Drama Facilitator

Contract type: Permanent. Part-time role based in Northumberland.

About the role

The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company is looking for a Part-Time Drama Facilitator to support people with a learning disability and autistic people to develop their drama skills, confidence, and creativity. This role is ideal for someone passionate about performing arts, inclusion, and person-centred practice, who wants to make a meaningful impact through weekly sessions and original live performance opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate weekly drama sessions with adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults
• Support people with learning disabilities and autistic people to contribute their ideas and develop their skills
• Support groups to explore a range of performance mediums
• Identify individual goals that participants want to achieve, and provide effective, person-centred support to help them achieve these goals
• Prepare appropriate resources to meet group members' participation and development needs
• Provide a structured framework to enable groups to devise and rehearse their own original performances
• Communicate effectively with Drama Workers (staff supporting group sessions), and delegate tasks to ensure outcomes-focused session delivery
• Plan and coordinate performance events to showcase the groups’ work
• Develop and maintain accurate records and supporting documents (e.g., group risk assessments, participant evaluation)
• Communicate effectively with team members, clients, and partner organisations to enable smooth running of projects
• Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders and other arts/culture organisations

Requirements

• Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to appointment

Skills

• Experience facilitating drama sessions with learning disability and/or autistic groups
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills, with ability to work to project deadlines
• Demonstrable experience of performing arts project management
• Creative problem solver
• Ability to support individuals to achieve outcomes through using person-centred approaches
• Excellent communicator, able to adapt their approach to meet different communication needs
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Strong IT skills

Schedule

• Mondays and Wednesdays, 6.5 hours per day (flexible applications are considered; you can apply to work one or both days)
• Locations:
  • Mondays – Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick
  • Wednesdays – Theatre Royal, Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Start date: 19th October 2026

Pay

• Rate: £19.82 per hour
• Annual leave: 7 weeks pro rata (inclusive of bank holidays)