Job Description

Salary:

12.21 per hour

Contract Type:

Atypical Worker

Closing date:

Thursday 17 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Arts University Plymouth is currently seeking

Life Models

to support and enhance our life drawing and painting classes. We are looking to build a diverse and inclusive register of casual Life Models to contribute to the high-quality delivery of our creative arts programmes.

About the Role

The role involves nude modelling in a professional and supervised educational setting. Sessions are varied and may occasionally take place in the evening. Successful applicants will be added to our casual Life Model register and contacted when suitable opportunities become available.

What Were Looking For

No previous experience is necessary. You must be comfortable with nude modelling in an educational environment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and aim for our Life Modelling cohort to reflect the diversity of our community.

Safeguarding and Compliance

All appointments are subject to a

DBS check

, and you will be required to provide appropriate documentation as part of the onboarding process.

Right to Work

Applicants must have the legal

right to work in the UK

. We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. Proof of Right to Work will be required before an offer of employment is made.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the

online application form

. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs in place of a completed application.

If you would like more information before applying, feel free to contact our Curriculum Operations team for further information via curriculumoperations@aup.ac.uk.

Important Notes

Suitable applicants will be contacted on a

first-come, first-served basis

to arrange a

face-to-face discussion

and a

tour of our facilities

. +

We encourage early applications, as the advert may close prior to the listed closing date once we have appointed the required number of Life Models.

Arts University Plymouth is strongly committed to safeguarding and the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

In cases where current employees are eligible for redeployment (e.g., due to the end of a fixed-term contract), they may be given priority for interview.

Creative Education for a Changing World

Arts University Plymouth will set a vision towards 2030 based upon sustainable growth, solution focused teaching and research, and a commitment to impactful social justice and ecological change through its people, culture and place. Our strategy Creative Education for a Changing World will ensure that our work is energised and designed to meet the ambitions of its students and staff while acknowledging the shifting realm of creativity through new technologies and the workplaces of tomorrow.

Our strategy is built upon three pillars, Creative Endeavour, Sustainable Futures, and People & Place. Through this, we have set a critical path towards a holistic and embedded pedagogical approach under the title Teaching for our Time, that will guide all of our creative endeavours. We believe that authenticity, fulfilment and kindness are indexical qualities in the process of thinking, making and living.

Strategic Vision

Our vision for Arts University Plymouth is a new kind of arts university for the 21st century, preparing graduates who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of our times.

We will champion our people, place and pedagogy at the heart of our mission, delivering sustainable growth and impactful change in terms of creative economies, civic engagement and cultural ambition in Plymouth and the wider region.

We will enhance our reputation as a catalyst for individual, societal and ecological transformation, delivering innovative and distinctive learning, teaching and research through its interdisciplinary ecosystem of materials, processes, technologies and knowledge exchange.

Why Plymouth?

Our beautiful city was voted as

Britains best city to live and work in

by The Telegraph in September 2024, beating Bristol, London, Manchester and Birmingham. Take a look at the showreels linked below to see why we are proud to boast about our city.

We've also been named

one of the world's top underrated travel destinations

by Time Out. Plymouth is a vibrant city that offers stunning coastlines, wild moorlands, and a rich cultural scene. Attractions include the iconic Tinside Lido, and some of the regions best entertainment and culture, from award winning museum and gallery The Box, to Real Ideas Market Hall, home to Europes first-of-its-kind 350-degree Immersive Dome.

Plymouth is Britains Ocean City, a confident and growing city that is undergoing a cultural revolution. With world-class connectivity, one of the highest rates of superfast broadband availability in the UK, excellent transport links, an international airport under an hour away, and stunning outside spaces on the doorstep such as Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, Dartmoor National Park it offers a great lifestyle. Find out more here:

Invest Plymouth Showreel
Living & Working in Plymouth...a great quality of life...