Our client is one of the UK's most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.
Volunteer Coordinator & Studio Assistant
Salary £24,552 Per annum (Pro Rata £19,642)
Location: Oxford, OX1 1BP
Contract: One-year fixed term
Hours: Part time, 4 days per week
The role of the Volunteer Coordinator and Studio Assistant is to provide support for volunteering activity across the organisation and visitor engagement within the new Studio space and Ground Floor Gallery. Based on a community consultation, the organisation recognised a huge need for more space for participation work with local communities.
The Volunteer Coordinator and Studio Assistant will encourage reflective conversations with visitors in a lively, social atmosphere. These interactions play a significant role in building lasting relationships with visitors. Giving guidance and support to volunteers welcoming visitors on the Ground floor, you will create a safe and friendly welcome for everyone visiting the gallery. Ensuring volunteers themselves have a great experience, feel valued and contributions are celebrated.
Essential Skills
- Proven experience of working with volunteers and knowledge of good practice and legislation in working with volunteers.
- Excellent communication skills demonstrating emotional literacy and an ability to support the varied requirements of visitors and volunteers.
- Experience of working with the public and of providing excellent customer service, preferably gained in an arts, heritage or museum environment.
- An understanding of the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Strong organisational skills
- A flexible, self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic approach with an ability to work independently
- A resourceful and responsive visitor-centred approach.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of assisting or supporting workshops in art galleries and museums.
- Demonstrable experience of working with diverse materials and media.
- Demonstrable skills in using a range of software, including email, spreadsheets and databases.
Desirable Skills
- Experience of managing a team
- Training in First Aid
- Experience using Adobe Suite applications
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation
- Knowledge of safeguarding principles
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays.
- Employees are entitled to up to a 25% discount in the organisation's Shop and Café.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle and Home & Tech schemes available via BHN extras.
- An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.
About The Organisation
Our client welcomes more than 100,000 visitors each year with 10,000 attendances in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation's digital content reaches 450,000 through their digital channels annually. Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, the organisation aims to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all of its visual forms. Over the last 50 years the organisation has brought some of the world's most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.
Applications must be received by 12 noon Monday 19 August 2024.
Initial interviews planned for 3 September 2024.
Ideal start date 23 September 2024.
Interested?
To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.
Our client is a registered charity and relies on core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors, and friends.
No agencies please.