Community Post Type: Jobs

Liverpool City Council are looking for a part time Arts Development Officer to join the Arts, Heritage & Participation Team within Culture Liverpool.

The successful post holder will be required to maintain relationships with the local, national and international tourism/cultural organisations and relevant public/private sector bodies and be responsible for the development of cultural and creative based businesses in Liverpool and develop a thriving culture and tourism sector across the City as a whole.

You will be a positive person with a good knowledge of the arts and cultural sector, both locally and nationally, with experience of working with local government, and be able to demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity in arts and cultural development.

Strong writing and report skills are required, this will include delivery of relevant reports to Council, including briefing notes, delegated authority reports, Cabinet reports, and you will have good presentation skills.

The successful post holder will be responsible for assisting with the administration, allocation, processing and payment of grant applications and will be required to give detailed advice on Arts and Cultural development to senior officers who lead on the development of corporate policies and procedures.

You will be a team player and be able to work under your own initiative with the ability to prioritise a busy workload with some out of hours work required, including attending  and support relevant council and cultural sector led meetings.

The role will be based in Cunard Building, Liverpool with some remote working.

This is a fixed term contract for 24 months from appointment to cover a job share post.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010 such as the application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk

Closing date 03/06/2022

Please follow the link for more information on how to apply

https://lccjobs.liverpool.gov.uk/details.aspx?nPostingId=7383&nPostingTargetId=80723&id=P1LFK026203F3VBQBV77VF6FT&LG=UK&mask=lccext

The team looking for an enthusiastic HR Assistant to join Chetham’s, supporting a variety of roles – academic staff, music tutors, support staff, concert hall staff, boarding staff with an equally wide variety of types of contract including term time, fixed term, permanent & ad hoc.

Based in the heart of Manchester, Chetham’s is home to the UK’s leading music school; the oldest public library in the English-speaking world and The Stoller Hall; a world class concert venue.

The job 

• The role is a part time, permanent position; 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Reporting to the HR Manager, the HR Assistant will support the department in all areas of HR within a small, in-house HR team to contribute to the provision of an effective and supportive HR Department for the whole Chetham’s community.
• The role is a great opportunity for someone with a positive, pragmatic and collaborative approach with an interest in generalist HR and involvement in development & continuous improvement and is best suited to a candidate with a ‘can-do’, professional attitude.
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a HR administrative role.  Though this is not essential, experience of working in a HR environment is desirable.

 In return 

• Salary starting at £20,166 per annum (FTE).

• You will be entitled to the provision of all meals during term time.

To apply, download the Application Form and Job Description from www.chethams.com

Lakeland Arts are actively looking for a diverse group of creative practitioners, engineers, scientists or mathematicians to run their ‘Something to Say’ workshops during the summer holidays (Tuesday 26 July – Saturday 3 September) at Windermere Jetty Museum site.

The invention of steam brought great possibilities and opportunities to Windermere and the world. Now they want to use their site to ‘Say Something’, give hope at a time when we need it, activate minds and get people involved in expressing their thoughts and ideas?

You and the role

You (individual or collective) like to use creativity to say something, and get people involved. It can be from the climate emergency to queer rights, from rights for disability to pollution.

You (individual or collective) will be leading on designing and delivering the workshops, but there will be an opportunity to work with the Creative Producers at Lakeland Arts to develop those ideas with confidence.

Workshop

• Must run from 12-4pm each day
• Tuesday to Saturday
• Over one week in summer holidays (Tuesday, 26 July – Saturday, 3 September)
• Any type of creativity discipline, with a strong STEAM (Science Tech Engineering Arts Maths) focus
• Participation is key; people might work together to create and build something collaboratively or individually, family or group.

Budget for workshop £1500

• Fee £750 (£150 per day)
• Resources & Travel £250
• Development £500

How to apply

• Covering letter, or video, of why you want to do it (ideally with availability)
• Portfolio & CV
• Referee
• Apply to learning@lakelandarts.org.uk
• Actively looking for responses from underrepresented voices

The Development Director/Deputy Executive Director will take lead responsibility for the evolution of the Development function.

This is also an exciting time for the Development team, when they will be refocusing their strategy and designing the team to deliver it.

The Development Director/Deputy Executive Director will be responsible for reshaping, rebuilding and implementing the Theatre’s Development activity, and then hold overall responsibility for the leadership, management and continuous development of the function once it’s been established.

The role will also deputise for the Executive Director, when needed.

Please apply via the RET website: Development Director/Deputy Executive Director | Jobs | About Us | Royal Exchange Theatre

Care, conservation, and presentation of Erddig’s eclectic collections is what this leadership role is all about. Alongside the Senior House & Collections Officer you will be responsible for:

• Care of one of the largest, most diverse and fragile collections in the National Trust
• Leading the team to manage the opening of the house on a daily basis
• Supervising a team of Collection Assistants and house volunteers.

Bringing your heritage-sector experience to implement preventive conservation, delivery of their annual deep cleaning programme, and an excellent standard of interpretation and presentation.

A dream role at one of the National Trust’s Treasure House properties, working with a dynamic team to shape how they protect and share Erddig’s unique and internationally significant history.

If this could be your next challenge, please outline in your application what you can bring to this extraordinary role and how you envision them assisting with the development of your career.

They are looking to interview at Erddig, on the 25th May.

To apply, contact:  Joanne Hodgson, joanne.hodgson@nationaltrust.org.uk

A digital producer/film maker is sought by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) in partnership with Curious Minds; a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people through great art and culture.

Generations for Change was part of the LCRCA Race Equality Programme.

Between March and October 2021, six cultural organisations hosted a Young Producer to carry out research into the lived experiences of young Black, Asian and other diverse Ethnic groups across all boroughs of the city region.

The aim was for the cultural organisations to broker introductions between the Young Producers and relevant local community groups who could engage young people to tell their stories.  The Young Producers could then take the next steps on their employment and skills journey.

This work will help them celebrate and share the stories of the Young Producers as widely as possible and support our long-term campaign to advocate for cross-sector change to achieve racial equality.

To apply see here

Closing date: 5pm, 6 June

20 Stories High’s Associate Director will support the Co-CEO/Artistic Director and Co-CEO/Executive Director in the development and delivery of the company’s artistic programme and strategic vision.

Collaborating with their team and a wide range of artists and young people, they will create excellent, inclusive and unique theatre productions and participatory projects.

This will include an opportunity to create a new national touring show, a Youth Theatre show  and artistically lead a number of participatory, community and professional development projects.

Recruitment window opens: Thursday 5th May 2022

Applications close: Wednesday 8th June 2022, 9am

Shortlisting: Successful applicants will be invited to interview by Friday 10th June 2022

Recruitment days: Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd June 2022

To apply see here

Please note applicants will only be required for one of the two days above, not both.

Resonate, the Music Education Hub for Liverpool, are seeking a number of assistant tutors to work with a lead music tutor in their Resonate Music Studios ensembles and in school settings.

Skills and attributes

Although not an exhaustive list, these are a few of the skills and qualities we would expect in all of our providers:

• The ability to read music, to play an instrument and to sing in tune;
• Have experience of playing in a band/ensemble or singing in a choir at any level;
• Have experience of, and enthusiasm for working, with young children aged 7 – 18 in an ensemble/band or school setting;
• A willingness to work within a team of professional music educators and learn to teach music as part of a team;
• Local experience and knowledge of Liverpool communities and cultures;
• Aspiration to learn more about how children and young people progress in music education;
• The ability to maintain high professional standards at all times including excellent timekeeping, managing administration, clear and timely communication with schools, parents, students and Resonate.

For further information and application pack please click here

Resonate, the Music Education Hub for Liverpool, are looking for the following providers of tuition to teach 1:1, small group and/or whole class instrumental lessons. They are particularly interested in hearing from Brass tutors.

• Brass
• Voice/Choir (including whole school singing projects)

Please consult the following documents for more information about the role and for details of how to apply:

Freelance Music Tutor Information Pack 

Freelance Music Tutor Enrolment Form

Electronic applications should arrive by 8am on Monday 23rd May 2022.

The Future Yard family are committed to delivering a transformative programme of work at Future Yard, through live events, training programmes and artist-focused schemes.

Every member of the team reflects their core ethos – that of shaping a new music future for Birkenhead, and providing a welcoming, approachable and fun space for our whole community to enjoy.

All members of the Future Yard team benefit from a range of bonuses, including: free entry to all Future Yard shows, weekly staff yoga and mindfulness, training and social events, their cycle to work scheme, paid training, ongoing development opportunities and a brilliant range of staff discounts.

They have a number of positions currently open to join their expanding team: see details below of the positions currently available.

https://futureyard.org/jobs-opportunities/

BAR + KITCHEN TEAM

They are looking to recruit new Bar and Kitchen Team members to work on their wide range of live music events.
Part-time work, predominantly evenings/weekends

£9.90 p/h

Closing Date: 23rd May (9am)

https://futureyard.org/jobs-opportunities-bar-tenders-kitchen-staff/

LIVE EVENT TECHNICIANS

They are looking to add to their team of Live Event Technicians to deliver their wide range of live music events at Future Yard.

Weekends and evenings, consistent with our events programme. Start times depending on the specifics of each event, usually early/mid PM, through until late evening.

£11 per hour

Closing date: 23rd May (9am)

https://futureyard.org/jobs-opportunities-live-event-technician/

BUSINESS + PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

They are looking to add a Business and Partnership Development Manager to the growing team at their community music venue.

Full-time, flexible hours. At least two days per week at the venue, with scope for home / flexible working outside of this.

£22,880 per annum

Closing date: 23rd May (9am)

https://futureyard.org/jobs-opportunities-business-partnership-development-manager/

LIVE EVENT BOOKER

They are looking to add a Live Event Booker to the team, working alongside their Head Booker to deliver their wide range of live music events.

Part-time, flexible hours. At least two half days per week at the venue, with scope for home / flexible working outside of this.

£12,355.20 per annum

Closing date: 23rd May (9am)

https://futureyard.org/jobs-opportunities-live-event-booker/

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT MENTORS

They are looking to build their team of Artist Development Mentors to support their growing community of artists and bands in their PROPELLER programme

Flexible hours. At least one full day (Saturday) and one evening (weeknight) per month.
£9.90 per hour

Closing date: 23rd May (9am)

https://futureyard.org/jobs-opportunities-artist-development-mentor/