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Exciting opportunity to improve accessibility in the creative sector with Arts Council England's All In scheme
Overview
Salary £36987
Location Birmingham, Leeds, or Manchester, UK - Hybrid
Expires Expires at anytime
Arts Council England is a reputable institution, committed to building inclusivity within the creative sector. In our new initiative, the All In scheme, we're looking for 2 Access Specialists to help us achieve this goal.
Role Summary:
- Delivering support and skills development to participating organisations
- Commissioning and creating webinars and online resources
- Facilitating small group discussions and one-to-one sessions
- Conducting audits, gap analysis, and intelligence gathering
- Specialising in either Built Environment or Digital Communications, with an additional interest in Customer Service or Commissions, Events, and Programmes
Role Requirements:
- This role is ringfenced for disabled, and or neurodivergent applicants, or those living with a long-term condition
- Commitment to improving access and inclusion in the creative and cultural sector
Application Process Details:
- Application closes 09:00 am Monday 17 March
- First Interviews commence the week of 07 April
- Second Interviews commence the week of 21 April with a requirement for a presentation on key aspects of Built Environment or Digital Communications access and inclusion
For more details, please contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Council England is excited to announce the opening for the position of Access Specialist, All In (x2). This role supports All In, a new UK and Ireland access scheme designed to improve accessibility and remove barriers in the creative and cultural sector for d/Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people. The All In scheme will consist of: a set of industry-backed standards support and skills development a digital membership system.
The role entails delivering support and skills development to the creative and cultural organisations who subscribe to the scheme. This support and skills development will involve commissioning and creating webinars and online resources, small group discussions, one-to-one sessions, audits of current provision, gap analysis, and intelligence gathering. The work will be aligned to All In’s four standards of accessibility: Built Environment, Digital Communications, Customer Service, and Commissions, Events, and Programmes.
We are currently recruiting two Access Specialists. One will mainly specialise in Built Environment, with an additional interest in either Customer Service or Commissions, Events and Programmes. The other will mainly specialise in Digital Communications, with an additional interest in either Customer Service or Commissions, Events, and Programmes.
This role is ringfenced for disabled, and or neurodivergent applicants, or those living with a long-term condition. We are committed to building an inclusive employer and workplace and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.
Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme.
For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact [email removed - click apply for more details]. If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact [email removed - click apply for more details].
Closing date: 09:00 am Monday 17 March 1 st Interviews: Week commencing 07 April 2 nd Interviews: Week commencing 21 April - Candidates will be required to prepare a five-minute slide-deck presentation at this stage on the key aspects of Built Environment or Digital Communications access and inclusion for creative and cultural organisations.
