Freelance Workshop Facilitators/Practitioners - Brighton

ATG INSPIRE creates access, opportunity and excellence in the performing arts. People of all ages, backgrounds and abilities participate in ATG INSPIRE activities, accessing our venues as valuable hubs for education, cultural engagement and social impact. The ATG INSPIRE programme is delivered across 4 key strands of focus: Education, Community, Talent & Workforce Development and Early Career. Often inspired by on-stage productions and shaped by local community needs, these activities include workshops, backstage tours, pre-show talks, Youth Theatres, summer schools, and adult classes.

This role is based at Theatre Royal Brighton and in the communities of this locality. You will report to the ATG INSPIRE Senior Producer and be responsible for aiding in the delivery of workshops as part of the creative learning programme.

• To design and deliver high quality and exciting workshops, masterclasses and projects that are age-appropriate and aligned with the objectives of ATG INSPIRE
• Foster a positive, diverse and inclusive environment that encourages active participation from attenders
• Collaborate with the ATG INSPIRE Senior Producer to share ideas, resources and best practices
• Evaluate the impact of workshops and activities
• Ensure all activities comply with safeguarding standards and policies

• Proven experience in one or more of the following areas: musical theatre, dance, directing, producing, acting and performance, prop and/or costume design, scriptwriting and puppetry, drama/arts in schools
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A robust portfolio of creative work and/or previous teaching or facilitation experience
• Experience of working with a broad section of participant groups and communities – including schools, people with additional needs, children, young people, families, adults and older people
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding legislation, DBS procedure and best practices relevant to working with children, young people and vulnerable adults

• Experience and/or understanding of working in a theatre setting
• First Aid qualification

ATG Entertainment’s values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation:

• THRIVE doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)
• CONNECT through every act (with collaboration and kindness)
• DARE to do different (with curiosity and courage)
• PERFORM at our best (with customer focus and ownership)

You’ll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures. We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars include:

• Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
• Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
• Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone: Our stages are a platform for compelling stories – stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone. We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible. If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email recruitment@atgentertainment.com for a confidential discussion.