Youth Theatre Intern

Youth Theatre Intern

Thank you for your interest in the above post. Please find attached:

General Information about the Company
Job Description
Person Specification
Equal Opportunities Policy
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Please apply in writing with the following information:

Up-to-date CV;
Covering letter setting out how your skills and experience meet the person specification;
Names and contact details of two referees;
Completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (optional)

Send your application to:

John Glancy
Youth Theatre Producer

Royal Lyceum Theatre Company

30B Grindlay Street

Edinburgh, EH3 9AX

Or email:

Closing date for applications: 3 August 2015 at 12 noon
Interviews: will take place w/c 10 August 2015

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company is an equal opportunities employer.

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Ltd is a Charity registered in Scotland. No. SC010509

The Company

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company (RLTC) is one of Scotland’s premiere producing theatres. Established in 1965 it has gained a reputation for excellence in both classical and contemporary work. As part of Scotland’s national theatre community we are committed to developing the considerable indigenous talents whilst presenting the best of international drama. The Lyceum aims to reach as wide an audience as possible, whatever their age or experience of theatre-going and to enable them to access the richly imaginative world of drama. Over 3,000 season ticket holders come to every show; and approximately 100,000 people come to our plays, workshops and participatory events each year.

With a seating capacity of 658, the building is a magnificent example of Victorian theatre architecture. Our offices and rehearsal space are directly across the road from the theatre and our scenic workshop and wardrobe-making departments are situated at Roseburn which is a little over a mile away from the theatre.

The Company presents up to eight productions during the period September to July with a six/seven play season, for which we sell season tickets, running from September to May. Outside of this period, we host festivals such as Imaginate, the Magic Festival and National Theatre Connections - a festival of new writing and young theatre making. The Lyceum Youth Theatre runs Summer on Stage courses in July and in August the theatre is used as an Edinburgh International Festival venue.

The Lyceum’s policy is to develop a local, UK and international profile for theatre that is uniquely Scottish; this includes commissioning new Scottish work, giving second productions to contemporary Scottish plays and producing classics of world theatre with a Scottish cast. The Company aspires to touring successful productions whenever possible.

The theatre employs 50 full time and 30 part time staff. There are two joint Chief Executives, Mark Thomson (Artistic Director) and Alex McGowan (Executive Director). There are 12 Board Directors chaired, since November 2012, by Shonaig Macpherson

The RLTC operates in an increasingly competitive environment where there are around 9,000 theatre seats to be filled every night in a city with a population of 450,000 and, within a catchment area of a 30 mile radius a total population of 750,000.

The Company has an operating turnover of around £3.13 million of which just over £1.6 million is in grant aid from its principal funders, Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council. The box office income is budgeted at around £1 million. Other income is raised through sponsorship, hires and lettings. The theatre has a trading arm which generates income through the bars, events and rental activities for conferences and meetings. The restaurant is rented to Zucca.

The Royal Lyceum Theatre, our Roseburn workshop buildings and Grindlay Street administration buildings are all owned by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Lyceum Youth Theatre, Intern (Seasonal 16 hours per week)

The Lyceum Youth Theatre is one of Scotland’s biggest Youth Theatres, and runs an extensive programme of weekly workshops, holiday courses, outreach and performance projects.

As part of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company’s commitment to developing talent, we are offering two paid internships for recently qualified theatre artists who are interested in developing a career in Youth Theatre.

Reporting to the Youth Theatre Producer, successful applicants will work alongside established theatre practitioners to plan and deliver drama workshops for the Lyceum Youth Theatre.

The Interns will also be required to provide some administrative support to the Creative Learning department as required and will also have the opportunity to gain experience of schools workshops and other Creative Learning projects where possible. The Interns will receive training, practical experience and mentoring to support their learning and development.

This is a seasonal opportunity which will run from September 2015-June 2016. The salary for the post will be £6.70p/h. The post will require evening and weekend work. There is the possibility of additional hours being available during the year depending on demand for services. The successful candidate will work closely alongside The Lyceum’s Drama Artist andCreative Learning Coordinator and report to the Youth Theatre Producer.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY

Internship:

Lyceum Youth Theatre Intern (part-time)

LINE MANAGER:Youth Theatre Producer

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE INTERNSHIP:

To provide an opportunity for a suitably qualified person to develop their skills and experience in a professional Youth Theatre environment.
To assist with the delivery Lyceum Youth Theatre sessions, holiday workshops and workshops for schools.
To work alongside established theatre practitioners to plan and deliver drama workshops for Lyceum Youth Theatre.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

To assist with the delivery of weekly workshops sessions for the Lyceum Youth Theatre (LYT).

To assist with the delivery of workshops for school pupils linked to the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company’s season of plays and the Expressive Arts Curriculum.

To assist with the delivery of the Lyceum Youth Theatre’s October/Easter holiday and Summer course programmes.

To contribute to the administration of the Lyceum Youth Theatre and wider Creative Learning programme, as required.

To operate at all times within the current Health and Safety at Work legislation and to carry out Risk Assessments for activities to ensure a safe working environment.

To contribute to the planning and achievement of the work of the Creative Learning programme.

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the intern may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required and at the discretion of their Line Manager.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Graduated from a relevant Higher Education qualification (HND or Degree)in the last 24 months.
Experience of devising and facilitating drama workshops for young people.
Experience of devising and directing theatre productions.
Ability to communicate with and work in association with young people in both formal and informal environments.
A real passion for youth theatre and a desire to forge a career in this field.
A professional approach.
Ability to work on own and as part of a team .

• Proven interest in, and enthusiasm for the theatre and the arts.

• Excellent time management of self and projects.

Desirable

•Experience of Youth Theatre.

•Experience of arts education work in the primary and secondary sector.

Experience of working with a range of art forms.
Experience of creating resource materials to support learning.
Practical knowledge of IT and Office based systems.

• Driving License.

•First aid qualification.

•PVG Membership.

Terms and conditions:

This is a part-time, temporary position with the Lyceum Youth Theatre.

16 hours per week for the period 10 Sept 2015 - 16 July 2016.

Wage: In the region of £107 p/w raising in line with national minimum wage.

Due to the nature of the role some evening and weekend work will be required. There is no paid over time but time in lieu (TOIL) for any additional hours can be taken by negotiation with line manager.

Candidates must be over 18 years. As this post involves working with Children and Young People the appointments are subject to successful applicants being current members or willing to apply for membership to the PVG scheme.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

STATEMENT of POLICY

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity for its staff (existing and prospective) and customers. The aim of this policy is to eliminate unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, responsibility for dependents, disability (mental and/or physical), sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnicity, nationality, religious belief, politics, social background, part-time employment, age, trade union activity, employment status, HIV status or gender reassignment and to ensure that no person or group is disadvantaged by unjustifiable reasons or conditions.

Employment practices will be operated based on the merits and abilities of individuals and decisions regarding recruitment, selection training and promotion will be based solely on objective, job-related criteria. The Company undertakes to apply employment procedures and practices in such a way as to minimise the possibility of discrimination and to develop means of combating it whenever it arises. The Company will ensure that its Policy is made known to all employees.

This Policy applies to advertisement of jobs, recruitment and appointment, training, conditions of work, pay and every aspect of employment.

RECRUITMENT

Equal Opportunities applies to the advertisement of jobs, recruitment and appointment. The Company will promote equal access to employment opportunities by ensuring contact with the widest possible employment market. The Company will ensure that its Policy is made known to all job applicants.

The imposition of a condition or requirement which disadvantages individuals of a particular race or sex (as they are less likely to be able to comply with a requirement, whether directly or indirectly) will be unlawful unless it can be justified on the grounds of business need. Any questions about this should be addressed to the General Manager.

In addition, the Company aims to ensure that;

all sections of the local community know about job opportunities in the Company, where appropriate;

where possible, under statutory rules, members of groups who are under-represented in the workforce will be encouraged to apply for jobs;

everyone who applies for a job or promotion with the Company will receive fair treatment and will be considered solely on ability to do the job against justifiable selection criteria and unbiased personnel specification;

all procedures and practices used in recruitment and selection will be reviewed regularly to make sure that there is no unintended bias;

whilst it is Company practice to employ people between the ages of 16 and 65, any other age limits should only be used if they are imposed by statute or can be shown to be essential for the job;

all employees including part time staff, will be advised that they have equal access to training and are encouraged to take advantage of such training;

all areas of the workplace are accessible to all employees. Lifts have been installed in all three buildings to enable access to employees and visitors with mobility difficulties.

MONITORING

The Company will develop a separate policy to monitor the progress of the equal employment opportunities policy in practice. This policy will address all aspects of collecting relevant statistics and information on the composition of the workforce and job applicants.

The composition of the workforce and job applicants will be monitored primarily by means of voluntary self-classification in the following areas:

a)gender

b)marital status

d)disability

e)racial/ethnic origin

f)age

The information collected will be used solely for monitoring purposes. The Company will ensure that arrangements are made to protect confidentiality during its collection and retention.

RELEVANT LEGISLATION

Equalities Act 2010

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING

LYT INTERN

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company is committed to equal opportunities for all, irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, sexuality, disability or age.So that we can monitor the implementation of our policy we are seeking your help. It would be of great assistance in pursuing our commitment to equal opportunities if you would complete and return this monitoring slip.

This information will be treated in the strictest confidence and will be used only for statistical monitoring. It is not part of the selection process and will be separated from the application prior to short-listing.

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