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Bar and Front of House Officer – Culture Warrington, closes 19 Nov

Culture Warrington is an organisation incorporating Pyramid & Parr Hall and Warrington Museum & Art Gallery. The venues play host to a variety of high profile events, conferences and concerts, from Jimmy Carr to The Stone Roses.

As Bar and Front of House Officer at Culture Warrington, you will be responsible for the overall supervision of the bar and catering function and front of house team within the organisation, assisting in financial and staffing aspects whilst optimising profit through operational effectiveness and efficiency.

In addition, responsibilities also include ensuring compliance with licensing and food safety regulations with their catering partners and suppliers.

You should have excellent communication and administration skills, be highly organised and respond well under pressure.

The role will include evening/weekend work as required to meet the needs of the venues and business.

For further information or to apply please visit their website: https://culturewarrington.org/recruitment/

Facilities Manager (Theatre) – Action Transport Theatre, closes 5 Dec

Action Transport Theatre (ATT) is  an Arts Council NPO based in Ellesmere Port. They work with children and young people as creative collaborators

This is an exciting time for ATT, and a unique moment to join their growing organisation with a £2.5m capital re-development of ‘Whitby Hall’ under way.

It’s transformation into an arts and cultural centre in the middle of beautiful Whitby Park will become the home from which to create and support theatre for young audiences regionally and nationally and will include a 150 seat flexible theatre space, a café, workshop and office spaces.

This new role will have overall responsibility for management of the building and facilities and will be part of the project management team who support the move back into the new venue in Spring 2021.

They are looking for someone with a background in facilities or building management and experience of managing a public facing building and maintaining buildings, equipment and plant. Knowledge and experience of compliance management and Health & Safety at work legislation is essential.

You’ll have leadership skills and be able to manage staff, freelancers, contractual partners.

You’ll find creative ways to balance their need to generate income from the hire of spaces with our desire to make sure their values and mission influence their decisions about programming and building-based partnerships.

You will be passionate about environmental sustainability with ideas for how they can increase their environmental responsibility.

You will line manage and work closely with the Production Manager who is responsible for the operation of main theatre space and for supporting all ATT projects and productions with technical stage management expertise. You’ll also be responsible for new building based roles such as cleaner and caretaker

You will have some degree of technical skills (eg AV, digital, sound, IT) and will be able to support the partners and customers who hire spaces within the venue with a degree of technical event support.

To apply, see here.

Contact: Caz Brader, info@actiontransporttheatre.org

Office Administrator – ActUpNorth, closes 30 Nov

Since 2009 ActUpNorth has grown to be one of the largest and most respected independent actor training programmes outside of London. ActUpNorth offers part-time weekly adult acting classes in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester.

With exciting plans for 2022 and beyond they’re currently recruiting for an ‘Office Administrator’ to join their busy team to help manage the day-to-day administration of the business.

Due to the nature of the position this role would be un-suitable for someone also pursuing a full-time career as an actor.

To apply, contact: David Crowley recruitment@actupnorth.com

See their website here.

Community Outreach Officer – Haywire Theatre, closes 26 Nov

HaywireTheatre is a company that celebrates the extraordinary everyday. Through a focus on recognisable, relatable stories, they work to empower communities and spread understanding. They are looking for a new freelance artist to assist in the delivery of a period of research and development for an upcoming project in North Wales.

Led by Haywire Theatre and a partnership with Well-Fed Ltd, their next venture focuses around raising awareness of food poverty in the Flintshire region of North Wales. Between December 2021 and March 2022 we will lead a period of research, community outreach and artistic development, ahead of a full rehearsal period later next year.

You will be responsible for working closely alongside their Producer to deliver a programme of community outreach, ensuring strong positive benefit for the Flintshire public, as well as accurate planning and analysis of the project. You will be handling public communication, administration, and assisting in the delivery of all community outreach programmes, and taking responsibility for the translation of all materials to Welsh speaking audiences.

You will need to be an energetic, enthusiastic organiser with a keen understanding of the mechanisms of good quality community work and the positive impact it has on the public. While professional experience in a similar role is not required, you must be able to demonstrate adept skill for project planning, management, and analysis, as well as the ability to work with a wide range of people from various backgrounds and lifestyles.

As the focus of the project is on bringing together a wide network of people to collate a bank of information and lived experiences, it is vital that the Community Outreach Officer is able to work respectfully with a diverse spectrum of voices.

The project will run for a period of 12 weeks and is funding dependent.

They encourage applications from people of any background but are particularly keen to see applications of those from backgrounds currently under-represented in the theatre industry.

More information regarding the role, its requirements, and how to apply can be found here.

Head of Venue Operations – Liverpool City Council, closes 10 Dec

You will be in charge of Liverpool’s three prestigious City Halls – St George’s Hall, Town Hall and Croxteth Hall. You will strategically and tactically direct all operations and activities that take place, so that City Hall venues are shining examples of commercial and operational excellence, underpinning the City Plan.

You will have overall accountability for City Halls operational delivery, sales, marketing, customer experience and commercial performance. Whilst you will directly oversee St George’s Hall activities, you will also ensure that Town Hall and Croxteth Hall operations are aligned, creating a centralised and standardised approach to delivery.

You will understand the importance of positive team culture and how you can drive and influence this, as you lead and inspire a large team to deliver exceptional service and commercial results, across a broad portfolio of events and activities.

To be a great fit with the team, you’ll be friendly and ready to really get stuck in, without being afraid to drive transformational change.

The successful applicant will:

Be an adaptable people and business leader who can implement structure, whilst regularly flexing and problem solving.
You will be able to work under pressure and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
You will set clear objectives, timelines, goals and targets for the City Halls team, cultivating and utilising skills and strengths where they will add most value to the business, across all venues.
You will have a strong commercial acumen, balancing operations and budgets across multiple activity strands.
You will work closely with the Sales and Venue Operations team to develop an annual programme of commercial activity across the three City Halls, identifying new products and innovative income streams that will grow the bottom line.
Processes are at the core of operations; you will weed out work-intensive processes and unnecessary admin so that operational performance is prioritised; you will identify automated solutions by using appropriate digital technology.

The needs of busy venues are fluid; working in this role is not a 9am-5pm / Monday to Friday role. You agree to work flexibly over a 7 day week when required, which may include unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays; this will be allocated on a roster basis. This role is not Agile and you will be required to be predominantly based in the work place.

Whilst your primary place of work will be St George’s Hall, you agree to work flexibly across Liverpool Town Hall and Croxteth Hall to support the delivery of scheduled activity when required.

As a direct reflection of their business, you will take personal pride and maintain a high standard of professional appearance whilst on duty.

Liverpool City Council is committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities they serve. They are an Equal Opportunities Employer and believe that the decision to appoint should be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

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

How to Apply

Your application is made up of 2 parts, Application Form and Supporting Statement. Your supporting statement must evidence in no more than 1,500 words how you meet the essential criteria on the Person Specification, the essential criteria is marked with *, all other criteria are desirable.

They operate an anonymous recruitment process therefore when you are writing your supporting statement it is important you do not include any information that can identify your race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, educational establishment or socioeconomic status.

Liverpool City Council use a scoring process for all applications received. You must address all of the essential criteria to be shortlisted for the post and you must score a minimum of 65%. Each essential criteria is scored from 0 to 3 the more you evidence the essential criteria the higher score you will receive i.e. giving clear examples. If you should score a 0 in any of the essential criteria you will not be shortlisted for interview. Therefore, it’s important that you ensure that you justify how you meet each aspect of the criteria.

If you have previously applied for a Liverpool City Council vacancy within the last twelve months and have created a CHP, you will enter your user ID and password. If you are applying online for the first time, they recommend you create and activate a homepage by entering the details as required. Alternatively, you can skip the login and go straight to the application form, there will be no option to save and return to this.

Finally, take time to check your application to ensure that all sections have been completed and there are no spelling or grammatical mistakes. A link to the job description and person specification can be found within the advert and these provide information about the job for which you are applying. Read these documents carefully and ensure that your application details the ways in which you meet the requirements of the role.

The equal opportunities form you provide will assist in monitoring the effects of their equal opportunities policy in recruitment and selection and will help them to develop and improve.

See here to apply and job description/person specification documents.

Closing date: 10 December

Project Producer (x2) – The Shakespeare North Playhouse, closes 17 Nov

The Shakespeare North Playhouse is a unique new arts venue, opening in the summer of 2022. It will present a vibrant contemporary cultural and learning programme featuring home co-produced and visiting performances, as well as comedy, music, community work, hire and events and a range of education and training activities.

They are looking for two individuals with least 2 years producing and/or delivery experience of creative learning opportunities to support the Learning Programme for this inspiring new venture, focusing on delivering a programme of events, social engagement and out-reach programmes and delivering opportunities for learning.

The jobholders will report directly to Evonne Bixter, Head of Engagement for Shakespeare North Trust and be a key member of the Culture and Learning team at Shakespeare North Playhouse, led by Laura Collier, Creative Director and Programmer.

The full-time contracted hours of work are 40 per week. However, due to the nature of this role, flexibility will be required particularly around the event programme. Shakespeare North is committed to achieving a happy and effective workforce and will give consideration to any flexible working arrangement, providing that the requirements of the role can be delivered to a high standard.

The full-time salary for this role is circa £23,000 based on relevant skills and experience.

How to Apply

Download the job description and equal opportunities form here.

If having reviewed the job description and information about the Shakespeare North Playhouse and consider yourself to be a good fit for the role, please email a CV, a cover letter of application and completed equal opportunities form to recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk

The cover letter of application should be of no more than 2 sides of A4 addressing how your experience matches the role description, why you are interested in the role and why you think your skills and experience would make you a good candidate. Alternatively you may submit a video/audio file of no more than 10 minutes in length.

They particularly welcome applications from people whose backgrounds and experience are under-represented in the cultural sector.

Applications should be received no later than 12:00 on Wednesday, 17 November 2021.

The first interviews are due to take place on Wednesday, 1 December, 2021 and the second interviews on Wednesday, 8 December 2021.

If you have any questions or would like to have an informal conversation about the role before applying, please contact them via email: recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk.

Equality Monitoring

Please provide equality monitoring information on the form provided so that they can monitor the Shakespeare North Trust’s equality policy practices. The information you provide will not impact on the consideration of your application and will be used solely for the purpose of monitoring.

Programme Co-ordinator & Dance Artist – Cheshire Dance, closes 1 Dec

Cheshire Dance is looking for a highly motivated dynamic individual who is passionate about dance and its value in society.

The successful applicant will join a vibrant dance ecology and successful organisation. They will have previous experience of; co-ordinating programmes and/or projects with specific objectives, delivering high quality dance activities for a variety of communities and working in partnership with other non-arts sectors.

They will be an advocate for the transformative power of dance and be able to collaborate with partners to achieve shared goals, transferring their skills and knowledge into the role. In addition, they will value their own creative practice as they will others, be a natural organiser and a great communicator.

Cheshire Dance values diversity in its workforce as it does in its artistic programme and can support the professional development of the post-holder. They aim to attract a mix of applicants from different backgrounds, going further than simply reflecting the stakeholders and geographic areas they currently serve.

Deadline: Wednesday 1st December, midday

Interviews: Monday 6th December

For more information and to download an application pack, visit: https://www.cheshiredance.org/jobs/

Education & Youth Development Artist – Cheshire Dance, closes 1 Dec

Cheshire Dance is looking for a highly motivated dynamic individual who is passionate about dance and its value in society.

The successful applicant will join a vibrant dance ecology and successful organisation, taking the lead on the development of Youth Dance and Dance in Education initiatives across Cheshire. They will have extensive experience of; delivering high quality dance activities in youth and education contexts, delivering cross-curricular dance activity in schools and working in partnership with education and other non-arts sectors.

They will be an advocate for the transformative power of dance and be able to collaborate with partners to achieve shared goals. In addition, they will value creative practice, be a natural organiser and a great communicator.

Closes: Wednesday 1st December, midday

Interviews: Tuesday 7th December

For your information and to download an application pack, visit: https://www.cheshiredance.org/jobs/

Technician – Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, closes 26 Nov

They’re looking for people to join the Production Department as Technicians at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

The Production team deliver and facilitate all of the production and technical requirements of our work on stage:-lighting, sound, video, stage and wardrobe; provide technical support to visiting productions and support off-stage activities around the buildings and out in the community, assisting with skills development for our YEP programme.

They have three full time posts available for multi-skilled technicians (two permanent and 1 fixed term). They will shortlist based on how each candidate meets the person specification shown in the job description, but we believe that even if a candidate doesn’t have all the experience they ask for, they might still have the values, enthusiasm and qualities that they’re looking for, so please don’t be put off from applying because you don’t feel you have all the experience.

If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role in advance of application, this can be arranged via recruitment@everymanplayhouse.com.

They are trying to make the application process as open and accessible as possible, so if you are experiencing any barriers to accessing the information, and would like this pack in a different format, or would like to submit your application in a different way, then please contact their recruitment team via recruitment@everymanplayhouse.com or by calling on 0151 706 9113.

More information about the role can be found at:

https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/jobs

Audience Experience Supervisor – Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, closes 17 Nov

The role is one of Supervisor to join the Box Office and Stage Door team at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

All members of the Audience Experience team aim to provide an excellent standard of customer care; ensure licensing legislation is upheld across the theatre sites; look after the audience health, safety and welfare and develop opportunities to increase earned income throughout the front of house operation.

The Audience Experience Supervisor (Box Office & Stage Door) will ensure a friendly and efficient point of contact for all audiences, visitors and company members; support the management and development of Box Office and Stage Door operations and act as a deputy for the Audience Experience Manager (Box Office & Stage Door).

They will shortlist based on how each candidate meets the person specification shown in the job description, but believe that even if a candidate doesn’t have all the experience they ask for, they might still have the values, enthusiasm and qualities that we’re looking for, so please don’t be put off from applying because you don’t feel you have all the experience.