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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is one of the most successful and well-respected Theatre Schools in the UK.
Please see our available vacancies below. We encourage those interested in working for us to check back regularly for details of new opportunities.
Got any further enquiries relating to these roles? Please contact [email protected] in the first instance.
Head of MA Drama Directing
Join the Team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
Are you an experienced director with a passion for training the next generation of professionals? Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) invites applications for the Head of Drama Directing course. This is a unique opportunity to lead, mentor, and inspire the next generation of creative voices in a world-class training environment.
As Head of Course, you will oversee curriculum delivery, manage staffing, and foster vital industry connections. Your leadership will ensure our MA students receive rigorous training, balancing academic reporting with hands-on, practical directing experience. You will collaborate with our dynamic faculty, working alongside colleagues in Writing, Performance Design and Voice Studies to drive artistic excellence.
We are seeking an inspiring professional with substantial directing experience, a sophisticated understanding of the UK theatre industry, and a proven track record in Higher Education. An MA in Drama (or related field) is essential, alongside strong organizational skills.
At BOVTS, you will join a close-knit, supportive community committed to diversity and flexible working.
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- Contract: 0.8 FTE (Fixed-term)
- Salary: £32,869 p.a. ((based on the full-time equivalent of £38,550 per annum)
- Deadline: Apply by 28th August 2026.
- Interviews: During the week of 1st September
- Ideal start date: c.12th October
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Ready to lead? Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Voice and Dialect Tutor
Join the Team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
The main purpose of this role is to deliver actor training to a world-leading standard, along with the Head of Voice and other colleagues.
The post holder will undertake the duties and responsibilities of the role as set out in this Job Description and as specifically directed by the Head of Voice, having regard to the organisation’s operational requirements and priorities. The post holder may be required to undertake different duties and work different hours at different times of the year to meet organisational need, within the scope of the role and their contracted annual hours.
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- Contract: ( Maternity cover fixed-term term post, to the end of July 2027)
- Salary: £10,600 per annum (based on the full-time equivalent of £26,500 per annum)
- Deadline: Apply by 26th August 2026.
- Interviews: From the 28th August
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Ready to lead? Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Young Artists Assistant Manager
Join the Team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
The Young Artists Assistant Manager plays a key role in the successful delivery of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s Young Artists programme. Working alongside the Youth & Widening Participation Manager, they help create a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment for up to 150 young people attending weekly performing arts classes.
This is a highly active and people-focused role requiring excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills. The Assistant Manager acts as a visible point of contact for staff, students and families throughout the day, supporting the smooth running of sessions, responding to challenges as they arise and ensuring safeguarding, welfare and operational procedures are followed.
The role combines pastoral care, programme administration, operational coordination and class support. No two sessions are exactly the same, and the successful candidate will be comfortable working responsively in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining a calm and professional presence.
This is a physical role based across multiple teaching spaces within the Theatre School building. The Assistant Manager will regularly move between rooms, monitor activity across the programme and support staff and students throughout the day.
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- Contract: Part-time 12-month fixed term
- Salary – £33,000 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
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Ready to lead? Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Young Artists Learning Support Assistant
Join the Team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
The Learning Support Assistant works as part of the Young Artists team to enable all learners to participate fully in classes and performances. The role provides flexible support for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and other additional learning needs, working with individuals, small groups or across whole classes as required. The postholder will work collaboratively with tutors to promote inclusive practice, share expertise, and help create an environment in which every young person can thrive.
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- Contract: Part-time 12-month fixed term.
- Salary – £27,000 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
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Ready to lead? Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Young Artists Class Assistant
Join the Team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
The Young Artists Class Assistant plays an important role in creating a safe, inclusive and engaging learning environment for children and young people aged 3–18. Working alongside the Class Leader, you will support the delivery of high-quality performing arts sessions, encourage students to develop their confidence and creativity, and help ensure every participant feels welcomed, valued and able to thrive.
You will contribute to the smooth running of weekly classes by supporting learning activities, assisting with behaviour management where appropriate, promoting the wellbeing and safety of all participants, and helping to maintain the high standards of teaching, safeguarding and pastoral care expected by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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- Contract: Part-time, 10-month fixed-term, term-time-only position.
- Salary – £1,639.09 per annum (based on the full-time equivalent of £26,437 per annum)
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Ready to lead? Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Young Artists Casual Cover Tutor
Join the Team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
The Young Artists Casual Cover Tutor is an integral member of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s approved Young Artists Cover Tutor Pool.
The role provides high-quality cover for planned and unplanned staff absence, ensuring sessions continue safely, consistently and in line with the values and pedagogy of the Young Artists programme. Casual Cover Tutors play an important role in maintaining continuity for participants, enabling high-quality teaching and pastoral support to continue whenever permanent staff are unavailable.
Most cover will be provided in a Class Assistant capacity, supporting the permanent Class Leader to maintain continuity for participants. Where a Class Leader is absent, the permanent Class Assistant will ordinarily assume responsibility for leading the class due to their established relationship with participants, with the Casual Cover Tutor providing assistant-level support.
Where appropriate experience, knowledge and operational requirements allow, Casual Cover Tutors may also be engaged to undertake the duties of a Class Leader.
The successful candidate will be a flexible, collaborative and reliable theatre practitioner or educator who can quickly build positive relationships, adapt to unfamiliar groups and contribute to an engaging, inclusive and safe learning environment.
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- Contract: Casual Worked Agreement (Zero hour basis)
- Salary – Typical rates for a four-hour Young Artists session are:
- Assistant Manager: £63.46 for a four-hour session
- Class Leader: £57.69 for a four-hour session
- Learning Support Assistant: £51.92 for a four-hour session
- Class Assistant: £50.84 for a four-hour session
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Ready to lead? Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
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Recruitment & Selection Process
Our aim at all times is to hire the person who is most suited to the job. Recruitment will be on the basis of the applicant’s abilities and individual merits, measured against the job criteria and competencies.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The Theatre School recognises the positive value of diversity, promoting equality and challenging unfair discrimination. We welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce and across the wider arts and training sectors: these include, but are not limited to, people who are culturally and ethnically diverse and experience racism in our society, those with LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergent and/or D/deaf and disabled, those with caring responsibilities and those who have experience socio and economic barriers.
We will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on the grounds of age, disability, educational background, gender, employment status, ethnic origin, marital / partnership or family status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, social class, transgender, working pattern or any other irrelevant factor in any aspect of employment.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is committed to employing disabled people, and reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is appointed, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace as far as possible, including premises & equipment, duties, practices or policies.
Selection & Assessment
A range of methods will be used at the interview stage to assess candidates against objective job criteria contained in the job description and employee competencies applicable to the role. The purpose is to accurately predict a candidate’s ability to perform the job in question. All interviews will be undertaken by a panel of two or more people, and we will endeavour for the panel to be representative of society. Selection panels will keep written notes on each applicant recording reasons for decisions taken. These are disclosable to the applicant. All disabled applicants (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who meet the essential criteria as defined in the job description will be guaranteed an interview.
As part of our commitment to improving the diversity of our workforce. Where two candidates are equally scored following interview or assessment, positive action will be taken and we may appoint a candidate with a protected characteristic which is underrepresented within the Theatre School.
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