Union Chapel
Job Summary
Job Description
Our Sunday School Stories project is a celebration of Union Chapel’s heritage: from its foundations to the present day. Our 200+ year archive is a source of inspiration to co-curate our programme in collaboration with fantastic artists, external partners and creatives with the aim to engage new audiences, underrepresented in heritage, with our unique legacy of music, social justice and gothic architecture formed by a congregational Nonconformist tradition.
The Participation Assistant is a key point of contact for the Project, supporting our Participation Manager in coordinating volunteers and participants across our heritage-led participatory cross-arts programme.
As a charity, our volunteers and participants are extremely valuable to us and we aim to make their experiences fun, interesting and meaningful. The Participation Assistant will promote a “collaborative culture” ensuring our volunteers and participants are looked after and feel welcome, as well as being an important part of an active, vibrant and inclusive community that reflects the rich diversity of Islington and Union Chapel’s legacy.
Salary: £27,008 annual full-time salary, £10,803 pro rata,
Contract: Fixed term contract – 9 months. This is an office-based role, working remotely is unlikely to fit business needs.
Hours: 15 hours per week – flexibility needed to cover events. Some evening and weekend work may be required. Typically, two days weekly, to be agreed with line manager.
Start date: As soon as possible
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Job Requirements
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- Must have the right to work in the UK
- Awareness of Health & Safety practice within a community event setting
- Excellent standard of both written and spoken English with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people in a confident, professional & friendly manner
- Ability to multitask
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent IT and administrative skills
- Flexible and creative approach to problem solving
- Passionate about heritage: arts, music, culture, social justice & community
- Highly empathetic & a team player
- Reliable & Flexible
- Thrives empowering people in a creative environment
Desirable
- Experience in the voluntary sector, ideally in a similar role.
- Experience in community arts projects.
- Knowledge of Islington’s rich heritage & grass roots organisations.
- Understanding of the role music & the arts has in changing lives.
- Lived experience of any of our target community groups.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Participation Assistant
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Salary: £25k-£30k
(pro-rata) - Hours:
Part time - Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Mon, 06 Oct 2025
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Location:
London
Job: Participation Assistant
Job: Participation Assistant
Organisation: Union Chapel
Postcode: N1 2UN
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