Community Post Type: Jobs

It is an exciting time for culture, arts and heritage in Wigan Borough as they deliver their Cultural Manifesto which delivers cultural transformation.

This involves: inspiring young people; engaging residents in the arts to improve health and happiness; celebrating our proud heritage in innovative ways, such as digital arts; and bringing a stage to their communities.

You will be a key part of the new Culture Team within Customer Services.  Your role is to develop museums and other venues as a focus point for access to the borough’s heritage, supporting educational and wellbeing outcomes for customers and identifying potential funding opportunities.

You will provide professional expertise in a range of core skills such as acquisition, disposal, cataloguing and collections care to accredited standards, supporting managers to shape and deliver an effective and efficient service across all sites and providing excellent customer service to meet changing customer requirements.

You will develop an exciting programme of exhibitions and events for venues across the borough to increase the visibility and accessibility of the museum collection to attract and maintain customer visits.

About you:

You will have a passion for culture, arts and heritage, backed by a relevant qualification or experience working in a museum or heritage environment.

They are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills that can collaborate with a wide range of partners and is equally comfortable dealing with audiences of all ages.

You must demonstrate your ability to provide professional expertise and consider the best approach to service delivery, making recommendations for changes as necessary to give an excellent offer to all of our customers.  You will be expected to set objectives, targets and achieve measurable outcomes.

For more information and how to apply, please click below:

Lead Officer – Museums | Job Details | greater jobs

Closing date: 8 May

Keswick Museum is looking for a Learning and Engagement Facilitator to take the lead on learning, engagement, and events activities at the Museum.

The role will be responsible for the development and planning of the programme ensuring it is creative, inclusive and reaches their diverse audience.  They will be responsible for managing the Learning and Engagement Deliverer as well as any freelancers working with the department.

For further information or to apply please contact info@keswickmuseum.org.uk. Application is by covering letter and CV. Interviews will be held on 12th May 2022.

Please visit their website for a job description and person specification: Vacancies — Keswick Museum

Hours: 18.75hrs per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 4th May 2022 (end of day)

This role will ensure Royal Exchange Theatre spaces are fit for purpose and conduct regular checks to identify and repair any faults.

You will maintain the fixtures and fittings in line with predefined standards. Working alongside an external M&E contract and internal colleagues, you will turn your hand to all maintenance related tasks, liaising with contractors to support the upkeep of their buildings.

To apply, contact: Michelle Hickman, recruitment@royalexchange.co.uk

Closes: 26 April

The Head of Commercial, Hospitality and Events will lead Royal Exhange Theatre’s newly integrated Hospitality Team.

As they bring their bar and café offer inhouse, and work to develop a commercial focus, this role will manage their inhouse team, with responsibility for the bar, cafe and events, ensuring that all visitors receive the best experience across all areas of hospitality.

This role will focus on increasing spend per head and work with the newly appointed Director of Operations and Commercial Activity to diversify income streams across the theatre.

The Head of Commercial, Hospitality and Events will take direct responsibility for all aspects of delivering hospitality and events, ensuring effective internal communications throughout.

To apply, contact: Michelle Hickman, recruitment@royalexchange.co.uk

The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a leading international music conservatoire with an excellent record in preparing students, drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, for the music profession.

Located less than a mile from the centre of Manchester, the College is also a busy Arts Centre, comprising of a Concert Hall, Opera Theatre, Recital Room and Studio Theatre.

They are seeking an enthusiastic, suitably-qualified and experienced person to join the RNCM technical team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high level of lighting operation and technical support, within any designated RNCM venue.

In the absence of the Technical Manager, the successful candidate will be expected to lead in the operational support for relevant events, utilising positive organisational and technical skills and ensuring that all requirements are met. The Deputy Technical Manager is expected to assist in the creation and maintenance of a safe and harmonious working environment, also ensuring that all users of the space(s) receive the highest standard of customer service.

If successful in being invited for interview, candidates will be required to complete a practical exercise as part of the interview process.

For full details and how to apply please see here

 

Would you like to join the Culture and Tourism team within Chorley and South Ribble Shared Service as one of their new Casual Museum Attendants?

They are looking for people who are passionate about arts and heritage to help run our front of house service at Astley Hall, Worden Hall and South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre. In addition, you will support the team in preparing for and hosting weddings, functions, tours, and events. You will also work in the museum shop and facilitate education sessions.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Rory MacDonald by email at rory.macdonald@southribble.gov.uk

To view the full job specification and apply, please visit – Museum Attendant | Job Details | greater jobs

About you

• Qualification to demonstrate literacy and numeracy, eg GCSE or equivalent – Essential
Knowledge & Experience
• Experience of working with the public – Essential
• Experience of dealing with enquiries from the public – Essential
• Experience of working with school groups – Desirable
• Experience/knowledge of museums/historic houses/art galleries – Desirable
• Experience of cash handling – Desirable

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work flexibly mid-week/weekends/evenings/bank holidays – Essential
• Interest in history/art – Desirable

As Maintenance Assistant you will assist the Head of Maintenance & Facilities with the maintenance of the buildings, including interior and exterior, plant and machinery, any capital improvement projects arising and ensuring workplace safety and compliance.

If you have the skills to achieve their goals and an affinity for their values they’d like to hear from you! Experience from within the entertainment sector is not essential and we actively encourage applications from people from the widest range of backgrounds, including those currently under-represented in this industry.

The Ambassador Theatre Group is an extraordinary success story in the live entertainment industry. Founded in 1992 in the UK, ATG is now the world’s number one live-theatre company with close to 50 venues in Britain, North America and Germany. They cover every discipline in the theatre industry, from operating venues to ticketing platforms and producing shows. They are passionate about great shows and our ambition is to help them find the largest possible audiences.

The Palace and Opera House host work from leading UK and international producers enabling the most spectacular West End and Broadway shows to visit the North West alongside drama, classical and contemporary dance, live music, comedy and one-night specials. The theatres host around 650 performances each year, with longer runs of major musicals mixed with week-long tours and one-night shows. They work increasingly in partnership with producers to open new shows or launch national tours.

Apply online at https://candidate.atg.co.uk/168462ART

The team have two exciting positions available for 2 Heritage Facilitators, whose roles are to deliver learning sessions to a wide range of school groups, as well as informal learning sessions, family holiday activities and tours to a range of audiences.

The posts sit within Ordsall Hall’s Front of House team, and also include reception, customer service and operational tasks. Customer-focused, these posts are a key part of delivering a first class experience to all of our visitors.

These roles will be based at Ordsall Hall, Salford’s ‘jewel in the crown,’ a Grade 1 listed Tudor mansion house that is surrounded by 2 acres of gardens. Ordsall Hall operates as an engaging heritage site that is open to the public all year round.

Role A

Salary / Grade: Grade 3 £19,650 FTE (pro rata to 28.5 hours)
Working Hours:  28.5 hours per week

Monday 9.30 – 4.30pm

Tuesday 9.30am – 4.30pm

Wednesday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Thursday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Alternate Sundays 11.15 – 4.15pm

Role B
Salary / Grade: Grade 3 £19,650 FTE (pro rata to 22 hours)
Working Hours:  22 hours per week
Tuesday 9.30am – 4.30pm

Wednesday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Thursday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Alternate Sundays 11.15 – 4.15pm

They are looking for people who:

• Take an active role in delivering learning sessions for schools, families and community groups
• Enjoy delivering a range of holiday activities to children and family audiences
• Can lead group tours
• Are customer focused and enjoys working with people
• Are able to work on the reception, galleries and the café at Ordsall Hall
• Consistently demonstrate SCL’s behaviours, with a can-do attitude and positive approach to working as a team.

For more information, including application form, job description and person specification, please visit https://salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/work/vacancies/

If you wish to be considered for one of these roles and join their team please return your application form to LearningBookings@scll.co.uk  by 5pm Tuesday 26th April 2022, ensuring you detail how you meet and demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the person specification.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Arts Council England is looking to hire a Desktop Support Engineer, and this full-time role comes with an attractive salary of up to £27,668 per annum.

In this Desktop Support Engineer role, you will support and manage desktop equipment and mobile devices provided to Arts Council staff, delivering a consistently high-quality IT service to all Arts Council colleagues.

In your first few weeks in this Desktop Support Engineer role, you can expect to:

• Respond to incidents and service requests logged with the Service Desk, updating tickets with actions taken in accordance with agreed service levels
• Maintain the service knowledge base and provide guidance to Service Desk Analysts as necessary
• Use Microsoft Intune to configure, deploy and manage end-user devices, including mobile phones
• Keep asset registers up to date and liaise with our mobile phone supplier so they can do the same
• Provide a courteous and friendly service to Arts Council staff and undertake office visits as and when required.

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

Please read our application guidance for further information on the application process

To apply for this role please click here

To view the job description please click here

To view the recruitment pack please click here

Job ref: FCS72

Closing date: 9am Friday 22 April

Interview: W/C 9 May

The Reader’s communications team exists to broaden support and reach of what they do by sharing their stories with the outside world.

The Communications Coordinator has responsibility for social media and digital communications, and supports the wider team with the delivery of campaigns and PR, and media activity. This role calls for a creative thinker and content creator who thrives on delivering targeted and engaging content whether that’s through social media, digital newsletters and websites, or third-party outlets, including media, and reporting on impact.

Reporting to the Marketing & Communications Manager, this role interacts with the other members of the communications team along with colleagues from across the organisation.

As well as being passionate about communications and reaching new audiences, the Communications Coordinator will also be a keen reader who is willing to learn more about Shared Reading and its practice, and the difference it makes in the world.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge and Skills

• Takes the lead on managing content across the organisation’s active social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn). Duties here include:

o Managing the monthly content planner, developing ideas and assets independently and in collaboration with colleagues.

o Using Canva to create engaging assets, utilizing existing materials when helpful, e.g imagery, podcast clips, videos, case studies, illustrations and graphics.

o Reaching out to relevant content via Hootsuite and reporting on engagement levels in team meetings and in reports

• Responsible for the production of The Reader’s monthly e-newsletters, taking the lead on editorial planning and content creation (including links and images), building e-shots in MailChimp, sending, managing subscriber lists and reporting on engagement and reach in team meetings.

• Responsible for capturing the impact of activity using appropriate tools and processes, e.g Google Analytics, AdWords and Facebook (paid social advertising).

• Manages active comms mailing lists in MailChimp in line with GDPR best practice.

• Supports the delivery of the organisation’s PR and media strategy by distributing press releases, pitching stories to the media, tracking coverage, coordinating interview opportunities with spokespeople, including volunteers and participants, and other press office duties.

• Responsible for maintaining The Reader’s public-facing website using WordPress, making ad hoc changes and working with others in the team to ensure that all content is regularly reviewed and aligned with current messaging.

• Act as content support cover for The Reader’s dedicated volunteer website, the Online Community Hub, as needed.

• Provides copy editing and proofreading support to the team when requested.

To view a full job description please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/communications-coordinator/.

Please send completed application forms to laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk

Closes: 5pm, 2 May