Young People's Producer (maternity cover, 12 months)

• Substantive experience of creatively leading theatre projects for young people and young adults.
• Evidence of high‑quality artistic results of young people's work you have directed and/or produced.
• Strong youth leadership skills.
• Experience of working with schools, colleges and universities.
• Demonstrable organisational, administrative and communication skills.
• Familiar with managing project budgets.
• Microsoft Office literate.
• Up to date knowledge of best practice in relation to safeguarding.
• Knowledge of GDPR and working with sensitive data.
• Able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required.
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle for travel to venues across Winchester City and District as required for the role.

• Experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience of working with young people with disabilities and learning disabilities.
• Experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour.
• Training and/or formal education to degree level (or equivalent) in an arts‑based discipline.
• Understanding of our Box Office system Spektrix.
• Health and safety knowledge including creation of risk assessments.
• Paediatric First Aid qualification.
• Enhanced DBS check.

• Artistic vision, imagination and creativity.
• Passion for contemporary performance and theatre in all its forms – including outdoor and online.
• A desire to help young people achieve their full potential.
• Empathetic and open to working with diverse communities and people.

• Produce and direct an annual programme of young people's activity including regular Youth Theatre sessions, holiday workshops and school activities across a range of platforms – including Hat Fair and Theatre Royal Winchester, focusing on content co‑created with the participants.
• Facilitate a proportion of the above activities yourself, as an experienced young people’s theatre practitioner and workshop leader, championing young people's ensemble performance making skills.
• Lead on the planning, organisation and delivery of all Youth Theatre performances, including the spring Youth Theatre Takeover showcase and Hat Fair performances, collaborating with in house production staff and any freelance staff/artists.
• Develop close partnerships with targeted schools, universities, colleges and other educational establishments to enable them to bring students to see shows presented by Play to the Crowd with supporting wraparound activities.
• Develop and deliver projects and workshops for targeted schools as part of our School's Partnership programme.
• Develop and deliver an annual engagement project for young people for the Youth Theatre Takeover and in the spring and Hat Fair in the summer.
• Support the engagement process of the young people’s Community Ensemble for Play to the Crowd's annual pantomime.
• Actively maintain an overview of quality and content of all young people’s provision, including liaising closely with freelance practitioners or assistants.
• Working closely with the Senior Creative Producer, build up a pool of experienced performance and theatre facilitators drawn from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds for delivery of sessions and projects.
• Seek out partners and communities across Winchester City and District to research the need for and develop partnerships and models for a bespoke young people's project for young people to be referred into.

• Carry out weekly administrative tasks, including registers, bursary places, inputting feedback and attendance information, liaising with venues, collating photo/filming permissions and organising Youth Theatre Assistants' rotas and procedures.
• Develop and maintain project plans for all activities, including Playmakers Youth Theatre, Drama Clubs and the Schools Partnership programme.
• Proactively communicate with parents/guardians and respond to any queries in a timely manner via email correspondence, phone calls and in writing as appropriate.
• Manage and ensure the quality of the Youth Theatre Assistants, Leaders and freelance practitioners who you recruit to support your delivery of Play to the Crowd's young people's offer.
• Work proactively with Communication and Development colleagues to help deliver audience development and fundraising targets.
• Provide copy and content for the young people's programme as required for newsletters, website, social media and other communications.
• Manage project budgets effectively and deploy them to enable the charity's priority communities to see and participate in live performance, prioritising access for those who would not otherwise be able to engage.
• Prepare and issue contracts for freelance artists and assistants.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and regular meetings to disseminate updates, discuss progress and share achievements and challenges in an open and constructive manner.
• Set and achieve clear and realistic goals with the Senior Creative Producer to ensure artistic progression of our work with young people and its profile in the wider community.
• Support the measurement of impact of activity against strategic goals of the charity.
• Be one of the charity's designated safeguarding leads.

• Champion Play to the Crowd's values with public and stakeholders.
• Actively support the organisation's action plans in respect of inclusion and equality.
• Comply with and keep up to date with the organisation's policies – including Health & Safety, Safeguarding and Data Protection.
• Participate in training and other forms of staff development.
• Undertake such other tasks as agreed with the Management of Play to the Crowd.
• In addition to a commitment to the values, aims and objectives of Play to the Crowd, candidates should show evidence in their application of how their knowledge/skills/experiences best match the Person Specification and support delivery of the Job Description.

Play to the Crowd jobs are slotted into one of 7 grades depending on the job size and responsibilities. You will normally start at the bottom of your grade and move up through annual increments based on performance, up to the highest step within your grade.

Should you be eligible, you’ll be auto-enrolled in our workplace pension scheme, which we contribute to.

You will receive 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees and fixed‑term contracts).

If you're unwell and can’t work, we offer occupational sick pay.

We also offer a range of family-friendly paid leave, including time off for dependants, carer’s leave and bereavement leave.

The focus of all our work takes place either at Theatre Royal Winchester, throughout the city at Hat Fair or in community settings and we very much want members of the team to be part of this process and to understand its importance. Watching performances and screenings we present is therefore, in our view vitally important and because of this we have a complimentary ticket policy in place for employees.

We're committed to supporting a healthy work–life balance, recognising its importance for wellbeing and performance. Where roles allow, you and your line manager can agree how and where you work, including hybrid options to meet the charity's needs.

Our full-time hours are 36 hours and we also offer flexible working arrangements, such as condensed hours, part-time hours, and flexi-time.

Depending on the role, many of our staff can, at times, work from home or another suitable location, as well as from Theatre Royal Winchester. Where this is possible in your role, you'll be able to agree this with your line manager. We want to support our employees to achieve a better work life balance.

All our staff have access to a free and confidential employee assistance programme, which includes 24/7 telephone and online support for personal issues. Legal, financial and health advice is also offered.