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Join our team and be part of making musical experiences that change lives.

The Bristol Beacon team is a collective group of people from all walks of life unified in their passion for music – from the front of house and education areas to creative support, administration and operations.

Every member of staff plays a vital role in supporting, facilitating, communicating and educating audiences and communities across Bristol and beyond about the power of music.

We invite you to come and get involved.

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Everything we do, in one place, on one day

Current Job Vacancies

Whole Class and Progression Lead

Part time, 22.5 hours
Salary: £38,850 pro-rata, £23,625 per annum

Closing date: 9.00am Friday 24 November

Bristol Beacon is home to the award-winning music education hub for the city of Bristol.  As part of Creative Learning and Engagement (CLE) our Music Hub ensures that all children, whether in schools or community settings, can access and take part in high-quality musical activities.

The Whole Class and Progression Lead is responsible for leading and developing progression, particularly in Whole Class (WCET) pathways to music education in and out of schools across Bristol, maintaining quality, efficiency and developing talent development opportunities.

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Commercial Business Coordinator

Part time, 22.5 hours
Salary: £24,500 pro-rata, £14,898.65 per annum

Closing date: 9.00am Monday 27 November

The commercial Business Coordinator supports the Commercial Team by being an initial point of enquiry for commercial business hire of our spaces.  You will build strong relationships with external clients interested in hiring our spaces, be knowledgeable about our spaces and hire packages and maintain effective systems to manage enquires and client feedback.  You will also build strong relationships internally and understand the needs of the key areas of our programme.

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Commercial Business Manager

Full time, 37 hours
Salary: £31,500 per annum

Closing date: 9.00am Monday 20 November

We are looking for a confident networker who will have the ability to sell our spaces and convert leads, build excellent client and partner relationships and who can raise the profile of Bristol Beacon, promote us as a destination venue and generate future business opportunities through your networks and appreciation of our spaces.  You will be highly organised and a creative thinker who enjoys every aspect of client relationships, with a proven track record of meeting significant sales targets.

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Restaurant and Bar Vacancies

Graysons are our new restaurant and bar operators.

For current vacancies, including part-time and casual work, please visit their website below.

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How to apply

Submitting an application

If you are interested in becoming part of the Bristol Beacon team, please submit an application via our application portal through the specific job role you are interested in.

If you would like to discuss your application or have any questions about the application process, please email HR@bristolbeacon.org.

Speculative job applications

We are unable to respond to speculative enquiries for roles, accept CV’s or keep any personal details on file.

However, all our opportunities available are listed here on our jobs page, so keep an eye out for new openings here or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to keep up to date.

Data Protection

Bristol Beacon is an equal opportunities employer and takes the privacy of job applicants’ data seriously.

To meet our GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) obligations, our processes for collecting and storing data for recruitment purposes remain transparent and secure. For further details, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

We celebrate diversity and the power of different voices, experiences and perspectives and welcome applications from those individuals who feel they can bring something new – Bristol Beacon will be stronger for it.

Read our Transformation Promise

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Accessibility

If you require our application form in an alternative format, i.e. large print, or you would like to talk about submitting your application differently, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our People team on 0117 204 7108 or email hr@bristolbeacon.org.

We want your experience at the interview to be as comfortable as possible. Please get in touch with us if you have any additional needs.

We will offer interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role.

 

Diversity & Inclusion

We embrace diversity and difference and believe that our work is more exciting and rich with a workforce representing the communities we connect with across the city and beyond.

We are always looking for individuals who have something new to say and bring energy and fresh perspectives to help us connect with Bristol and the wider community. If you have a passion for music, a desire to learn new skills and be part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

You can read more about our Transformation Promise, which details how diversity will be at the heart of everything we do, from programming and partnerships to recruitment and audience development here.

 

Mentors

We are working towards providing mentors who can support applicants who may not have worked in a cultural organisation before and would like some advice on articulating their experience and skills into an application.

To find out more about this, please email hr@bristolbeacon.org. We won’t ask you to disclose your background, and you won’t meet with someone who is part of the recruiting panel.

 

Health & Wellbeing

The well-being of our staff is essential. Therefore, we are committed to providing a safe and positive work environment so everyone feels supported in all aspects of their work.

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