Head of Community (part time or full time)
Chipping Norton Theatre Closing date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026
- Full time
- £25k-£30k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
he Head of Community role at The Theatre Chipping Norton leads on engagement with our community, identification of need and helps to create programmes to meet it. It therefore has the unique opportunity to make connections and to create support that will have lasting and life changing impacts.
Our Community work delivers meaningful, socially impactful outcomes for our town and the wider region, with targeted programmes of work for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs, and those experiencing economic deprivation. We work with a huge range of partners to meet people where they want to be met, responding to need, tackling isolation and inequality at its root.
The Head of Community role sits within our Take Part Department. The Head of Community is line managed by the Take Part Director and works alongside the Take Part Officer and Mental Health Project Co-ordinator. Whilst the Take Part Officer is also line-managed by the Take Part Director, the Head of Community may instruct the Take Part Officer in their involvement in certain projects, as well as managing project managers in support of our work with older people.
The role is suitable for candidates with strong professional experience in community arts and social impact work. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the arts, and their capacity to effect positive change in people's lives.
The position can be part time or full time, depending on your preference, but would require between 21 and 35 hours of work a week. Some flexibility is required to attend Take Part events which may sometimes be during evenings and weekends.
To find out more about the role and the person specification please visit our website using the link below, here you will find the related Job pack with full details of the role;
www.chippingnortontheatre.com/jobs
Job Requirements
To find out more about the role and the person specification please visit our website using the link below, here you will find the related Job pack with full details of the role;
www.chippingnortontheatre.com/jobs
Job Responsibilities
To find out more about the role and the person specification please visit our website using the link below, here you will find the related Job pack with full details of the role;
www.chippingnortontheatre.com/jobs
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Head of Community (part time or full time)
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Theatre
- Role: Teaching
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026
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Location:
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Job: Head of Community (part time or full time)
Job: Head of Community (part time or full time)
Organisation: Chipping Norton Theatre
Postcode: OX7 5NL
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please;
- Complete our application form available through the link on our website.
- Email your CV to us, with the role you are applying for as the subject heading to: [email protected]
To have an informal chat with one of the team or to ask a question, please give us a call on 01608 642349 or use the email address above.
Closing Date: 10am, Wednesday 15 July 2026
Interviews: Between 22 - 24 July 2026
- Contact name: Ian Walker
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Chipping Norton Theatre
Chipping Norton Theatre is a restlessly busy and
ambitious theatre and arts centre in the Cotswolds.
Welcoming over 50,000 people every year in a town of
little over 8,000. The Theatre delivers a year-round
programme of theatre, comedy, music, film and
participatory activities for audiences across the region.