Creative Assistant

2 weeks ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom Aberdeen Performing Arts Full time

**Creative Assistants (3 roles) Freelance - one year fixed term**

We are seeking the following:

- Creative Assistant for our Beats and Rhymes music making workshops on Thursday evenings from 6.15pm 8pm
- Creative Assistant for our Early Years Music making workshops on Saturday mornings from 9.45am 1pm. There are three Early Years Music workshops each Saturday for ages 12 (Tinies), 2-3 (Toddlers) and 3-4 (Kids), each lasts 45 minutes.
- Creative Assistant for our Junior Youth Theatre on Thursday evenings from 6.15pm-8.30pm.

The Creative Assistant role is ideally suited to someone with an interest in the role the arts play in offering opportunities to children and young people to explore and develop their creativity and to connect with the arts. This is a development opportunity for someone who is wishing to gain more knowledge, skills and experience working in the arts with children and young people.

We are open to the possibility of one person filling two Creative Assistant roles; for example, the Saturday morning Early Years Music Creative Assistant role can be combined with Beats and Rhymes or Junior Youth Theatre on a Thursday evening.

Alternatively, each Creative Assistant role could be filled by different individuals.

There may be occasions when additional sessions are available to cover for annual leave.

**Key Responsibilities include**:

- Supporting the lead practitioner in delivering and evaluating workshops.
- Managing basic administration tasks, such as keeping the register.
- Helping to ensure the wellbeing, health and safety of all workshop participants.
- Helping to ensure Aberdeen Performing Arts child protection policy is adhered to.
- Meeting and greeting children, young people and parents and accompanying participants to and from the studio.
- Assisting with setting and tidying up.

You will be interested in the arts and the important role they play in supporting children and young people achieve their full potential, have experience of participating in arts activities, have a commitment to equality and inclusion, be organised and reliable with effective communication skills, be keen to learn new skills and open to training opportunities where appropriate, be enthusiastic, motivated and willing to be part of a hard-working team, and will be required to undertake a satisfactory PVG check.

Additionally, the Creative Assistant for Junior Youth Theatre should have good availability during early to mid-June, for Light the Blue rehearsals and performances. Light The Blue is our annual festival for and by young people.

The rate of pay is:
Early Years Music £48/week; Beats and Rhymes £25.56/week; Youth Theatre £25.56/week

Term times for 2023/24 are as follows:
**Early Years Music**

Term 1: Saturday 2 September 2023 Saturday 18 November 2023

Term 2: Saturday 20 January 2024 Saturday 30 March 2024

Term 3: Saturday 20 April 2024 Saturday 22 June 2024

**Junior Youth Theatre**

Term 1: Thursday 31 August 2023 Thursday 9 November 2023

Term 2: Thursday 18 January 2024 Thursday 21 March 2024

Term 3**:Thursday 18 April 2024 Thursday 20 June 2024

**Beats & Rhymes**

Term 1: Thursday 31 August 2023 Thursday 9 November 2023

Term 2: Thursday 18 January 2024 Thursday 21 March 2024

Term 3**:Thursday 18 April 2024 Thursday 20 June 2024

Alternatively, send us your CV and covering letter (in a format which is most comfortable to you) which tells us:

- what interests you about the role
- what you would bring to the role
- what makes you perfect for the role
- why its important for children and young people to have access to creative opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to the principle of diversity in all areas. In that spirit, applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, ability and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

This post does not meet the minimum requirements for visa sponsorship under the skilled worker route. we are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post that require sponsorship to work in the UK.



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