HARROGATE (WHITE ROSE) THEATRE TRUST LTD
22,400 - 28,000 per year (pro rata)
Harrogate
Full-time
7th November 2025
AUTUMN
2025

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HARROGATE THEATRE
CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER (MATERNITY LEAVE)

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About Harrogate Theatre

About the role

Person specification

How to apply

‘THIS THEATRE IS DOING MORE THAN PUNCHING ABOVE
ITS WEIGHT, IT HAS ADOPTED A STRIKING NEW PROFILE.’
—THE STAGE

About Harrogate Theatre

Harrogate Theatre is a home for stories, music, dance and comedy, where everyone is invited.
We present a broad programme of live performance to entertain and intrigue audiences;
bringing people together to hear diverse stories and share memorable experiences.

At the heart of the organisation is a commitment to nurturing emerging and established talent.
We support artist development, offer our resources to local community and amateur theatre
groups, and deliver a thriving creative engagement programme.

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Harrogate Theatre is a mixed economy theatre that produces its own work and also hosts
the work of visiting professional touring companies, presenting a programme of diverse
entertainment.  The theatre is also home to a number of local amateur societies. There are two
auditoria – a 500 seat main house and 69 seat studio theatre.

Harrogate Theatre offers a range of weekly term-time creative workshops for young people
at its education space, Hive. Harrogate Theatre has one of the most buoyant youth theatre
programmes in the country with a membership of over 150 young people between the ages
of 4 and 18-years taking part in one of our many youth theatre groups. Our members regularly
have performance opportunities either in-house or in the local community. We don’t audition
our members as we aim to offer everybody the same opportunities and experience regardless
of background and everyone is encouraged to enjoy learning through creativity. Through our
workshops we develop children’s social and communication skills and deepen their knowledge
of theatre. We also offer up to five after school clubs each term and a number of one-off
schools workshops throughout the year.

Due to maternity leave Harrogate Theatre is recruiting for a Creative Engagement Manager to
join the Creative Engagement department.

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About the role

Job Title: Creative Engagement Manager (maternity leave)

Hours: 4 days a week/30 hours. December 2025 – 31 August 2026

Salary: £28,000 per annum, pro rata’d to £22,400

Application deadline: Friday 7 November

Interviews:  Thursday 13 November

Main Purpose of Position

Reporting to the Director of Creative Engagement, the Creative Education Manager will work
as part of a small, hard-working Creative Engagement department to devise and implement
performance-based activities in the formal and informal education sectors and into the
community. This a small department with a broad remit. The post-holder will need to be flexible,
creative, able to work under their own initiative and passionate about the impact of creative
engagement.

Responsible to: Director of Creative Engagement

Responsible for: Freelance workshop leaders, youth theatre assistants and volunteers

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Duties & Responsibilities

The work of the Creative Engagement department covers youth theatre, schools and
community. This role is tasked with managing a dynamic and exciting programme of
educational activities for the formal and informal education sectors.

Management

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Supervise the day-to-day operation of the Creative
Engagement department.

Be accountable as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
for safeguarding policy, procedure and practice across the
organisation for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Monitor the use of child performers in HT productions
including chaperoning where possible.

Risk assess all Creative Engagement activity in conjunction
with Head of Operations and Production Manager.

Liaise with the Marketing Department to effectively raise the
profile of Creative

Engagement activity and keep all theatre staff informed of
department activity.

Contribute to the development of the Creative Engagement
objectives for the business plan in collaboration with the
Director of Creative Engagement.

Keep up to date with education curriculum industry
development.

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Youth Theatre

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Manage the administration of the Youth Theatre in line with
data protection laws.

Manage one formal performance for each of the above groups
per year, including selection of scripts or devising stimuli.

Organise resources for all Youth Theatre workshops and
performances.

Design and deliver Youth Theatre holiday projects and one-off
workshops.

Recruit, train and line manage youth theatre assistants and
freelance staff.

Schools

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Act as first point of contact to the formal education sector.

Administrate and manage After School Club projects.

Lead up to two after school clubs per term in local primary
schools.

Attend careers evenings and administrate work experience
placements.

Maintain accurate syllabus information for programming and
marketing teams.

Manage one off schools workshop bookings, including
delivery where appropriate.

Develop relationships within the education sector that can
stretch the impact of the department to more pupils and
broaden our schools audiences.

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Community

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Collaborate with Director of Creative Engagement on
participation opportunities for all ages which have health
and well-being initiatives as core values.

Lead theatre tours where possible.

Lead one Storytime per month at Harrogate Library
for under 5s and their families.

Finance

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Work within agreed project budgets.

Maintain strict financial systems and spreadsheets.

Produce financial reports as required i.e. information
for tax relief.

Essential Skills/Certificates

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First Aid trained

Enhanced DBS

Chaperone license

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Person Specification

Essential

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Educated to A level in a drama based subject or equivalent experience.

A passion for and clear understanding of community-based arts and outreach in a theatre.

A thorough understanding of the formal education sector.

At least two years’ experience of delivering engaging, inclusive workshops for young
people aged 5 – 18 years in both the formal and informal education sectors .

Track record of directing innovative, high-quality performances with young people.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills for a range of stakeholders.

Experience of supporting young people with additional needs to participate.

A demonstrable commitment to inclusion and diversity.

An aptitude for working well under pressure and to deadlines.

An aptitude for working under your own initiative.

Strong interpersonal skills, with staff, members of the public and professional peers.

A methodical approach to multiple tasks, problem solving and prioritising workloads.
Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Office365, Microsoft Teams).

A positive attitude, flexibility and a sense of humour.

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Experience of managing budgets.

Experience of managing freelance practitioners.

Paediatric first aid certificate.

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Mental Health First Aid certificate.

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A full, clean driving license and access to own car.

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How to apply
Application Deadline: Friday 7 November

To apply please complete the Job Application Form and return to the Creative Engagement
Manager either by email at niki.alderson@harrogatetheatre.co.uk or post to Niki Alderson,
Creative Engagement Manager, Harrogate Theatre, Oxford Street, HG1 1QF. If you would like to
discuss this position in more detail please email to arrange an informal chat.

You will also need to complete the online Inclusion and Diversity monitoring form
(https://tinyurl.com/3jpvuppc). This form is only used to ensure our recruitment process is
reaching the widest possible audience.

Interview date: Interviews will take place in person Thursday 13 November
Position starts December 2025

If we can support your application by offering an alternative format, please do let us know.
Likewise, we want to ensure interviews are as accessible as possible, so please do let us know
in your application if there is anything we can do to support this.

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