Good Chance & Gecko are Hiring Workshop Assistants

Good Chance and Gecko are searching for TWO energetic, enthusiastic & confident Workshop Assistants to support our team in the delivery of a new large-scale, international, participatory theatre project with young people, exploring what sanctuary means today.

The Workshop Assistant role is a training and development role, open specifically to people from a refugee or asylum seeking background with lived experience of displacement.

We’re looking for TWO Workshop Assistants - one based in London, one based in Essex.

This is a unique chance to work alongside two internationally acclaimed theatre companies, and to develop your creative, workshop-leading and facilitation, and administrative skills!

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DETAILS:

London Fee: £2,475 for 5 weeks work across June - September 2024
Essex Fee: £2,950 for 5.5 weeks work across June - September 2024

Travel expenses for any work required beyond the place you are based will be provided.

MANAGEMENT:

This position will be managed jointly by a Good Chance Producer and the Local Facilitator.
This will include setting objectives for the role, regular check ins, a midpoint review, an end of role review and reflections and feedback, plus wellbeing support as needed.

LOCATION:

The role will be required to be on-site at rehearsals (in London or Colchester) andperformances (London Liverpool Street station or Harwich Beach).

HOW TO APPLY:

Deadline for applications: by 5pm on Sunday 19th May.

To apply for this role, please email Mardin Mahmoudpour at hello@goodchance.org.uk with separate attachments of:

● Either a 1 page letter or a 2-3 minute video explaining:
○ A bit about you and the work you’ve done that relates to this role
○ Why you would like to do this role

● Your CV or a list of your experience (maximum 2 pages)
● A completed equal opportunities form

If shortlisted, you will be invited to interview on zoom with members of the Good Chance and Gecko teams. Date to be confirmed.