Participation & outreach assistant

Closing date: 9am, 13th May 2024

Salary range: £26,000 to £27,000 per annum, depending on experience

Working hours: Full-time 40-hour week – Mon to Fri. Semi-regular weekend work: approx. 4 Saturdays per term plus two Saturdays during the Summer Course. Occasional evening hours will be required. 

We currently seek an experienced, vibrant, creative and engaging individual to support and help further the development of the School’s Participation, Outreach & Widening Participation department. 

This exciting opportunity is hands-on and will enable the successful candidate to hone and develop their skills and experience in an exciting and forward-facing role. 

The Participation & Outreach Assistant will support the Head of Participation, Outreach & WP, and will work closely with the WP Research & Evaluation Analyst, to drive, monitor and evaluate the successful implementation of the projects, aims and objectives outlined in the Access and Participation Plan. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Administration of applications for the departments Future Access Projects and Short Courses. 
• Day-to-day administrative support for wider departmental activities, including database management, management of relevant Microsoft Teams sites, managing registers and student attendance. 
• Main contact and point of liaison with students and parents of Future Access Projects and Short Courses, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Participants, 
• Basic financial administration. 
• Administrate participation and outreach activities with external stakeholders, such as schools, colleges, and community groups. 
• Build and maintain excellent partnerships with local and national schools, colleges, relevant organisations, communities, and other stakeholders. 

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Experience in arts administration, preferably in a related field, such as participation, outreach or community projects.
• Educated to undergraduate degree level or the equivalent.
• Knowledge of community arts, dance education and outreach work
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels and or all ages.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong administration skills.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• A commitment to opening access to dance and the wider arts and an understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities.
• Appreciative of the School’s educational and artistic objectives.
• Complying with policies and procedures on Health & Safety, Safeguarding and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.
• Ability to work using own initiative.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Experience working with young people.
• Experience in working with the community / volunteering.
• Experience in a customer service role.
• First aid qualification.
• Working knowledge of WordPress, Mail Chimp and social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram.

For more information on this exciting opportunity and the related benefits, terms, and conditions, please click the 'Apply' button.

The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. 

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