Chaperones - WC2E 9DD in Bedford

Casual £88.08 per session, including holiday pay (min. 4-hour session). Posts available from 22nd July 2026. Includes evening and weekend work.

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

We remain committed to offering opportunities to a diverse group of children and young people to participate in our work, either as child performers and/or through our Learning and Participation projects. To facilitate that we utilise a pool of casual chaperones to supervise our child performers and event participants. The chaperones advocate and champion the children and young adults in their care. We are seeking to expand this team to enable us to meet the developing needs of the RBO.

The successful candidate will be:

• A professional chaperone, holding a current licence and DBS check
• Experienced in chaperoning children in theatre, performing arts, and/or TV
• Knowledgeable of licensing regulations
• Aware of Safeguarding in an arts, charity or education environment
• Able to act on their own initiative and as part of a team
• Confidential with sensitive issues and information
• Able to provide equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all

As noted above, this role commences on 22nd July with a mandatory training session. You must be available to attend in person at ROH Covent Garden on this date. All shifts are for a minimum of 4 hours and are mainly based on site, but occasionally at other venues. These shifts are around rehearsals and performances so will include evenings and weekends.

The Royal Ballet and Opera believes that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We recognise that the care, protection and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk is paramount and that these groups have the right to be protected from all types of harm, and we expect all staff and volunteers to commit to this belief.

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace.

We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible. The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. This post is dependent on thorough checks being completed. These include reference checks, identity checks and an enhanced Disclosure.