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Closing date for applications: 12th February 2025 at 11.59pmSalary: National Living WageDuration: 6 monthsWorking hours: 22.5 hours / 3 days per week, part-timeLocation: LeicesterStart date: March 2025&nbsp;Be part of a team that uses music to unlock potential and transform lives.<a href="https://www.soft-touch.org.uk/" target="_blank">Soft Touch Arts</a> is a Leicester-based charity, established in 1986, using arts, media and music activities to inspire and engage young people and help them to develop creative, social and employability skills.This placement is for an individual to work on the Soft Touch Studios music programme. Soft Touch Studios engages young people who love music and are facing challenges in reaching their ambitions and potential. The programme enables participants to advance musically in an enjoyable way at the same time as developing confidence and skills and a source of social connection.&nbsp;What you will learnYou will undertake an induction programme to include Soft Touch policies and staff practice covering safeguarding, health and safety, code of conduct etc.<ul><li>Planning, delivery and evaluation of participatory music practice.</li><li>Event/performance development and planning skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Teamwork and communication skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Mental health and regular first aid (accredited).</li><li>Specific awareness around issues such as Autism, ADHD, suicide, self-harm, online safety, transgender/gender questioning young people etc.&nbsp;</li><li>Music skills including production, instrumental playing and gaps and aspirations identified in the development plan.</li><li>How to use social media for communications and marketing.</li></ul>&nbsp;How you will learn<ul><li>Helping to plan, run and evaluate participatory music sessions for young people alongside Soft Touch’s music workers. This includes supporting young people in getting the most out of sessions and using instruments, voice, and production software like Logic Pro.</li><li>Working in a variety of settings - from Soft Touch's building on New Walk to community centres, schools and outdoor spaces.&nbsp;</li><li>Helping to plan and run music showcases with project participants and the music team, to take place at Soft Touch and in external venues.</li><li>Taking part in the Youth Voice group and getting involved in collecting evaluations from young people to feed into Soft Touch's future plans.</li><li>Training and self-study to improve knowledge and skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Participation in Soft Touch team meetings and away days.</li></ul>&nbsp;What we're looking for<ul><li>Someone who wants to share their passions and skills with other young people.</li><li>An individual who recognises and understands the challenges young people face.</li><li>Experience in producing and/or performing your own music but this is not essential.</li><li>Interested in working in the music or wider arts sector.</li></ul>&nbsp;To apply<ul><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity</li><li>Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)</li><li>Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully</li><li>Do not contact the company directly</li><li>Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk</a></li></ul>&nbsp;This opportunity is open to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates.This role is part-funded by the&nbsp;Mo Siewcharran Memorial Fund which support internships for young talent from ethnicities that are under-represented in the theatre, publishing and music industries.Soft Touch Arts strongly encourages applications from individuals living in Leicester, reflecting their commitment to engaging with and supporting the local community.

Soft Touch Arts

Music assistant, Soft Touch Studios

Closing date for applications: 3rd January 2025Salary: £27,401 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.&nbsp;Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week.&nbsp;(Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work and welcomes applications from individuals who require flexibility).Location: Manchester or Birmingham.&nbsp;(The role will be based at the office base listed; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members of the team, normally 1-2 days a week).&nbsp;Launching a career in arts funding and development?The Development Initiatives team within the Investment Centre oversees the design and delivery of the Arts Council’s development programmes, including Global Talent Visas, Libraries Development Framework, Museums Accreditation and Collections Designation.&nbsp;The Development Initiatives Operations team provides advice, reports and services to committees and teams across the organisation, including decision makers, Relationship Managers and Investment Centre teams. The team organises and supports a number of decision meetings and decision making processes. Support is also provided across our external delivery partners and governing bodies.The team is also responsible for ensuring high quality guidance is available (both internal and external) and that we are responding to the needs of our stakeholders in this area. The team is also responsible for maintaining accurate records and detailed filing systems.&nbsp;ResponsibilitiesThe Assistant, Development Initiatives Operations, will be responsible for:<ul><li>Supporting the Global Talent Visa team by carrying out key functions, including triaging applications and sharing information with programme partners and decision makers.</li><li>Supporting the Senior Manager Development Initiatives Operations and the wider Development Initiatives Operations team to ensure timely and efficient delivery of our administrative processes.</li><li>Acting as point of contact for the team to provide routine information, advice and guidance on the work and responsibilities of the team.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Proven administrative experience of supporting different colleagues and managing conflicting demands.</li><li>You will also some experience of grant funding or development programmes.</li><li>You will be highly organised with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and exercise effective judgement when organising, planning and managing complex tasks, and you will have the ability to initiate work and perform according to self-imposed timetables.</li><li>You will have first-rate interpersonal and communication skills – both speaking and in writing – and the ability to communicate in a confident and engaging manner with the ability to both communicate complex information, simply and the ability to influence people when providing technical advice and support.</li><li>You will have a good understanding of the current diversity agenda and its relationship to the work of the role.</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>An understanding of the arts and cultural sector.</li><li>Experience of using IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.</li></ul>&nbsp;Please note: We do NOT accept CVs or cover letters as part of our recruitment process. If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arts Council are committed to being an inclusive employer, building an inclusive workplace, and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.Please state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Arts Council England

Assistant, Development Initiatives Operation (IC122)

2 Opportunities in Leicester, UK