Current Vacancies
We are currently looking for Front of House Members to join our team.
Front of House Team Member
0 hours contract. £12.00 per hour (Shifts are during our opening hours which run from 9.00am-9.30pm Mon-Fri and 9.00am – 4.00pm at weekends)
Do you have a passion for the arts and want to work in a busy performing arts venue? Are you confident in customer service and admin? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment as part of a friendly team?
Yorkshire Dance are looking for someone to provide Front of House managing all reception duties. This is a great opportunity to gain a rounded experience of admin and operations in a busy arts organisation, including (but not limited to):
- Reception including face to face and telephone customer service.
- Facilities support including setting up and taking down spaces.
- Event support including bar work.
- Box office including selling tickets and merchandise.
- Health & Safety.
- Admin and Data inputting.
View the full Job Description. Download the application form.
How to apply
To apply please complete our application form explaining how your skills and experience meet the person spec.
Email your completed application form (in Word or ODT format) to admin@yorkshiredance.com. Applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis. The interview panel will include members of the Operations Team.
Interviews will take place at Yorkshire Dance in Leeds City Centre (or over Zoom if required).
If you would like a version of any of the application material in an alternative format such as a printed version, large print or if you wish to make a video application, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do all that we can to support your application. Please call us on: 0113 243 9867 or email admin@yorkshiredance.com
About Yorkshire Dance
Each year Yorkshire Dance supports 200 local dance artists, hosts 4 dance festivals, runs 4 sub-regional dance networks and delivers 1,500 weekly community dance sessions for over 1,500 participants. Dance sessions take place in our studios, in community centres and care homes throughout Leeds and Bradford. You can find out more about our current programmes on our website and social media.
Benefits of working at Yorkshire Dance
- Hybrid working including time in the office and at home (if required).*
- Training opportunities both relevant to your role and the organisation (e.g. the full staff team have recently undertaken training in anti-racism, Dementia Awareness and Trans Awareness)
- Pension scheme
- An annual Go See Fund for permanent staff to purchase tickets for dance performances (and complimentary tickets for most performances run by Yorkshire Dance).*
- Membership of the professional bodies (where relevant)*
- Maternity and sickness pay in line with our policies
- Tech scheme*
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Bus to Work scheme (discounts on First Bus and Trans Dev)*
- Eye care*
* Permanent full or part time contracts only.
Recruitment Statement
Our jobs are open to all.
We recognise the positive values of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our jobs are open to all and we particularly welcome applications from D/deaf, disabled and neuro-diverse people, people of African or Caribbean heritage and people of South, East and South East Asian heritage, as they are currently under-represented at Yorkshire Dance.
We will commit to interviewing people who are ethnically diverse or have a disability who meet the essential criteria of for the role.
We operate a transparent scoring system, applying a score against each response the candidate gives to the essential skills and experience required by this role. If you would like more information about the scoring system please contact us by emailing admin@yorkshiredance.com.
There is a tick box on the application form which asks: Do you wish to be considered for this role due to experiencing racism or a disability? [ ]
Please tick this box if relevant to you. We will never ask for clarifying or supporting information at application stage. Information collected within the equal opportunities form is kept separately and anonymously and does not form part of the selection process.
If you would like a version of any of the application material in an alternative format such as a printed version, large print or if you wish to make a video application, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do all that we can to support your application. Please call us on: 0113 243 9867 or email admin@yorkshiredance.com
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