Youth Music Theatre UK

JOIN OUR FRIENDLY AND DEDICATED TEAM OF PASTORAL STAFF THIS SUMMER! 

We are looking for caring, organised people aged over 21 to join our team of Pastoral Staff and work at our residential musical theatre courses throughout the summer. This is a great opportunity to work in a creative and exciting environment, while making a difference to our young performers' experience. The Pastoral Team’s first priority is always to the young people. As a member of the Pastoral Team you will be a key person to whom the young people look for guidance, protection, clarification and support. If you can be available for at least 1 week of the summer (10 July - 27 August 2022) and have the skills to guide, inform and act in loco parentis to our young people, then please get in touch! We accept applications for Pastoral Staff on a rolling basis but are looking to fill positions for summer 2022 as soon as possible.

Are you the perfect candidate? Please read the relevant Job Description below and complete the APPLICATION FORM. Please send your completed application to our Welfare Manager, Alison Birchall at alisonbirchall@bymt.org

Pastoral Team Member: JOB DESCRIPTION 

Pastoral Team Manager: JOB DESCRIPTION 

We can’t wait to work with you this summer!

Each year, BYMT make a number of training places available for recent graduates or those in their second/third year of higher education, wishing to gain work experience on Musical Theatre projects working with young people. These take the form of assistant roles to professional practioners on our 2-3-week projects nationally across the summer/Easter and are principally for Assistant Musical Directors, Assistant Designers and Assistant Stage Managers. Visit the Creative Trainee Scheme page for further information.

“BYMT has been a great platform for me to learn, take risks, and sometimes make mistakes and generally find my own way into becoming an MD”  Sam Sommerfeld, Musical Director and former Creative Trainee

If you would like to gain some unpaid work experience or volunteer in the BYMT office, whether you’re at school, college, university, considering a career change or wanting to do some charity work in later life, we may be able to offer you a suitable placement. Applications for these unpaid positions are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. It's important to note that, while BYMT Productions take place in various major theatres across the UK, you would be volunteering for administrative work in our London office. See below for some examples. If you are interested in creative work experience on one of our productions as an introduction to working within the industry, see the Creative Trainee Scheme. Short-Term, Full-Time Work Experience Suitable usually for Young People (16-17) who are interesting in taking on some Work Experience as part of their Secondary School or College studies, short-term volunteers will typically volunteer full-time for up to a fortnight. Duties will usually include general administration and occasional research. Medium Term, Full-Time Volunteers Lasting perhaps one to three months, these posts are suitable for somebody recently graduated from Secondary School, College or University, or somebody later in life looking to make a major contribution of their time and skill to BYMT. These volunteers will provide vital support to one of our departments. Previously, roles have included Database Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Production Assistant, and Fundraising Assistant, although we will cater the work to the applicants interests and our current needs. We will reimburse travel expenses within the Greater London area and provide copious quantities of tea/coffee and chocolate biscuits! Long Term, Part-Time Volunteers Perhaps involving one or two days a week for several months or more, these posts are often taken by adults with an interest in providing their spare time and skills to BYMT around their other commitments. We will usually provide a focused project, depending on our current needs and your interests. Past part-time volunteers have helped to support our Finance, Database, Fundraising, and Marketing Teams. We will reimburse travel expenses within the Greater London area and provide copious quantities of tea/coffee and chocolate biscuits! If you would like to discuss our volunteering or work experience opportunities, please call us on 02085637725 or email hannah.stone@bymt.org. To apply, please send a CV with covering letter, explaining your volunteering interests and availability, to hannah.stone@bymt.org.

Although a great deal of the company's work is devised, we will look at book/librettos and listen to CDs of new work where possible. If you wish to submit material, please send it to the office marked 'Script' and we will put it in a queue to be read. Please note that this may take a substantial amount of time, particularly over the summer months.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative individual to promote all of BYMT’s activities and raise the profile of the company’s work. The postholder must have experience of creating, implementing and analysing marketing campaigns. Excellent communication skills (in all aspects) are essential, as is a good knowledge of utilising digital and social media channels for different audiences. Understanding campaign strategies is essential, as is enthusiasm for working with and for young people. The postholder will be a team player and able to manage a large workload.  The successful candidate will join a team of 9 staff in our lively office in Mountview.

• Please read the full job description here.
• To apply, please download and complete the application form and return to mail@bymt.org
• Deadline: midday 12th December.
• Interviews will be in the week of 19th December