Choir Coordinator (Brighton)

Job Purpose

One of the CWNN strategic aims is to become a fully co-produced organisation and have people with lived experience of homelessness working alongside others to deliver all aspects of our work. The Choir coordinator role is vital in helping us achieve this aim, working alongside choir members and supporting them to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to keep their choir going. The post holder will collaborate closely with choir members, identifying opportunities to offer training and informal support, facilitating learning and reflection, and ensuring the group feels equipped to deliver the choir activities it wants to see.  The coordinator will also use impact measurement tools to monitor, evaluate, and share learning with the community itself and with the partner organisations.  The coordinator will also ensure that the choir works towards the strategic plans of both partners.

Partnership working

The post holder will be employed by both BHT Sussex and the Choir with No Name. Line management of this position is provided primarily by CWNN, with support from BHT Sussex, through a matrix management agreement.

Parameters

Reports to:              Head of Programmes (Choir with No Name) and Involvement Officer (BHT)
Hours:                     16 hours per week, including weekend and evening work as necessary
Location:                 Based in Brighton, from the BHT office or from home and from gigs / rehearsals. 
Salary:                     £26,474 (pro rata)
Annual leave:          25 days per year, pro rata, increasing 1 day per year with each year of service (to a maximum of 30 days)
Pension:                  5.5% employer contribution
Contract:                 Fixed term 1 year contract (potential extension if funding allows)

JOB DESCRIPTION

You can download the job description and application details here

Strategic Management

• Develop plans for the choir in partnership with choir members and organisational leads at BHT Sussex & CWNN, reflecting organisational strategies
• Ensure that plans are delivered and operations stay within budget
• Follow BHT Sussex & CWNN policies and procedures consistently, and help to keep them relevant and up-to-date

Member recruitment and support

• Work collaboratively with choir members, supporting them to nurture their strengths and develop their skills
• Ensure safe, supportive and welcoming rehearsal, workshop and gig environments are maintained.
• Forge and develop contacts throughout the homelessness and support sectors in Brighton, to ensure services are actively encouraging service users to attend
• Ensure that recruitment of choir members and volunteers actively seeks to create a community representative of Brighton’s diversity
• In collaboration with volunteers, provide appropriate pastoral care, assisting choir members to identify and overcome personal challenges and maintain their place in the choir
• Signpost choir members to relevant external services and opportunities and furnish volunteers with appropriate information to do the same
• Act as safeguarding lead for the Brighton choir, facilitating training for the community to encourage members to recognise potential abuse and support each other appropriately

Fundraising and Communications

• Contribute to raising money for the Brighton choir, with support from BHT Sussex & CWNN.  This could include anything from putting on events, to raising money from local individuals to forging relationships with local businesses or helping with local grant applications
• Provide opportunities for choir members to get involved with communications and fundraising, offering support for members to lead their own projects where appropriate
• Be active on social media to communicate and celebrate the Brighton choir’s achievements
• Occasionally contribute to local PR opportunities

Volunteer Management      

• Ensure that all tasks necessary for the smooth running of rehearsals are adequately covered by volunteers from among the choir (e.g. by delegating tasks on a rota basis)
• Offer group and one to one support and supervision to volunteers
• Coordinate quarterly reflective practice sessions and a regular schedule of training to support the volunteer development

Event production

• In consultation with the Choir Director and choir members, coordinate a programme of outreach workshops within relevant communities in Brighton as set out in the annual choir plan
• With the Choir Director and choir members, arrange and promote appropriate gigs and events 

Impact measurement

• Maintain up to date and accurate records to in order to support funding applications and provide data to report back to existing funders
• Contribute to quarterly reports for BHT Sussex & CWNN
• Conduct an annual choir members’ survey

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable alignment with our values of family, fun, integrity and collaboration
• Highly-motivated self-starter with initiative to make things happen
• Organised and methodical approach
• Collaborative leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to inspire and bring out the best in people
• Compassion and respect for all members of society, including a commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Ability to act calmly and decisively in emergencies, and to work positively with challenging behaviour
• Common sense
• Digitally literate (e.g. Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint and Excel, social media).

Highly desirable

• A love of music!
• Experience of co-production and working in a co-produced way
• Previous experience of safeguarding adults at risk of abuse
• Knowledge, experience and networks in the homelessness, support and/or arts sectors in Brighton
• Event management experience
• Knowledge of the principles and methods of impact measurement

For more details on how to apply and the application process, visit our website: www.choirwithnoname.org/choir-coordinator-brighton