Youth and Community Trainee

Leeds Safe Roads Partnership; Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job description

Job title and organisation: Youth and Community Trainee - Yorkshire Dance
Salary: £24,875 pro rata - Actual £12,392.25
Hours: 18.75
Contract: Fixed term - 18 Months
Location: Leeds
Closing Date and Time: Monday 2 March at 10 AM

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

General duties applicable to all Yorkshire Dance contracted staff

• Undertake all activities in compliance with Yorkshire Dance’s policies and procedures with particular reference to equality and health and safety.
• Promote the activities, products and values of Yorkshire Dance.
• To participate in the staff review and development scheme,and undertake continued professional development activities as identified.

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 [e-mail] .

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 [e-mail] .

The closing date is: 10.00am on Mon, 2 March 2026

Interviews will take place at Yorkshire Dance in Leeds City Centre (or over Zoom 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:[e-mail]

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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