Company
Queens Theatre Hornchurch
What can you receive?
£25 - £35k pro rata
Link
https://www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Deadline
3 October 2023
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch (QTH) is the producing theatre serving Outer East London & South Essex, with a catchment area of 1 million+ people. As a community hub, over 220,000 people enjoy the programme each year, including the best in home grown theatre, visiting live entertainment and inspiring community projects. Behind the scenes, sets & costumes are lovingly created on-site by a highly skilled carpentry workshop, scenic artists, prop makers and wardrobe team.
Purpose of the Role
- To place creativity into the heart of young people’s everyday experiences through high quality arts projects delivered in partnership with schools, colleges, and community organisations.
- To build and nurture strong, meaningful local and national partnerships.
- To inspire new ways of working inclusively with young people and the wider Havering community.
Main Duties
- To devise, deliver and develop the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch ‘Education’ strand of work.
- To produce the National Theatre’s ‘Speak Up’ programme across 5 secondary education provisions in Havering.
- To establish positive relationships between schools, young people, artists, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, the National Theatre and national project partners.
- To manage associated budgets and contractual relationships with Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and the artists, managing the artists throughout the project.
- To work closely with the National Theatre Speak Up team, reporting on budgets, training needs, data collection and evaluation.
- To be a champion for the work of the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, actively developing existing and new relationships with schools, colleges and community organisations, including supporting the newly established Havering Cultural Educational Partnership.
- To devise and deliver career focused activity (including work experience projects) and co-ordinate building wide placement, mentoring and work shadowing opportunities.
- To book touring productions into schools.
- To produce the annual ‘NT Connections Partner Festival’ at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, supporting and celebrating young people and their work.
- To co-ordinate and deliver theatre talks and backstage tours, including pre and post show discussions.
- To undertake thorough monitoring and evaluation of all ‘Education’ programmes.
- To uphold the Theatre’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Person Specification
Essential:
- A passion for theatre and the performing arts
- Strong knowledge of school culture and the education system
- Successful track record in working with and empowering people through the arts
- Excellent project management and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills with a wide range of stakeholders
- Thorough and practical working knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience of working in Outer East London/ Essex
- An understanding of progression opportunities for young people into employment in theatre and arts
- An understanding of the pressures on teachers and current curriculum challenges regarding arts subjects
- Experience of working with special educational needs and disabled young people
Application deadline: 12 mid-day Tuesday 3 October 2023
First round interview via QTH Zoom: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Second round interview, in-person at QTH: Monday 16 October 2023
