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Visual Arts Apprenticeship at HOME

Visual Arts Apprenticeship at HOME gallery and exhibition: summary

Weekly wage

£246.84

Working week

35 hr wk Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm

Apprenticeship duration

13-18 months

Possible start date

21 Sep 2015

Date posted

2 days ago

Apprenticeship level

Advanced Level Apprenticeship

Reference number

VAC000689376

Positions

1 available

The Programme Assistant is a key support role within the visual art and film teams of HOME, providing administrative support to enable the effective operation of the organisation. The post-holder is responsible for managing the schedules of the Artistic Directors for film and visual art, guest management for both teams, and assisting with events.
Key tasks / Main duties:
a) Provide administrative support to the visual art and film artistic directors, including diary management and coordinating travel arrangements.
b) Provide administrative support for guest management for the film and visual arts teams, including travel booking and confirmation letters for artists and filmmakers.
c) Provide administrative and hands-on support for visual art and film events.
d) Attend and contribute to regular team meetings.
e) To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required.
The deadline for applications is 10 September 2015. Interviews with shortlisted candidates are likely to take place 17 September 2015.
Want to find out more about HOME? Come for an informal tour on Tuesday 8 September, 11:00-12:00 (RSVP to lee.ashworth@homemcr.org). For an informal chat about your application, please contact Lee Ashworth on 0161 212 3456 or email lee.ashworth@homemcr.org.
CREATIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME
This apprenticeship has been created as part of the Creative Employment Programme. The Creative Employment Programme is an Arts Council England fund to support the creation of traineeships, formal apprenticeship and paid internship opportunities in England for unemployed young people wishing to pursue a career in the arts and cultural sector. You can find out more at: http://creative-employment.co.uk/the-creative-employment-programme
There are certain criteria you must meet in order to be eligible to apply for a Creative Employment Programme funded apprenticeship:
- At the time of applying you must be aged 18 to 24 years old and you must be unemployed and registered with the Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service. (Note: to apply for an apprenticeship at HOME you must be aged 18 or over by 1 September 2015).
- Applications will only be considered from people permanently resident within the boundary of the City of Manchester. To check you are a resident within the area covered by Manchester City Council, you can see which ward you live in here: www.manchester.gov.uk/councillors
The Programme Assistant is a training position and the post-holder will undertake a programme of on and off the job training with work based guidance and mentoring leading to a 3 qualification in Community Arts. This apprenticeship post is attached to the Government's National Apprentice Framework and therefore to be eligible for consideration for this post you must not hold a degree qualification.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

Experience of standard office computer programmes, including Word and Excel.
Excellent people skills, and enjoys regularly communicating with new people through face-to-face, telephone and over email
Enjoys variety and would welcome the opportunity to work with different aspects of the HOME film and visual art programme
Clear communication skills
Good timekeeping and time management skills

Personal qualities

Interest in the processes that support the running of a contemporary arts centre
Enjoys working with schedules
Supportive of team members
Organised and motivated
Committed to the principles of equality and diversity
Friendly and open personality with the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
Interest in contemporary art and film

Qualifications required

5 GCSEs A*-C, with grade C in English and Maths or equivalent (Desirable)

Future prospects

During the course the apprenticeship, you will gain skills which will be invaluable to securing future work in the arts and cultural sector. HOME will support apprentices to find further opportunities inside and outside the organisation.

Things to consider

You will be based at HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN.
Core office hours are likely to be 10am-6pm, however we may occasionally ask you to work outside of these (for example to support an evening event). Where you are working outside of core hours we will give you this time back in lieu.

Please note if you contact the employer direct you will not be considered for this vacancy

About the employer

HOME is the trading name for Greater Manchester Arts Centre (GMAC).
In April 2015, HOME a new purpose-built centre for international contemporary art, theatre, film and books opened its doors for the first time in Manchester, as part of the vibrant new First Street development.
From gallery to screen via café bar and bookshop, HOME will redefine the contemporary arts centre, creating a space where ideas, hopes and moments of wonder ricochet off walls and lodge themselves in the headspace of audiences old and new.
Formed by the merger of two of Manchester’s best-loved arts organisations, Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company, the new organisation aims to make a HOME for curiosity seekers, for lovers of the dramatic, the digital and the deeply engaging, for radicals and reciprocators.
HOME’s two new theatres - a 500 seat theatre and 150 seat flexible studio space - will be a playful platform for new, commissioned work. The five cinema screens will light up with challenging, independent film work. The 500m² 4m high gallery space will be home to the very best in contemporary art. The café bar and restaurant will offer delicious food and inviting spaces to relax and discuss in.
This will be more than stage and screen, however. HOME will be a centre for co-production, artistic creation and sharing. It will be dedicated to learning, for people of all ages. A place for new work and playful ideas; of festivals and commissions; of artists and of audience engagement.

Employer

GREATER MANCHESTER ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

http://homemcr.org/

Address

2 Tony Wilson Place

Manchester

GreaterManchester

M15 4FN

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Training provider

Full Community Arts Apprenticeship including Functional Skills and Technical Certificate

Apprenticeship framework

Community Arts

The training provider has achieved a sector success rate of 75% for this type of apprenticeship training.

Training provider

SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by South Essex College

Contact

The NOVA Partnership Central Services Team can be contacted on: (Southend)01702 220593. Contact details for all the NOVA Partners can be found on our website: www.nova.org.uk

Other information

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for Apprentices is £2.73 per hour. From October 1st 2015 it increases to £3.30 per hour. This applies to 16-18 year old Apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other Apprentices the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies.
The Minimum Wage for Apprentices applies to time spent on the job plus time spent training

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Closing date: 10 Sep 2015

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