Education and Community Intern

This role is funded by the John Lyons Charity Inclusive Internship fund and is aimed at supporting young people with learning disabilities into the creative workforce. You should only apply for this role if you:

- have a learning disability

- are aged 18-29

- live in one of the following London boroughs: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster.  

In addition, the successful candidate will be supported in the role by Pursuing Independent Paths (PIP) who will provide job coaching and support to the successful candidate.

Job Description

Responsible to:  Education Manager (Take the Lead)

Duration:  Fixed term contract, Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 

Hours: Usual working hours are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am–3pm

Location: The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB
Salary: £8,642.40 per annum

Benefits :

• Flexible working and a company culture that promotes good work/life balance
• Access to mental health support
• Access to free therapy with Self Space
• Commitment to learning, education and development
• Complimentary tickets for you and a guest to Old Vic preview productions
• Enhanced Annual
• Festive day – discretionary additional day off around Christmas to spend with loved ones
• Time to volunteer – one day per year to support a charity or project of your choosing
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental pay
• Staff social events

Role Summary

As an Education and Community Intern, you will support with the administration and delivery of our Take the Lead programme.

Take the Lead is a free employability programme from The Old Vic for students in years 11–13 that uses theatre techniques and creative workshops to build on five core skills: communication, self-management, self-belief, teamwork and problem-solving.

Key Areas of responsibility

The Education and Community Intern will support the Education Manager (Take the Lead) by:

• Supporting with workshop and event delivery, setting up the space, greeting and signing-in participants and helping to pack down events and workshops.
• Preparing workshop resources.
• Undertaking data entry and research.
• Supporting with email communication with schools and external partners.
• Data entry of evaluation and equal opportunities forms.
• Research and update our database of contacts to support with recruitment for the following year.
• Attending regular all staff meetings
• Representing The Old Vic at various events and ensure its reputation is maintained

There will also be the opportunity to shadow and support other members of the Education and Community team and other departments in the theatre, depending on the interests of the candidate.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and we may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.

Person Specification

Essential – for this role you should:

• Be interested in theatre
• Be interested in working with young people and community engagement
• Be interested in learning about office administration
• Have some experience of Microsoft or willingness to learn
• Have a positive attitude towards learning
• Have a learning disability
• Be aged 18-29
• Live in the John Lyon s Charity’s Beneficial Area: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check as the role may interact with vulnerable adults and/or children.

How to Apply

We understand that everyone is different and we want you to apply in whichever way you feel best shows your skills and experience. There are a range of ways that you can apply with us:

• 1. Sending a short video file of yourself (no longer than two minutes in length), detailing your experience, why you are applying for the role and what about working at The Old Vic interests you (have a look at the person specification in the job description).
• 2. Sending a short audio file of yourself (no longer than two minutes in length), detailing your experience, why you are applying for the role and what about working at The Old Vic interests you.
• 3. Completing our application form.
• 4. Uploading your CV and covering letter, explaining why you are interested in the role and working at the Old Vic.

As a Disability Confident employer, The Old Vic has made a commitment that all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for this job will be invited to interview. H owever in the event that we have a high volume of applications all of whom meet the criteria and identify as disabled, meaning it is not practicable to interview everyone, we may apply a weighting to the shortlisting criteria, or add an additional shortlisting stage before any interviews take place. In all cases we will take care to ensure that any criteria or weightings do not disadvantage disabled applicants.

All appointments are made subject to satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. 

The Process

The recruitment process for this role will be one  stage :

The closing date for this role is 29 July 2025 . Conversations are likely to take place w/c 18 August 2025.

Equal Opportunities

We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of the global majority, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse and disabled candidates.

We may take positive action, in cases where candidates are equally qualified, to increase the employment of under-represented groups at The Old Vic.

In the event that we ask you to attend the theatre for a conversation and you are struggling financially, we may be able to reimburse you for any reasonable travel costs.

We partner with a range of inclusive organisations, to find out more please read our FAQs. 

FAQs

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