Education and community intern

Closing date: 29th July 2025

Salary: £8,642.40 per annum

Duration: Fixed term contract, Oct 2025 – Aug 2026

Hours: Usual working hours are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am–3pm

Responsible to: Education manager (Take the Lead)

Location: The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB

Keen to kickstart your career in theatre? This exciting internship programme is designed to support young people with learning disabilities and a passion for the arts into the creative workforce.

As an education and community intern, you will support with the administration and delivery of our Take the Lead programme. Take the Lead is a free employability programme from The Old Vic for students in years 11–13 that uses theatre techniques and creative workshops to build on five core skills: communication, self-management, self-belief, teamwork and problem-solving.

Key areas of responsibility

The education and community intern will support the education manager (Take the Lead) by:

• Supporting with workshop and event delivery, setting up the space, greeting and signing-in participants and helping to pack down events and workshops.
• Preparing workshop resources.
• Undertaking data entry and research.
• Supporting with email communication with schools and external partners.
• Data entry of evaluation and equal opportunities forms.
• Research and update our database of contacts to support with recruitment for the following year.
• Attending regular all staff meetings
• Representing The Old Vic at various events and ensure its reputation is maintained

There will also be the opportunity to shadow and support other members of the education and community team and other departments in the theatre, depending on the interests of the candidate.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and we may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.

What we are looking for

Essential – for this role you should:

• Be interested in theatre
• Be interested in working with young people and community engagement
• Be interested in learning about office administration
• Have some experience of Microsoft or willingness to learn
• Have a positive attitude towards learning
• Have a learning disability
• Be aged 18-29
• Live in the John Lyons Charity’s Beneficial Area: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check as the role may interact with vulnerable adults and/or children.

Benefits

• Flexible working and a company culture that promotes good work/life balance
• Access to mental health support
• Access to free therapy with Self Space
• Commitment to learning, education and development
• Complimentary tickets for you and a guest to Old Vic preview productions
• Enhanced Annual
• Festive day – discretionary additional day off around Christmas to spend with loved ones
• Time to volunteer – one day per year to support a charity or project of your choosing
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental pay
• Staff social events

Eligibility criteria

This role is funded by the John Lyons Charity Inclusive Internship fund and is aimed at supporting young people with learning disabilities into the creative workforce. You should only apply for this role if you:

• Have a learning disability
• Are aged 18-29
• Live in one of the following London boroughs: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster.  

In addition, the successful candidate will be supported in the role by Pursuing Independent Paths (PIP) who will provide job coaching and support to the successful candidate.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.