Cultural Participation Worker

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Leicester - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 35451 - 39165

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

WorkLocation: County Wide

Salary:Grade 10: 35451 - 39165 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

WorkingHours:Full time 37 hours per week

ContractType:Fixed term for 12 months

Closing Date: Monday 23^rd February 2026

Interview Date(s): Friday 27^th February 2026

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

About the Role

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

Culture Leicestershire is the County Councils Museum Heritage Libraries Collections Learning and Participation services.

This roleis within the Cultural Participation 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 31^st March 2027. Potential for contract extension dependent upon external funding.

Formore information about our team and this role please visit duties and responsibilitiesinclude:

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 ourpolicy statement.

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 monitoringand management ofbudgets including preparing reports forecasting etc
Relevant experience of complex informationmanagementquantitative and qualitative dataevaluation and interpretationand reportingideally within a Museum setting and have relevant experience knowledge and qualifications of BTEC Higher or NVQ 4 (or equivalent).
Thriving in an evolving environment and embracing new challenges with enthusiasm and resilience.

In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are aDisability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Amanda Hanton

Telephone:

To contact me by email please click here.

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see theHow to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.

DescriptionOrganisation:Leicestershire County CouncilWorkLocation: County WideSalary:Grade 10: 35451 - 39165 per annum (pro rata for part-time)WorkingHours:Full time 37 hours per weekContractType:Fixed term for 12 monthsClosing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026Interview Date(s): Friday 27th February 2...