Current Vacancies
We are currently recruiting for a Youth & Community Dance Trainee
Youth & Community Dance Trainee (18 month contract April 2026-Nov 2027)
18.75hrs per week. Salary is £12,392 pro rata. (Full time equivalent of £24,785 per annum)
Closing date: 10.00am on Mon, 2 March 2026
Are you passionate about dance and the arts? Are you a warm and creative person who enjoys building relationships and working with communities? Do you want to gain experience in arts administration and project delivery?
Yorkshire Dance are looking for a part time Youth & Community Trainee to join our team. This is a great opportunity to gain a rounded experience in a busy arts organisation, including (but not limited to):
- Assisting with co-ordination, planning and delivery within Yorkshire Dance’s Youth and Community programme.
- Communicating with families, artists and participants.
- Supporting the delivery of dance sessions in the community for all ages.
This role is funded by Leeds Community Foundation, to address the lack of representation of black and brown individuals within the creative sector in Leeds. We welcome applications from 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.
Key responsibilities
- Assist with co-ordination, planning and delivery of all aspects of Yorkshire Dance’s Youth and Community programme, including outreach and development in local communities and the regional youth performance platform FRESH. This will include administrative tasks such as logging and tracking applications using Excel, contact management by using an online database, booking studios and preparing contracts.
- Communicate with families, artists, participants and other key stakeholders. This could be via email, over the phone or in person, taking into account different communication needs such as participants with English as a second language, and adapting language to suit different audiences.
- Assist dance sessions in the community for different local groups including with children, older adults and people with a learning and/or physical disability.
- Coordinate and administer a range of internal and external meetings and networks, including note-taking and writing up minutes.
- Support the marketing team to create content and posts for social media highlighting Youth and Community activity by selecting images, proofing text and developing ideas for content.
- Support event programming including the recruitment of and working alongside community co-curation groups.
How to apply
Please apply by sending across your completed application form explaining how your skills and experience meet the person spec. Email your application form to admin@yorkshiredance.com
OR
Send an audio recording of up to 8 minutes (MP3 file) or a video application of up to 8 minutes (MP4) using WeTransfer to admin@yorkshiredance.com.
The closing date is: 11.00am, 2 March 2026
Interviews will take place at Yorkshire Dance in Leeds City Centre (or online if required) week commencing 16 March 2026.
If you require support in completing your application, or would like to receive or submit the application in an alternative format, please call us on 0113 243 9867 or contact us via email on: admin@yorkshiredance.com
About Yorkshire Dance
Each year Yorkshire Dance supports 200 local dance artists, hosts 2 dance festivals, supports 2 sub-regional dance networks and delivers 1,600 weekly community dance sessions for over 1,000 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
- Training opportunities 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)
- An annual Go See Fund to purchase tickets for dance performances (and complimentary tickets for most performances run by Yorkshire Dance)
- Maternity and sickness pay in line with our policies
- Tech scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye care
- Access to our Employee Assistance Care Programme, run by One Dance UK
- Discounted travel with First Buses
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.
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