Hours: Wednesdays during school term time. Times ~ 14.00 - 18.00.
Rate of Pay: £1200 for the period (total of 96 hours at £12.50 per hour)
Contract type: Freelance
Start date: 10th September 2025 (for training and orientation) to 25th March 2026, with potential for contract renewal.
Description of Role
Rosehill has been running a creative family after-school session in Woodhouse since September 2024. It has become a community where the people who attend play, create and connect with each other. Families can expect a warm welcome, a wide variety of stimulating creative activities, food and warm drinks. To watch our video, click here.
We need an assistant to:
Help the artists to set up the room
Lay out food for attendees (food hygiene instruction will be given)
Monitor and welcome arrivals, sign them in, check whether they consent to be in photographs and offer them a hot drink
Help keep the space safe
Engage with participants and join in activities
Take the lead on cleaning up and leaving the venue as we found it at the end of the session
Doing the food shopping before the session
As this is a dynamic environment, a degree of flexibility is to be expected. This can be a physically demanding role, please ask if you have questions around the level of mobility required.
Benefits of working with us
Personal and professional development opportunities and access to mentorship
You will be trained in loose parts play, our play schema methodology, safeguarding and food handling.
Opportunity to be part of a UCLan research project on family wellbeing, led by Dr Suzanne Wilson.
Be part of a supportive and friendly team
Relaxed but professional working environment with supportive colleagues
Be creative in a rewarding and fun environment
Be part of a cultural organisation working to improve our area
Person Specification
Friendly and positive, people skills
Interest in creative and community projects
Understanding of/interest in issues faced by families in Whitehaven
Can-do attitude and willingness to get stuck into jobs that need doing
Sense of humour
Current DBS holder, or willing to have a check carried out
Access to own transport
Comfortable working with people of a variety of ages and backgrounds
To Apply
Send a CV or video application introducing yourself and outlining your experience and interest in the role to recruitment@rosehilltheatre.co.uk. If you have no CV, please send a short, written statement which outlines your experience (professional or voluntary) that you feel is relevant.
