Creative Learning Practitioner (Freelance)

Creative Learning at ATG is a dynamic department that delivers a high-quality programme of award-winning cultural education that is locally driven, with national significance. CL teams are passionate, multi-faceted and talented individuals. Staff are innovative in their approach to Creative Learning delivery and coordination, consciously ensuring that the local programme responds to the needs and opportunities of the area with ingenuity, finesse and integrity. Our latest Annual Review can be found here.

We are looking to expand our pool of excellent freelance artists and practitioners at Milton Keynes Theatre and Aylesbury Waterside Theatre and welcome applications from candidates interested in work at either one, or both venues. We specifically require people who can deliver the following:

Weekly Youth Theatre classes for ages 5-21 years (MKT)
Cover for Adult Tap and FitSteps Classes (MKT)
Musical Theatre (Both venues)
Dance (Both venues)
Drama (Both venues)
Make-Up (Both venues)
Technical Theatre (Both venues)
We want our Youth Theatre classes to be inclusive and highly creative for local young people, giving them unique insights into a wide variety of theatre skills and performance styles. Based at the inspiring MK Theatre, you will facilitate weekly sessions and work towards shows and key events through the year.

You will work with our team in a Freelance Practitioner capacity, supporting our commitment to successful working partnerships with visiting production companies, local arts organizations, businesses and schools, which feed into the development of our wide-ranging programme of work.

Main Purpose:

As a passionate, reliable and engaging Creative Practitioner; you will support the Creative Learning Team in developing and delivering workshops/activities at Milton Keynes Theatre/Aylesbury Waterside Theatre and on outreach across Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and their wider areas.

We are looking for talented practitioners whose facilitation style can be tailored to a broad cross section of the community and education sector, with an awareness of the wider cultural and social development of Milton Keynes/Aylesbury, and an understanding of the needs of the local community.

Interested?

To find out exactly who we’re looking for, read our full job description and get in touch with an application.

Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c Monday 19 June in both Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. Applicants must be able to attend an interview on one of these dates. Successful candidates from first interview will be invited to a second stage practical interview in early July.

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 review our job description where you can find our contact details to request a confidential discussion.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a stage for everyone. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture. Find out more about us and our values at atg.co.uk and careers.atg.co.uk