A rare opportunity to lead and deliver youth theatre activity with young people aged 8-18.
Open Until:
Posted: 07/05/2019
About
Lewisham Youth Theatre: Since 1987, Lewisham Youth Theatre (LYT) has provided participatory
drama programmes to young people aged 3-24 who live or learn in Lewisham.
Based at the Broadway Theatre in Catford, all our programmes are free to young
people. Each year, LYT works with 200+ young people in sustained projects
and reaches another 400+ through one-off outreach sessions. We provide a
universal service, but target recruitment at young people in need. Over
70% of participants every year are identified as facing disadvantage, across a
range of needs.
About the
Role: The
Participation Manager role is a rare opportunity to both manage and deliver a
programme of youth theatre activities with children and young people aged 8
18. The role includes youth theatre directing, as well as managing a team
to ensure the support of participants particularly those in need as they
progress into and through our programmes, and on to next steps. The goals of
the post are to:
- Ensure the quality of youth
arts delivery for participants across projects for ages 8-18; - Support young people facing
disadvantage to access and thrive in LYTs activities; - Empower participants voices
and support them to contribute to the development of their projects and
the organisation; - Help to maintain a safe
environment in which participants feel supported and cared for.
This post
is funded by BBC Children in Need.
Salary:
£28,000
to £30,000 per annum
Closing
Date: 12noon Monday 29th July 2019
Interviews:
1st
interview: Monday or Tuesday 5th/6th August
2nd practical interview: Thursday or Friday 8th/9th August
More
Information and Application Instructions: Please download the Job Description and Application
Form from our website:
http://www.lewishamyouththeatre.com/get-involved/work-for-us/
