Assistant Project Manager & Support Worker, Blueprint

About Concrete Youth
Concrete Youth is a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of people labelled with profound and multiple learning disabilities through high-quality cultural provision. Our work spans award-winning sensory theatre productions, education and engagement programmes, and international outreach. Since 2019, our live sensory work has reached over 10,500 audience members across five continents.

About Blueprint
Blueprint is a ground-breaking, multi-phase sensory theatre project from Concrete Youth, created in collaboration with people labelled with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Developed alongside our Chief Executive & Artistic Director Daniel Swift’s doctoral research, the project will establish a pioneering new model for multi-version sensory theatre—one that is flexible, co-created, and tailored to the unique ways our audience engage with theatre.

Blueprint sets out to transform the sector’s understanding of inclusive practice. Blueprint is a bold step forward in how sensory theatre is made, shared, and experienced. Blueprint is supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

About the Role
We are looking for an exceptional Assistant Project Manager & Support Worker to join Blueprint across its first two phases. This person will play a dual role: supporting the administrative, artistic, and strategic delivery of the project, while also providing access support to our Chief Executive & Artistic Director throughout the process. They will also contribute both academically and creatively to the development of the work.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day project administration and coordination.

• Support the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the project.

• Ensure all internal communication, schedules, and access needs are met and respected.

• Provide an academic and creative contribution to the project.

• Contribute to onboarding of freelance personnel.

• Maintain strong working relationships with venues and partners.

• Uphold company policies, especially regarding equity, environmental responsibility, and access.

• Support with additional production-related duties as required.

Person Specification

• Strong understanding of the needs of people labelled with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

• Experience working in producing or project management roles.

• Proven experience supporting artists with access requirements.

• Confident communicator with good interpersonal skills.

• Excellent time-management and organisational ability.

• Experience in sensory theatre or other forms of inclusive performance.

• Passionate about inclusive arts and audience-centred practice.

Fee
£630 per week for 3 weeks, plus travel, accommodation, per diems, and holiday pay. Concrete Youth operates a 4-day working week.

Key Dates

• Interviews: 5th & 6th June via Zoom (candidates will be invited to book an appointment that suits their schedule).

• Phase 1: 16th – 27th June 2025 in Hull (dates of the 4 day working week pattern are TBC)

• Phase 2: 14th – 17th July 2025 (dates of the 4 day working week pattern are TBC)

Please note, these dates are subject to change slightly.

Following this contact, the R&D shall take place in autumn 2025 and ultimate production in spring 2026, with potential for contract extension based on performance and availability.

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter in the application form to the right by 10am on Monday 2nd June. If you would prefer to apply via a format that is more accessible to you, please do so by emailing it to jobs@concreteyouth.co.uk. You are kindly asked to only email this address with accessible applications and apply using the form on this page in all other events.

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Our audience comes from all walks of life, and so do we. We work with great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for inclusive theatre, you will find a home at Concrete Youth.