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Lancashire Music Service are seeking instrumental teachers in all disciplines, but especially Strings and Woodwind. LMS has been established for over 60 years and is the current lead partner for Lancashire Music Hub, they deliver tuition to over 20,000 pupils per week in a variety of settings.

Job Description

Key Information

• This is a self-employed role

• They offer a variety of lessons, including 1-1, group and whole class sessions

• Lessons can be between 20 minutes and an hour (small group lessons will be a maximum of 4 pupils in a half an hour slot)

• They may take place in a school during the day, at one of our Music Centres in the evening or when attached to a County Ensemble at the weekend

• The are 34 lessons delivered over the course of an academic year

• Teachers are paid between £25.20 and £28 per hour, depending on the lesson type

How to Apply

To submit an application, please send a CV and covering letter that shows your suitability for the role based on the person specification to lancs.music@lancashire.gov.uk by Friday 21st March at 12 noon.

If you have any questions about the role, please email the Training and Quality Manager Rick Kershaw at rick.kershaw@lancashire.gov.uk.

How to Apply

To submit an application, please send a CV and covering letter that shows your suitability for the role based on the person specification to lancs.music@lancashire.gov.uk by Friday 21st March 2025 at 12 noon.

If you have any questions about the role, please email the Training and Quality Manager Rick Kershaw at rick.kershaw@lancashire.gov.uk.

Part time 30 hours per week (over 4 days)

£21,387.60 per annum plus staff benefits

Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations.

They are looking for a Team Leader to oversee the day-to-day running of the galleries and lead the front of house team in the delivery of excellent customer service.

Key responsibilities include leading the team in the delivery of tours, encouraging a strong donation ask and supporting in the delivery of engagement activities.

With a friendly and outgoing approach, the ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience, with the ability to both generate and demonstrate proactive interaction with staff and visitors alike.

The role has a number of staff benefits including:

• Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets.
• Free car parking just a few minutes’ walk from the Lowry building.
• Paid day off for your birthday.
• Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within the Lowry building.
• Access to Lowry’s Wellbeing Hub and to other health and wellbeing services, including counselling, physiotherapy and remote GP appointments.
• Group Life Assurance Scheme.

Please note that Salford Quays is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options – bus, car, tram and bike.

The application deadline for this vacancy is 9am 26th March 2025.

Interviews are planned for Tuesday 4th March 2025.

Please note this post includes working 2 weekends per month based on a 4 week monthly rota schedule. There is also an expectation to work over the festive period – this year the working days over this period will include 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 30th, 31st December and 1st January.

To apply, visit here

In order to provide opportunities at the high standard that Escape2Make (E2M) maintains, a great deal of production work needs to go into the delivery behind the scenes.

Which is why they feel that having additional support via an administrative assistant could be mutually beneficial. E2M are seeking a candidate with excellent communication and organisational skills, who is highly motivated and innovative. Experience in working with financial systems or in a youth work setting are preferable, but not essential.

Rate of pay: £100 per day

Contract: 1 year, part time 0.6 FTE (May be extended beyond 1 year, funding dependant.)

Start date: 1 year from 1st April 2025 or sooner, if possible – covering 250 working days.

Working hours/location: Flexible days, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Work location in the E2M Space, Lancaster, with some home working when required.

Deadline: Wednesday 5th March 2025, 5pm

If you are shortlisted for the role, you will be invited to an interview in the weeks proceeding the deadline date. These will be conducted in person, in Lancaster, or online if required, and is likely to last 45 minutes – 1 hour. The interview will be an opportunity for you to ask questions about the role and have a structured conversation around how your experiences match the role schedule and requirements outlined above.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role or the application process please contact Siobhan Collingwood: s.collingwood@escape2make.org

To apply, visit here

Liverpool’s Unity Theatre is looking for a Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees with a passion for theatre. Unity Theatre has a proud history of bringing radical theatre, powerful storytelling, and diverse programming dating back to the early twentieth century.

Job Description

They are looking for someone with the following qualities/experience:

– Knowledge and experience of current fundraising and
finance practice relevant to small charities
– Knowledge of bookkeeping and financial management
– Good financial analysis skills
– Ability to communicate clearly

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 31 March

Liverpool Biennial are looking for an Operations Manager who will oversee and be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Biennial, have excellent knowledge of organisational operations, and experience of budget management as well as IT systems management.

Job title: Festival Operations Officer

Reporting to: Events & Festival Operations Manager

Responsible for: Temporary Festival Assistants

Based: Head Office is based in London, but they have an agile working policy enabling people to work  at another UK location up to 4 days/week.  Requests for permanent remote working will be considered and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK.

Travel to Liverpool will be required in the lead-up and during the British Science Festival 2025.

Terms: Full-time (35 hours per week). Requests for secondments will be considered.

Closing date: 3 March

Fixed-term contract terminating on 19 September 2025.

Preferred start date: 26 March 2025.

Salary: £28,600 – £34,424 per annum (pro-rata)

Download the candidate pack for this role as a pdf or view their text-only version of the pack here.

About the role

The British Science Association is looking to recruit a talented and organised Festival Operations Officer to help us plan and deliver the British Science Festival 2025.

The British Science Festival is Europe’s longest standing science festival which connects people with researchers from across the scientific spectrum.  It offers an inspiring programme of free events to the public over five days, with talks, workshops and drop-in events which span a diverse range of subjects that encompass science in the broadest sense.

It is hosted by a different university in the United Kingdom each year. The 2025 Festival will take place in Liverpool from 10-14 September 2025 and will be co-hosted by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and the University of Liverpool (UoL).

The Festival Operations Officer will manage logistics-related communications with Festival event organisers, working in close collaboration with all staff and partners involved in the Festival. This role is a great opportunity for anyone looking to build their event and/or project management experience by working on a fast-moving and high-profile project. You should be willing to develop and coordinate key administrative tasks, as well as lead on principal areas within the Festival (such as accommodation arrangements and managing the temporary Festival Assistants).

The role will involve travel to Liverpool in the months leading up to the Festival. The Festival Operations Officer will be required to attend the Festival and remain on-site in Liverpool for 2 weeks, from 3 – 16 September. During the event and in the days immediately before it, longer working hours can be expected (which will be reimbursed under the BSA’s TOIL policy) and you will need to undertake essential manual handling activities (such as lifting and moving items) to ensure that venues and equipment are set up as required for the Festival.

To apply and for more details, visit here

The Atkinson in Southport is a leading arts centre housing a museum, galleries, library, cafe, shop, theatre and studio. They are seeking to recruit a Principal Manager to lead the curatorial programme for their Museum and Galleries. This is a crucial role, with responsibility for safeguarding Sefton Council’s heritage assets, particularly the collections of fine and decorative art, Egyptology, natural and social history.

The post-holder will determine the strategic planning of The Atkinson’s arts, heritage and cultural learning programmes, developing professional relationships and upholding the reputation of the venue as a regional centre of excellence. They will act as the designated museum professional for The Atkinson, ensuring the accredited status for the service is maintained.

Full-time post 36 hrs per week
Salary: Grade K / SCP 40 – £49,764 per annum

Further information, including an overview of The Atkinson, job description, person specification is provided in the link below.

https://ats-sefton.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/304276?ga_client_id=4d7fa4f4-2fa1-4d77-8223-864bc1a3d39c&type=list

LIPA currently have opportunities for part-time staff to teach on their programmes up to postgraduate level. They specifically require staff with the following expertise:

• Filmmaking – Production and Production Management
• Filmmaking – Camera & Sound
• Filmmaking – Post Production & VFX
• Motion Capture (for Filmmaking and Game Engines)
• Project Management
• Sound Designers for Performance (to supervise students)
  Sound Engineers for Performance (to supervise students)
• Lighting Designers for Performance
• Music – Vocal/Singing Teachers
• Music – Instrumental Teachers (guitar, keyboard, bass, drums, wind, brass and strings)
• Acting – Musical Theatre
• Acting – Voice
• Acting – For Screen/Camera
• Acting – Movement for Motion Capture
• Theatre Management
• Event and Festival Management
• Online Marketing for Music and Theatre Businesses
• Insight and Analytics for the Music and Theatre Sector
• History of and critical analysis of Performing Arts
• Practice as research

They require all staff to have professional experience in their discipline as well as experience as teachers and educators at Higher Education level.

Please indicate clearly which subject(s) you are interested in teaching.

There is no closing date for these posts. They are happy to receive applications from individuals interested in teaching at any time. Please refer to their website to see which areas they specialise in.

To apply, visit here

Knowsley Council are looking for a Culture Development and Events Officer (Events) to join their Culture Team.

If you are passionate about culture and have experience of planning and delivering large scale events and cultural activities, then this role could be for you. Experience could include delivering cultural events, developing and supporting cultural organisations and artists, activities, festivals, performances, public art, and more.

Job Details

• Salary: £36,124 – £37,938 per annum
• Location: Prescot Registry Office, 11 High Street, Prescot, Knowsley , L34 3LD, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week. Consideration will be given for part time working..
• DBS Check: Enhanced

For more information and to apply visit ats-knowsley.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/.