Resident Music Artist

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Sense within the Arts and Wellbeing team as we expand our delivery of programmes in Birmingham & Loughborough. This role will be based at our two centres working full time on a fixed term contract due to end in March 2026. 

The Resident Music Artist will be responsible for shaping and delivering a high quality and inclusive visual arts programme at Sense. We are looking for an engaging and experience artist, practitioner to lead our music programme that puts disabled-led artistic excellence at the centre of our practice and engages the wider community and sector. The work is highly varied, and ideally, we are seeking artists who have experience working in community practice, including but not limited to, people with complex disabilities. As well as programme delivery the artist will be supported to develop their own work and continue their own professional growth, which in turn progresses the programme. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants

Responsibilities Include:

• Deliver and organise sessions for the people we support created in collaboration with the artistic director that shares the vision for inclusive arts at Sense. 
• Work with Sense services to ensure all communication approaches and abilities have equal opportunities to explore creative practices and music techniques, including improvisation & composition. The emphasis of the programme is to connect and communicate through music .
• Training, mentoring, and nurturing disabled and non-disabled artists, social care professionals and art-makers.
• Create participatory opportunities for a range groups – including adults with complex disabilities, carers & older person’s groups and children and young people 
• Work with organisations and venues to create opportunities that are engaging, relevant and more accessible for people with complex disabilities.
• Create annual events, performances and collaborations that support Sense Strategic Plan  
• Advise and work with the national Sense Arts team to deliver and monitoring the music programme
• Assists in selection and evaluation of artists and advocate leadership for and with disabled artists 

Key skills and experience

• A first degree or equivalent in music practice , management or teaching
• An understanding and commitment to make all aspects of the programme are high quality and disability led  
• Considerable experience of organising and  leading inclusive workshops and dynamic mentoring 
• Ability to forge and maintain strong creative relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to enable the post holder to communicate effectively with people in a range of styles and settings.
• Ability to be creative and innovative, including effective problem-solving skills
   

For the full job description please see the links to the left-handside.

To apply:

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit:  https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Closing Date

14/08/2023

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