Community Post Type: Jobs

The RNCM is recognised as one of the world’s most forward-thinking and dynamic conservatoires, educating musicians to the highest level in an environment that’s creatively stimulating and rich in opportunity.

With the support of a friendly community of loyal staff, our students are inspired to become the next generation of musicians, working hard to develop their talent and embrace new skills for exciting futures on and off stage.

The RNCM’s award-winning Library is looking to recruit to its small, dedicated team a part-time Library Assistant. The main duties for the successful applicant will be staffing the main service point, assisting users with enquiries and helping students with IT and other equipment. An excellent knowledge of classical music (preferably with a formal qualification), good communication, interpersonal and IT skills, as well as the ability to work under pressure, are essential requirements. Experience of working within a library or similar customer-service environment would be advantageous.

To apply and for full details, see here

Closing date: 11 October

The Strategic Lead will focus on delivering specific strands of our programme of work set out in our recently successful National Arts Lottery Project application.

There will be support from key Sub-Groups made up of the full partners in the network (these cover Communications and Marketing; Co-commissioning; CPD and talent development and environmental sustainability). The Strategic Lead will also work closely with our Communications and Marketing Freelancer and have dedicated administration support.

The Strategic Lead will support the network to help light art festivals in the north deliver higher quality programmes, create new strategic partnerships in HE, be a fulcrum for more ambitious touring commissions and increase the number and ability of more diverse northern artists creating outstanding work at a national and international level. The Strategic Lead will help LUTN to become a robust, resilient sector-led network and will lead on a strategic review for organisational development beyond 2025.

LUTN’s objectives over the next 2 years are as follows:

a) establish strategic partnerships with, amongst others, the International Light Festivals Organisation, the Graphene Institute (University of Manchester), Culture Creative, Higher and Further Education, Outdoor Arts, Without Walls that will have a positive effect on the creative and cultural sector.

b) develop co-commissioning opportunities of larger scale, ambitious, innovative works with longer lead-in times, in association with new relationship partners, and increased co-touring to festivals across the north, nationally and internationally.

c) generate multiple talent platforms and programmes for diverse artists including an Artist’s Directory, SHINE, Spark, R&D LightLab, Light Gatherings, and a Light Up The North Community.

Full job details are here

Please submit your CV with a short supporting statement (no longer than 2 pages) describing your suitability and interest in the role. Please outline how your skills and experience fit the Person Specification and Tasks.

Submit by email to admin@lightupthenorth.com
Deadline: 7 October 2023
Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 14 October
Interviews will be held on 16 and 17 October

As well as your application, please consider completing our Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form. This helps us to understand whether we are successfully reaching a diverse range of applicants. The monitoring form is entirely anonymous and not connected to your application.

Hours – zero hours
Salary – £10.67
Based – Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB
Contract – Fixed Term
Deadline – 9am, Monday 2nd October 2023

The Storybarn is a creative, interactive environment in which children can stretch their imaginations in the company of quality literature. With Shared Reading at the heart of all that we do, we believe that books offer children a way to understand the world in which they live and the worlds inside themselves. We’re coming into our busiest period of the year and we need Storyhunters on hand to deliver all aspects of our programming; to encourage children to engage as fully as possible with The Storybarn experience.

Training will be provided with space for creative adaptation of delivery for applicants to really make the role their own. This role could be for you if you:

– Passionately believe in the value of reading and can bring stories to life in an exciting and interactive way
– Are flexible, enthusiastic and positive
– Are incredibly outgoing and confident working with children and families
– Are compassionate and creative

Key Responsibilities

– Inspiring young people to love reading and to feel confident and relaxed in the company of books by being a lively, engaging and enthusiastic presence
– Creating an exciting, stimulating environment, to encourage children to make meaningful connections with books and stories. This may involve using props such as puppets, musical instruments and other items to stimulate creative play
– Leading delivery of a varied programme of sessions and events for babies, children and families across The Storybarn, The Mansion House and in Calderstones Park. This includes curriculum-based workshops for school groups of up to 35 children
– Bringing energy, warmth and enthusiasm as the host of Storybarn birthday parties
– Maintaining excellent customer service by providing a warm welcome and a safe, friendly and vibrant environment for all visitors. You’re the public face of The Reader and The Storybarn
– General housekeeping duties including opening/securing of premises, managing daily bookings list, ensuring resources are prepared, supplies topped up and that the barn is clean, tidy and well presented for delivery
– To support the development of content for our social media channels as advised by The Creative Coordinator.

Person Specification

– A genuine willingness to work as part of a lively team to help the Storybarn project evolve and develop in the most exciting and positive ways
– Able to adapt and change delivery in response to audience, unsupervised and self-motivated including the flexibility to work weekends on a rota basis
– Committed to providing excellent customer service
– Experience of working/volunteering with children
– Excellent at reading aloud
– Confident in dealing with the sometimes-challenging behaviours of children
– A flexible, playful and caring approach to working with children
– Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised
– Able to engage with parents, carers and teachers in a relaxed, open and non-judgemental manner
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
– Excellent timekeeping skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
– Proficient in the use of MS office and willing to learn other IT systems and software as we look to further develop our virtual offer (E.g. Zoom)

Desirable:

– Personal knowledge of the need for Shared Reading
– A background in children’s books/ performing arts/music
– A current driving licence and access to a vehicle
– Excellent knowledge of children’s literature

If you’re inspired by our mission, are looking for a new challenge, and want to work for a forward-thinking organisation at an interesting time, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 2 October

The Deputy Course Leader – Performing Arts will have delegated responsibility to provide leadership in their specialist area and to support the Course Leader to ensure that students are at the heart of our curriculum and teaching practices.

With the direction of the Course Leader, they will provide day-to-day curriculum and teaching delivery leadership. In addition, they will be responsible for tutor recruitment, line management of teaching staff, ensuring excellent student recruitment, the maintenance of quality and standards, successful student outcomes and equality of access and participation.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 28 September

The RNCM is recognised as one of the world’s most forward-thinking and dynamic conservatoires, educating musicians to the highest level in an environment that’s creatively stimulating and rich in opportunity.

With the support of a friendly community of loyal staff, our students are inspired to become the next generation of musicians, working hard to develop their talent and embrace new skills for exciting futures on and off stage.

We’re looking for an experienced PR and Communications Manager to become part of our story, working within our small but driven Marketing and Student Recruitment Team.

A confident copywriter with a passion for storytelling, the postholder will manage all PR and media relations for the organisation, developing and disseminating engaging content that captures, strengthens and evolves the RNCM’s award-winning narrative, brand and identity.

With a proven track record of working in PR, the media and/or communications, the postholder will collaborate with colleagues across departments to successfully implement strategic objectives for student recruitment, audience development and fundraising, striving to raise our profile regionally, nationally and internationally.

Working with creative and motivated colleagues, the role offers the chance to feed into marketing, recruitment and development campaigns and undertake training to enhance professional and personal development. Added benefits include free and discounted tickets for RNCM performances, additional time off at Christmas, the option to join initiatives such as the Cycle to Work Scheme and blended working.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 16 October

Venture Arts is an award-winning visual arts organisation working with learning disabled artists.

Through our studio programmes, exhibitions and collaborative projects, we remove barriers to the arts, we put artists in the lead, we champion neurodiversity and provide pathways for every individual to develop their creative identity.

Venture Arts equips people to succeed as artists, advocates, cultural workers, educators, curators and critics.

Job Purpose: Overseeing and implementing all aspects of fundraising and grant delivery/ reporting, supporter stewardship, and the fundraising strategy.

A full job description is available https://venturearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Venture-Arts-Fundraising-Development-Manager-Job-Pack.pdf – here.

Salary: £31,000 – £32,500

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time)

Contract: Permanent

Probation period: Three months

Location: Venture Arts, Manchester

Report to: Director

Holidays: 20 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays and an additional week at Easter and two weeks over Christmas when the Venture Arts studio closes.

For full information on this post and how to apply, please visit https://venturearts.org/vacancies/fundraisinganddevelopment/

The deadline is 12 noon on Monday 9 October 2023.
Late applications will not be accepted.
C.V.s will not be accepted as applications.

If you have enquiries, require access support, or if you would like to make an application in a different format, please get in touch with Marisa Draper at marisa@venturearts.org or 0161 232 1223 and we will support where possible.

TramShed are a diverse and experienced company, offering bespoke and dynamic training to our staff and volunteers.

We are looking for an experienced individual with a proven track record in the delivery of arts projects. A background in drama, music or dance is essential. The role includes working in a variety of settings, working with a variety of ages and/or performance experience as an actor.

Application packs are available in a variety of formats. To receive a pack, please email tramshedtheatre@hotmail.co.uk or contact Zac Hackett, Artistic Director on 07852 498427 for an informal and confidential discussion.

Contact name: Zac Hackett, tramshedtheatre@hotmail.co.uk

Supporting colleagues to be innovative and creative, you’ll look to maximise visitor/membership opportunities to generate income.

You’ll support a portfolio of properties across the North West so the ability to travel regularly to these places is required. This means that you will get to work with the teams at our incredible places in the North from Quarry Bank in Wilmslow to Hill Top the home of Beatrix Potter in Hawkshead; from the shifting sand dunes at Formby to Castlefield Viaduct, a sky garden in heart of Manchester.

Location: Based from our Altrincham Office

Salary: £43,407pa

Contract: Permanent full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Interviews: in person on Friday 13th October in Manchester

If you have any questions about this role please contact: Russel.Caulfield@nationaltrust.org.uk

To apply, see here

Please include a covering letter with your application stating what key experience and practical skills make you the ideal candidate to take our aspirations forward?

Contract Type: Zero hours

Permanent role

Responsible To: Technical Manager of The Stoller Hall

Hours of work: Flexible shift-based role, including evenings and weekends

Rate of pay: £11.98 per hour

CONTEXT:

The Stoller Hall is an intimate concert hall in the heart of Manchester. Our world class acoustics along with our diverse programme help create unforgettable live music experiences for people of every age and all walks of life. Opened in 2017 we are linked to Chetham’s School of Music, the UK’s largest specialist music school

PURPOSE:

The Senior Venue Technician will work closely with the Technical Manager to ensure the effective delivery of all performances, events and conferences at The Stoller Hall and our other performance spaces across the site, including pop-up events in the Courtyard and Atrium.

They will manage the stage, technical and operational aspects of the concerts and events and deputise for the Technical Manager, acting as lead contact for visiting artists and clients on the day as required. They will prepare, rig and operate sound, lighting, audio-visual, projection and staging equipment as required, liaising with visiting artists, promoters and clients as well as members of Staff.

Visit stollerhall.com/work-with-us/jobs to download the Job Description and Application pack.

Once completed please email to StollerHR@chethams.com

Closing date: 29 September

The Community Engagement Producer will lead, develop and deliver a new innovative creative community programme of workshops, events and projects, engaging with our local community, third sector organisations and business partners and developing projects with our local creatives and cultural sector organisations.

The Community Engagement Producer will target groups who do not usually engage with the Lightpool Festival and break down barriers to increase cultural participation and create long term relationships.

Full job details are here

How to Apply

Two relevant referees, current cv and letter of application setting out how you meet the person specification – qualifications, knowledge, experience, skills and personal characteristics.

Please email your application to Phillip Holmes phil@lightpool.org.uk

Closing date: 25 September