Are you a theatre, performing arts, or creative professional working in North Wales?.
Hijinx has found a new home for our North Wales activity! We’re now based in Theatre Clwyd, Mold.
We are looking for Facilitators (Tutors) and Assistant Facilitators to help deliver our Academy and Drama Foundations programmes at Theatr Clwyd for learning disabled and/or autistic individuals.
Academy is what we call our professional training. Our North Academy takes place on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Our Drama Foundations programme uses drama, music and performance to develop confidence and life skills. Our new Drama Foundations North group will be taking place on Thursdays.
Both programmes are for adults 18+.
Tutors.
- Are established performance artists currently working within the industry, and with experience of sharing their craft
- Are responsible for the content of session
- Are responsible for developing & delivering a well-shaped, purposeful journey of work within a wider framework of learning
- May have experience of inclusive practice and teaching
Advantages to becoming a Hijinx Tutor:
- You get to work with our incredible cohort of learning disabled and/or neurodivergent actors
- You get the chance to expand/explore your own practice and learn more about working in an inclusive environment
- Our Tutors can become involved in other Hijinx projects, whether as part of our devising teams, or to lead on their own projects with us
- Flexibility – We rota on a termly basis based on our Tutor’s availability, allowing you plenty of time to plan your other commitments around your tutoring
Current rate of pay:
For Tutors, this is £170 for a full day, £85 for a half.
Assistant Facilitators.
- Work in a creative industry and/or have experience of supporting individuals with learning need
- Collaborate with the tutor, ensuring all participants are following the session and can engage fully; often they join in with the exercises and lead by example
- Are the first port of call to deal with any behaviour or wellbeing issues or incidents that may arise in session
- Are responsible for registers and daily logs which are entered electronically
Advantages of being a Hijinx Assistant Facilitator include:
- You get to work with our incredible cohort of learning disabled and/or neurodivergent individuals
- You get the chance to expand/explore your own practice and learn more about working in an inclusive environment
- You get to work with and learn from established artists currently working within the industry
- You have the opportunity to become involved in other Hijinx projects as part of the devising and support team
- Flexibility – We rota on a termly basis based on our Assistant Facilitators availability, allowing you plenty of time to plan your other commitments around your work with Hijinx
Current rate of pay:
For Assistant Facilitators this is £100 for a full day, £50 for a half (although it is not as common for AFs to do half days to ensure it is worthwhile for the AF with travel considerations etc).
What next?.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join our pool of freelance Tutors and Assistant Facilitators at Hijinx, one of the UK’s leading inclusive theatre makers and providers of performance training for actors with learning disabilities and/or autism.