Community Post Type: Jobs

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.

Shakespeare North Playhouse are looking for a multi skilled Theatre Technician.

The technician will be responsible for ensuring that the technical aspects, including staging, flying, lighting, sound and video aspects of all performances, event and activities in the Playhouse run smoothly and to schedule.

This is a fixed term contract ending on the 15th January 2023.

For the full job description and details on how to apply please see https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/job/theatre-technician/

Shakespeare North Playhouse are looking to appoint an Audience Relationship & Insight Coordinator who will act as Spektrix ‘expert’ for Shakespeare North Playhouse and ensure that knowledge and expertise is shared across the organisation.

They will advocate the benefits of a shared customer relationship management (CRM) and ticketing system and deliver these benefits on a practical level.

The Audience Relationship & Insight Coordinator is responsible for collecting and interpreting data from a range of digital systems to help Shakespeare North Playhouse create a more personalised experience for our customers and stakeholders, demonstrating how valued they are and helping to build and maintain customer loyalty.

They want to create seamless and reliable online experiences and the Audience Relationship & Insight Coordinator will support this by ensuring the online and in person ticketing purchase paths are regularly reviewed and opportunities for improvement are explored.

This role works closely with both internal departments and external companies to build and maintain events on our CRM (Spektrix), assist with planning and executing email and marketing campaigns, and report on web and digital media trends.

Data insights are used across the organisation and the Audience Relationship & Insight Coordinator will be responsible for creating visually engaging summaries and reports for colleagues and clients both within and outside the organisation to showcase customer activity and the customer journey.

For the full job description and details on how to apply please see https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/job/audience-relationship-insight-coordinator/

Comics Youth are looking for a Safe Spaces Coordinator to join their team as a freelancer for the next 3 months.

Job Details

Do you have a passion for creating creative, inclusive and safe spaces for marginalised young people across Liverpool? Do you want to work with a group of young people to develop their skills, interests and passions into an event?

You will deliver workshops to LGBTQIA children and young people aged 10-18, with the aim of supporting them to develop a ‘reclaiming community spaces’ social action project within Liverpool city centre.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with children and young people and a good understanding of developing social action campaigns, event management and record keeping.

Aim of the project

• To support LGBTQIA youth and marginalised youth to access community spaces.
• To increase community cohesion through the establishment of social action projects to reclaim community spaces within Liverpool.
• To increase awareness about LGBTQIA and mental health issues within the Liverpool city region.

This is a 3-month contract, working 1-2 days per week, on a freelance basis (total of 20 days). £125 per day.

Comics Youth actively encourage applications from people of colour, women, LGBTQIA folk and disabled people. Please let them know if you have any special requirements which they might need to consider in relation to the selection process. Any requests will be taken into account and will not affect your equal opportunity in the selection process.

Part- time position  20 hours (3 days per week, 0.54 FTE based on a 35-hour week) for a 6 month fixed-term contract

Annual Salary  £18,000-20,000 pro rata (depending on experience)

Who are they?

Katumba Drumming & Movement – the trading name for Brazuka International, a Liverpool City Region based not-for-profit, that works locally, nationally and internationally.

Their mission is to be an agent of change, championing diversity and fostering mental and physical wellbeing through music, movement and mindfulness for and with the local and wider community.

Who are they looking for? 

This is an exciting job opportunity to join a busy and dedicated team in Toxteth, Liverpool! They are recruiting a Company Administrator to help us embark on a new and exciting phase in their organisation – they’re expanding!

They believe in the power of music, movement and mindfulness practices for positive change. They are passionate about using these practices to support individuals and businesses’ wellbeing on a local and international level and animate public spaces whilst celebrating cultural diversity.

Now at a pivotal point in our organisation in expanding our creative programmes – to realise their vision, Katumba/BrazUKa International is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Company Administrator to support our growing activities.

Skills needed

An enthusiastic person who is able to multitask, be engaged and adaptable, and who will be comfortable working in a fast paced and sometimes pressurised environment. You should have at least one year experience in a similar role.

For further information on Katumba, please visit their website: www.katumba.co.uk

How to apply? Click here for more details

Important dates

The closing date for receipt of applications                                                 25th September 2022 

Interviews will be held in Liverpool in a wheelchair accessible venue          29th September 2022

Post commencing                                                                                          w/c 3rd October 2022 (possibility of extending to the 10th if needed)

All candidates selected for the interview will be asked if they require any reasonable adjustments for their interview.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Katumba celebrates diversity and they welcome applications from all backgrounds to continue to develop a diverse team that serves and reflects the communities we engage.