The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is recognised as a leading centre of excellence for creative learning and vocational training within the performing arts and creative industries. We enjoy an international and national reputation for the quality of our teaching, our exceptional facilities, and our enviable track record of graduate employment and alumni successes.
We are looking to recruit a temporary Widening Participation Coordinator (Maternity Cover) who will be part of a small team of staff working with schools and colleges to provide outreach and fair access activities, which raise awareness of, and aspirations to, Higher Education and encourage applications to LIPA from groups which are under-represented at university-level.
The post-holder will lead on the planning, coordination, and evaluation of LIPA’s key pre-16 widening participation initiatives, including our flagship outreach programme for Year 10 and 11 students, a portfolio of activities with targeted partner schools across Merseyside and engagement with LIPA School pupils. These activities are aimed at helping targeted young people to engage further with performing arts and making performance possible subjects and understand career and progression routes within these subject areas, including at LIPA. There is also a growing focus within our pre-16 activities on assisting schools with attainment raising in these subject areas.
You will be a graduate with previous experience of designing, promoting, coordinating, and evaluating activities, as well as working with groups of young people. You will have excellent project management and organisational skills, strong written communication and presentational skills and be confident in dealing with a range of people. You will need to be an enthusiastic team player with the capacity to be flexible and think on your feet. Knowledge and experience of secondary education and/or Higher Education would be beneficial. In return we offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, pension, generous holiday entitlements, and complimentary tickets to our inhouse productions.
This is a fixed term post to commence from around or on 8th September. Any job offer is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Closing date for applications: Monday 21st July 2025 at 1pm.
Interviews: Tuesday 12th August 2025.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact our Recruitment Team on or 0151 330 3091.
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Our commitment to Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunity’s employer, LIPA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We are committed to working together to create an inclusive environment that offers equitable opportunities for all, pursuing our vision to be a leading vocational training institution.
As part of our Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 we are seeking to increase the diversity within our community and would particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities and those identifying as female, non-binary or trans-gender.
Appointments will always be made on merit.
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