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Schools Coordinator, Almeida Theatre

  •  London
  •  Â£25k-30k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes October 6, 2025
  •  Rowena Ferguson
  •  recruitment@almeida.co.uk
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

The Schools Coordinator is a vital part of the Almeida’s Participation team, supporting the delivery of our Every Child and wider Schools programmes.

Job Description

The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Schools Coordinator. This post is offered on a 6-month, Part Time, Fixed-Term, contract.

For a job description and details of how to apply please visit our website: https://almeida.co.uk/working-at-the-almeida

This role helps to build and maintain strong relationships with schools, artists, and facilitators, ensuring that projects are well-organised, accessible, and impactful. The role provides essential administrative and assistant producing support, from coordinating workshops and resources to liaising with schools and gathering evaluation data.

Almeida Every Child is a new strand of our Schools programme, launching in the 2025/26 academic year. Through drama and theatre-making workshops, we aim to engage every Year 5, 7, 8 and 9 student in Islington. Working in close collaboration with both primary and secondary schools across the borough, the project will reach over 6,000 students.

Application deadline: 12PM, 6th October 2025

Interviews will take place: the week commencing 20th October 2025

Job Requirements

  • An interest in participation work, specifically for schools work within participation in theatre.
  • Project coordination or experience of producing or supporting participation projects.
  • Some experience of facilitation or supporting practical activity/rehearsals with young people aged 7-14
  • High standard of numeracy, literacy, and IT skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to learn and become proficient in new systems and procedures.
  • Ability to manage a number of differing projects and prioritise workload.
  • Demonstrable interest in the Almeida Theatre and its work.

Job Responsibilities

This role will include:


Every Child Schools Programme:

  • Work with the Schools Producer to co-ordinate meetings and workshops as part of the Every Child Schools programme.
  • Support lead facilitators in delivery of sessions in the room as an assistant facilitator.
  • Delivering sessions as a lead facilitator, both programmed in advance but also as last minute cover.
  • Coordinating reaching out to schools and making first contact to recruit for the programme.
  • Recruit for and support the Every Child programme during the year, liaising with the Schools Producer and wider Participation team to organise and support the logistics and the administration of the programme.
  • Represent the Almeida through attending in-school sessions where appropriate
  • Work with the Schools Producer by taking on producing tasks and organising room bookings, communication with schools and facilitators.
  • Ordering and arranging of workshop resources, visiting schools in-person to drop off resources.

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How to Apply

For a job description and details of how to apply please visit our website.

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