements of the full event process from conception to on-site logistics. You will inform proposals for new initiatives and events; event schedules and post-event reports; assisting with producing event budgets and reporting on outcomes;
• Event Innovations: You will use your experience and creativity to identify new processes, technologies and efficiencies to improve event logistics and operations;
• Contingency Planning: You will consider health and safety requirements and produce risk assessments as part of event safety planning as well as liaise with security, crowd management and medical contractors;
• Creative Programming: You’ll input into the content and programming as well as work with artists and producers to create an exciting events programme whilst assisting the artist booking team;
• Deputise for Senior Events Manager: You will deputise for the Senior Events Manager and act as event lead on specific projects such as the Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride MCR, Human Rights Forum, the Candlelit Vigil, Superbia or elements of the Gay Village Party.

For further information please visit Manchesterpride.com/jobs 

You will need to submit your cover letter and CV via email.

If you have any questions about the process or the role, please do not hesitate to contact our Operations Coordinator, Freddie Borgman (freddie@manchesterpride.com), stating the role title in the subject heading.

Brewery Arts is a vibrant cinema, live arts venue, creative learning hub, restaurant and bar in Kendal, Cumbria.

Here’s an amazing opportunity for someone to develop and deliver a range of learning experiences, courses, workshops and engagement projects for adults and young people at Brewery Arts.

Are you –

• Passionate about learning, engagement and participation in the arts?
• Full of ideas and enthusiasm to develop the Brewery Arts strategy for our Learning & Engagement programme?
• Experienced in managing staff and budgets?
• Knowledgeable of safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults?
• Excited about the prospect of working at Brewery Arts and developing a major area of our work?

To apply, contact: Rebecca Elshaw, recruitment@breweryarts.co.uk

Movema is seeking an Administration and Operations Manager to support the team and help to develop Movema’s growing activities. They will manage and develop the administrative processes working individually and as part of a team.

The Administrations and Operations Manager will need to be a highly organised and focused individual, with knowledge and experience of running an organisation’s administration functions.

The Administration & Operations Manager provides a comprehensive range of office administration and services across the Movema team ensuring the efficient running of the organisation. This post will work closely with Movema’s Directors to ensure the smooth running of many aspects of the charity’s business.

Terms:

Hours of Working: Part-time, 28 hours (4 days per week, 0.8 FTE based on a 35-hour week),
Contract: 12 month Fixed-Term. With a 3-month probationary period which may be extended.
Annual Salary £23,660-25,508 pro rata (depending on experience)
Annual Holiday: 24 days (30 days pro rata, + Bank Holidays).
Line Managed by: Executive Director
Place of Work: Liverpool based Movema office
Flexibility: A flexible approach to working hours is negotiable. A willingness and ability to travel is essential.
Pension: Statutory contributions 4% and you will be enrolled into the NEST pension scheme.

For more information and to apply, visit: https://movema.co.uk/administration-and-operations-manager/

The team are currently seeking enthusiastic, inspirational and diverse Acting Teachers/Directors to work with 7 – 18-year-olds at Footlights Macclesfield on Saturday Mornings.

· Deliver warm-ups and acting/drama sessions to students of different ages and levels of ability (between 7-18 years).

· To facilitate improvisation, write scripts, edit scripts and direct scenes. You are responsible for providing this for every student.

· To plan schemes of work and lessons in advance, which enable clear progression.

· Provide appropriately differentiated teaching resources as necessary, such as scripts

· You MUST be able to ‘direct’ pieces as well as teach drama/acting whilst keeping the children/young people on their feet as much as possible during sessions.

· Where necessary, offer individual coaching and advice to students in acting.

· To prepare material for various productions and shows.

· To prepare students for LAMDA examinations.

· To regularly monitor student progression within sessions to write reports that inform parents/guardians about areas of strength and areas for development to maximise learning for all our students.

About Footlights Macclesfield

Footlights is a well-established, multi-award-winning stage school that offers high-quality training to 4 – 18-year-olds. Many of our children work professionally with recent credits, including Game of Thrones, Disney’s Cruella, RSC’s Matilda the Musical UK Tour, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang UK Tour, Les Misérables, CBBC’s Almost Never, The 4 O’clock Club, Katy and The Dog Ate My Homework.

Your ability to commit to 36 term-time sessions is paramount as they pride themselves on continuity and their learners’ progression.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

· Formal Qualification(s) in Acting/Drama (Bachelor’s Preferred)

· Experience of working with 7 – 18-year-olds (Preferred)

· A’ team’ player with the ability to work flexibly as part of a diverse team.

· Excellent oral communication skills, especially concerning staff, students and parents/guardians.

· Positive, enthusiastic, energetic, flexible with a pro-active ‘can do’ attitude

· DBS checked or willing to obtain one. (They will assist with this.)

To apply, contact: Ella Fontaine macclesfield@footlightstheatre.co.uk

The team are currently seeking an enthusiastic, inspirational and diverse Singing Teacher/Musical Director to work with their 7 – 18-year-olds at Footlights Macclesfield on Saturday Mornings.

• To have a wide range of skills and up to date knowledge of Musical Theatre and Popular Music. For example, would you be confident in teaching our students songs from Matilda the Musical whilst also adapting and arranging an Ariana Grande song?
• Plan, create, and deliver appropriate vocal warm-ups and select sung material that explores and develops students’ vocal technique.
• Select, plan and deliver appropriate and engaging repertoire suitable for 7 – 18 – year olds.
• To be able to play the piano/keyboard. Ideally, you would be able to accompany students; however, as a minimum, we would expect you to be able to demonstrate vocal exercises and the teaching of vocal lines using the piano/keyboard. (A piano/keyboard is standard at all our premises.)
• Provide appropriately differentiated teaching resources as necessary, such as sheet music, lyric sheets and have the ability to transpose material and backing tracks (if needed) into appropriate keys.
• To plan schemes of work and lessons in advance, which enable clear progression.
• To be able to ‘stage’ pieces. For example, the musical staging of songs where appropriate for presentations and showcases.
• Where necessary to offer individual coaching/singing lessons to students.
• To prepare and musically direct appropriate repertoire for showcases and productions.
• To prepare students for LAMDA examinations in Musical Theatre. (Training/guidance can be offered if you are unfamiliar with LAMDA Examinations.)
• To regularly monitor student progression within sessions to write reports that inform parents/guardians about areas of strength and areas for development to maximise learning for all our students.

Your ability to commit to 36 term-time sessions is paramount as they pride themselves on continuity and the progression of learners.

To apply, contact: Ella Fontaine macclesfield@footlightstheatre.co.uk

The purpose of the Community and Inclusion Manger will be to lead, develop and drive the creative learning and participation strategy and plan and oversee the programming, planning, organisation and delivery of Your Trust’s participation programmes.

This includes working in collaboration with stakeholders to further develop and deliver the co-creation model and creative learning programme, work to develop opportunities for everyone to access and experience arts and culture and build a programme of activity to connect people.

WHAT THEY NEED FROM YOU?

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or qualified by experience
• Experience in a leadership role at a senior management level involving effective management of budgets, people, systems and policies
• Extensive experience of programming activities in arts, culture or education related environment
• Experience of leading, developing and maintaining partnerships across a range of sectors including collaboration and multi-agency projects
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the arts, culture, education and third sector
• Excellent communication skills including producing high quality written reports and verbal presentations in an interesting and accessible way using a variety of media
• Excellent time management skills

 WHAT THEY CAN OFFER YOU!

Your Trust are committed to being an employer of choice and offer competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits, including access to:

• Best of Friends Events Membership
• Competitive Pay Rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Free Gym Membership
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Occupational Sick Pay

If you wish to apply for this role, please visit www.yourtrustrochdale.co.uk/jobs

Here you will find more details and our Online Application Form.  All applications must be made using the Your Trust Online Application Form as we do not accept CVs

As an organisation we encourage an environment which is inclusive to all therefore we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences

If you have any queries please call 01706 926215 and quote the job reference number

Band on the Wall is seeking an experienced Board Administrator to provide freelance support to the board of Inner City Music Limited – the charitable organisation that owns and operates Band on the Wall.

Job Title: Freelance Board Administrator
Contract: Freelance, 1 day per month – contract renewable annually
Fee: £150 per day, payable by monthly invoice
Location: Remote
Responsible to: CEO

Hours can be worked flexibly but the post holder will be required to:

• Attend Quarterly Board meetings (3rd Monday of the month, March, June, September, December (AGM).
• Produce minutes of the above meetings.
• Follow up action points with individual board members.
• Aid the Chair and CEO in preparing necessary Board papers.
• Facilitate online meetings as required.
• Distribute papers as required.
• Support ICM staff with any statutory requirements for filing of papers with external bodies.Person Specification
• At least six months’ relevant experience, ideally within a charity/cultural sector.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Experience in taking and writing minutes, summarising discussions and writing reports
• Knowledge of the UK arts sector is desirable.

To apply for this freelance contract, please contact hr@bandonthewall.org with your CV and covering letter, detailing your relevant experience and how the role would fit with any other work or educational commitments you may have.

Applications close at 9am on Monday 26th September.

Band on the Wall is founded on the principles of equity, equality, diversity and inclusivity. All job applications will be given equal consideration and we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and LGBTQ+ candidates, and those with disabilities, as these groups are underrepresented in their sector.

Band on the Wall is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you are disabled and your application meets the minimum criteria for the post, we guarantee you an interview.