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Cultural Participation Worker, Culture Leicestershire

  •  East Midlands
  •  Â£30k-40k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes February 23, 2026
  •  Amanda Hanton
  •  amanda.hanton@leics.gov.uk
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Job Summary

We are looking for a new team member who will support us to spark imagination, celebrate communities and enhance wellbeing.

Job Description

About the Role

An opportunity to join Culture Leicestershire as a Cultural Participation Worker.

Culture Leicestershire is the County Council's Museum, Heritage, Libraries, Collections, Learning and Participation services.

This role is within the Cultural Participation team. We support local people to shape how culture is interpreted and experienced using our spaces, resources and assets.

A background in the Museum sector would be welcome for this role.

Fixed term until 31st March 2027. Potential for contract extension dependent upon external funding.

For more information about our team and this role please visit http://www.cultureleicestershire.co.uk/apply - www.cultureleicestershire.co.uk/apply

Job Requirements

About You

To apply for this post, you must have experience of:

  • Working in a cultural environment achieving shared goals with sector experts e.g. exhibition development, contemporary collecting, use of museum objects in community outreach
  • Identifying, developing, facilitating and co-ordinating projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
  • Embracing and championing equity, diversity and inclusion using the principal of co-creation
  • Commissioning and managing freelance creative practitioners (Brief development, contracts, tendering, relationship management, target monitoring)
  • Setting, monitoring and management of budgets including preparing reports, forecasting etc
  • Relevant experience of complex information management, quantitative and qualitative data evaluation and interpretation and reporting ideally within a Museum setting
  • Thriving in an evolving environment and embracing new challenges with enthusiasm and resilience.

In addition, we expect you to share

Job Responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include:

  • Research, identify and build meaningful partnerships with local people and communities based on the strategic objectives of the Service
  • Develop, plan and co-create bespoke cultural projects and activities
  • Use a variety of participatory methods to engage and give voice to people underrepresented by Culture Leicestershire
  • Evaluate, report and disseminate project data

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/recruitment-of-ex-offenders-policy-statement.pdf - policy statement.

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How to Apply

For more information please visit: https://www.cultureleicestershire.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/

Deadline: 23/02/2026 at midnight.

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