Job Description

Description

Oliver! is seeking a house parent/tutor for its continuing run in the West End at The Gielgud Theatre. The house parent/tutor will be responsible for the child performers in Oliver! who will be living away from home whilst in London. They will provide for, safeguard, and secure the safety, health, education and wellbeing of the children throughout the run in London.

Key Responsibilities

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Registration with the relevant professional bodies (Chaperone licence and relevant DBS checks) Suitable experience as a house parent/touring chaperone, theatre chaperone or discharging proper care of a child A strong team player, capable of independent thinking Conscientious, discreet, enthusiastic, reliable and personable individual An enjoyment of working with children and supporting them in a theatrical environment Ability to ensure confidentiality Ability to remain calm under pressure in a busy work environment

MAIN DUTIES

Perform all those duties customarily performed for a first-class theatre production by a house parent/tutor

in consultation with the Producer in respect of the production.Tutor the children, to continue their schooling whilst in London with the production. In this case you would be responsible for liaising with schools and parents to discuss the curriculum, focus areas and educational needs. Along with the Producer and the Children's Administrator, ensure that the accommodation is suitable and of a high standard for the children. Be aware of the risks which may affect the children in your care and be satisfied that they have been identified and that effective control measures are in place. Engage with the children and provide games and activities, along with suitable screen time, and time given

to homework when not performing.Transport the children from home to their place of work as necessary by means that you are comfortable with, and that ensure the safety of yourself and the children at all times. Maintain the home to a high standard, this includes the washing of bed linens, cooking, cleaning and regular

grocery shopping. Meals should be well balanced and nutritional.Report any issues with the house or appliances to the Producer. Ensure you are familiar with any medical issues that a child in your care may have. Provide accurate petty cash returns and get approval on any expenditure over an amount agreed with the

Producer.Liaise as necessary with parents regarding pickups, drop-offs and destinations, keeping the Children's Administrator informed should any issues with this develop. Liaise with the Producer and Children's Administrator regarding any concerns about illness, injury or behaviour

that may prevent a child in your care taking part in a rehearsal, performance or event.Understand, promote, and uphold the Producer's Child Protection Policy and Child Protection Behaviour code

and related procedures and guidelines. Chaperones are expected to refrain from smoking in the presence

of a child whether on duty or not. All staff should remain alcohol free during working hours and

take personal responsibility for presenting themselves in a fit state for work.Attend rehearsals and performances as scheduled. Learn and cover, as required, the onstage chaperone plots (wing plots). When required, take the children out for meals between rehearsals/shows, ensuring the reputation

of the production and Producer is maintained at all times.Have an awareness of Health and Safety policies, and make sure that regulations are met within the department, including the wearing of appropriate clothing and footwear. Be familiar with the procedure for evacuation

in case of fire etc.Be fully aware of the conditions that form part of the licence granted to the production to have the children

perform. Ensuring that the child is working within the legal guidelines under which they are licenced to perform.Provide accurate records of your working hours to the Head Chaperone at the end of each working week and

ensure that all necessary working hour limits are adhered to.Attend promotional events such as publicity and photographic calls as required. Use appropriate language and actions in the presence of the children and ensure the same from other adults in

the vicinity.Listen to the views of the child and advocate for them when necessary.

This job description may be amended by the Producer from time to time and in addition to the duties set out above. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and have an equal opportunity approach across all personal characteristics.

Please note that all applicants must have the right to work in the UK and hold a valid Chaperone licence. You will be required to show proof of both.

The House Parent / Tutor will be asked to complete training for the NSPCC safeguarding children in entertainment certificate.

About Cameron Mackintosh Ltd

Cameron Mackintosh has been producing shows since 1967 and remains the world's most prolific producer of musicals in theatre history.



As well as producing three of the world's longest running musicals, Les Miserables, The Phantom of The Opera and Cats, his legendary productions include Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins (co-produced with Disney), Oliver!, Side By Side By Sondheim, Little Shop Of Horrors, Song And Dance, Tomfoolery, The Witches Of Eastwick and Five Guys Named Moe. His acclaimed new productions of My Fair Lady, Oklahoma and Carousel have all been International successes, as have his reinvented new productions of Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and The Phantom of The Opera. Cameron is also co-producer with Jeffrey Seller of Hamilton in London.

In 2013, alongside Working Title Films and Universal, Cameron produced the hugely successful Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning film adaptation of Les Miserables which is one of the most successful movies ever of an original stage musical. The concert version of Les Miserables, which was first staged in 1989 at Domain Park in Sydney, has proved to be just as successful as the staged musical around the world. It has been filmed three times - at the Royal Albert Hall, the O2 Arena and the Gielgud Theatre and is continually rescreened on TV and in cinemas throughout the world and, alongside his spectacular Royal Albert Hall production of The Phantom of the Opera, regularly breaking attendance records for live recording performances of musical theatre.

Cameron owns and operates eight historic London theatres which have all been spectacularly rebuilt and refurbished for the 21st century. They house many of London's most successful hits. The Sondheim, formerly known as the Queen's, has been rebuilt and renamed in honour of Cameron's great friend, theatrical legend Stephen Sondheim who died in 2021. The last show he and Cameron were working on, Old Friends, premiered onstage and then TV as a sensational all-star gala last year and is now open at the Gielgud Theatre for a limited season with a terrific cast, headed by Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga.



In 1990, Cameron inaugurated the Chair of Contemporary Theatre at St. Catherine's College in Oxford University, with Stephen Sondheim as his visiting professor and his current professor is Adjoa Andoh, co-star of Bridgerton.



Music Theatre International, the world's largest owner of secondary rights of many of the greatest musicals ever written, is now one of Cameron's companies. Cameron was knighted in the 1996 New Year's Honours for his services to British theatre and he is the first British producer ever to be elected to Broadway's Theater Hall of Fame.


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