Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) trainee

Closing date: 11th November 2024 at 11.59pm

Training bursary: £23,806 (equivalent to net amount earning £13.55 per hour)

Duration: 12 months

Working hours: 40 hours per week (inclusive of 1 hour lunch break per day)

Working pattern: Tuesday-Saturday during term time / Monday-Friday during academic holidays

Start date: January 2025

Nurture emerging dance talent whilst building essential skills in youth support, administration, and marketing in this paid 12-month internship.

The Place, London’s creative powerhouse for dance development, has been leading the way in dance training, creation and performance for over 50 years. The Place’s Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) is part of a national intensive dance programme for 11-18-year-olds who display exceptional potential and passion for dance.

The CAT Trainee will assist in the delivery of the CAT programme at The Place. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the CAT management team and support the administration and delivery of the programme, including the pastoral care of CAT students, learning the necessary skills required for supporting a busy youth vocational training programme. 

The CAT Trainee will work closely with our expert CAT team to hone a range of skills including: organisation and time management strategies,  youth safeguarding, copywriting, social media and marketing, minute-taking, and youth support.

As this trainee will be working with under 18s, an Enhanced DBS check is required for any person taking on this traineeship. The Place will cover the costs of this check if the successful candidate does not have a check already.

Key activities

• Support the CAT Team on programme delivery days and performance events.
• Be a point of contact for teaching assistants, in relation to time off, scheduling, training and cover.
• Liaise with the CAT Physical Therapy Team, organising student appointments for screenings, conditioning sessions and follow-up appointments.
• Help to create marketing material for CAT projects.
• Report any serious pastoral and/or safeguarding concerns to management or a safeguarding officer in line with The Place’s safeguarding policies and procedures.  
• Help deliver student tutorials where needed.
• Create forms for the purposes of data collection.
• Help to create, maintain and update relevant databases.
• Support the CAT Team in registration of students and monitoring of student attendance, ensuring they attend all relevant classes/appointments in line with Individual Training Plans.
• Assist with student finance enquiries.
• Draft copy for and assist in the promotion and marketing of CAT Programmes through The Place website, social and print media, in line with The Place and National CAT guidelines. 
• Any other general administration tasks that may be reasonably requested by the CAT Senior Manager or CAT Assistant Manager.

What we're looking for

• Knowledge of the dance sectors and or dance education.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• IT literate.
• Experience working/interacting with children (aged 10+).
• Interest in developing a career in dance education administration.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
   

This opportunity is only open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people, those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying/mentoring, and more.