Job Description

Company Overview

Wiltshire Creative brings people together for joyful, life-enhancing creative experiences. We produce performances that tour nationally and internationally, bringing pride and joy to our region. Our venues - Salisbury Playhouse and Salisbury Arts Centre - deliver surprise, delight, and wonder with a diverse year-round programme.

About this role

We are looking for a Support Worker with experience of supporting a blind or partially sighted person, to work 1 day per week in Salisbury over a period of 3 weeks.

The support worker will be assisting Alex (she/they) working as an actor rehearsing and performing in Wiltshire Creative's autumn season play, Don't Look Now.

The Support Worker will support Alex and guide dog Brody with practical assistance such as navigation to and from the rehearsal room, to and from Salisbury Playhouse, as well as supporting Alex whilst at work with general tasks and administrative duties in order for them to maintain independence and participate fully.

The role is for 1 day per week, the particular day is to be determined.

Dates:

w/c 27 October- arrival, rehearsals, and performances at Salisbury Playhouse w/c 3 November - performances at and Salisbury Playhouse w/c 10th October- performances at Salisbury Playhouse

About You

You will be patient and compassionate with great communication skills, have a professional outlook and a positive attitude.

You will have previous experience supporting a blind or partially sighted person, or disabled person.

Previous experience supporting an actor, artist or working within an arts environment is desirable but not essential.

How to apply

The closing date for this vacancy is 9am on 17 October with interviews taking place the week commencing 20 October.

To apply, please send a cover letter telling us about yourself along with a CV to recruitment@wiltshirecreative.co.uk

We will be meeting candidates over Zoom to talk through the role.

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Alice Bezant, Producer, on recruitment@wiltshirecreative.co.uk or on 01722 320 117

Job Types: Freelance, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 weeks

Pay: 16.00 per hour

Work Location: In person