Young People's Coordinator and Artist Facilitator
Birmingham Hippodrome Closing date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
- Apply now
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
Salary: £31,057 + benefits
Department: Creative Partnerships
Employment Type: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Hours Per Week: 37.5 - Tuesday to Saturday in term time
Working Pattern: 1 day delivery, 3 days coordination, 1 day planning and admin. Tuesday-Saturday working week during term time, with regular evening work required on Wednesdays.
Location: Hybrid, with delivery onsite at Birmingham Hippodrome, and occasional visits to other venues.
Job Closing Date: 06/04/2026
Interview / Assessment Centre Date(s) w/c: 13/04/2026
To work closely with the Young People & Community Manager to design, plan, coordinate and deliver key elements of the participation programme, including liaison with key contacts and project administration.
To plan and deliver high quality, inspiring and exciting projects and activities as part of Birmingham Hippodrome's multi-artform programme, delivering impact, opportunity, personal and skills development for the young people of our region.
Please visit our website for full details of the role and the person specification.
Job Requirements
We're looking for someone with a specialism in Drama / Musical Theatre / Dance / Spoken Word / Performing Arts, including experience in education and participation settings. You will need experience of managing creative projects and working in an administrative role, knowledge of good practice in schools, and knowledge of safeguarding practice in relation to young people. You'll have the ability to devise and lead workshops, and a strong commitment to inclusion and access.
You must have or be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
Job Responsibilities
About the Department:
Creative Partnerships is a very social, caring and ambitious department that produces high-quality work with large international companies and has the friendly fun nature of a strong team. We have a number of people in the team who were young people on our programmes and now work with us! Recently, we partnered with Rambert Dance company to create a new dance performance, and took the cast to Digbeth Loc Studios to meet Peaky Blinder's creator, Steven Knight. This is the second time young people from our network have met him!
Some of our upcoming plans include: a brand-new cohort of Young Advocates who will be working on paid placements across the theatre with us, partnering with Sao Paulo Dance Company for a new curtain raiser project, and we'll be performing two brand new youth theatre shows in June.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Young People's Coordinator and Artist Facilitator
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Role: Teaching
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026
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Location:
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Job: Young People's Coordinator and Artist Facilitator
Job: Young People's Coordinator and Artist Facilitator
Organisation: Birmingham Hippodrome
Postcode: B5 4TB
How to Apply
Please visit our website to apply, and download the job description for full details of the role and the person specification.
The role closes at 11pm on 06/04/2026. We reserve the right to close early if we receive high numbers of applications - early applications are encouraged.
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome is on a mission to provide that “goosebumps” feeling through memorable and extraordinary experiences. Our vision is clear, we want a “distinctive, world-class Birmingham cultural scene with the Hippodrome at its heart”. As one of the biggest providers of arts and culture in the city, the Hippodrome provides over a million people a year with those same goosebumps moments through our on and off stage programmes and performances.