Cultural Participation Worker
| Posting date: | 11 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 March 2026 |
| Location: | leicestershire, le3 8rs |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7015 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Wide
Salary: Grade 10: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date: Monday 23rd February
Interview Date(s): Friday 27th February
We are looking for a new team member who will support us to spark imagination, celebrate communities and enhance wellbeing.
About the Role
An opportunity to join Culture Leicestershire as a Cultural Participation Worker.
Culture Leicestershire is the County Council’s Museum, Heritage, Libraries, Collections, Learning and Participation services.
This role is within the Cultural Participation team. We support local people to shape how culture is interpreted and experienced using our spaces, resources and assets.
A background in the Museum sector would be welcome for this role.
Fixed term until 31st March 2027. Potential for contract extension dependent upon external funding.
For more information about our team and this role please visit www.cultureleicestershire.co.uk/apply
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Research, identify and build meaningful partnerships with local people and communities based on the strategic objectives of the Service
- Develop, plan and co-create bespoke cultural projects and activities
- Use a variety of participatory methods to engage and give voice to people underrepresented by Culture Leicestershire
- Evaluate, report and disseminate project data
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have experience of:
- Working in a cultural environment achieving shared goals with sector experts e.g. exhibition development, contemporary collecting, use of museum objects in community outreach
- Identifying, developing, facilitating and co-ordinating projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Embracing and championing equity, diversity and inclusion using the principal of co-creation
- Commissioning and managing freelance creative practitioners (Brief development, contracts, tendering, relationship management, target monitoring)
- Setting, monitoring and management of budgets including preparing reports, forecasting etc
- Relevant experience of complex information management, quantitative and qualitative data evaluation and interpretation and reporting ideally within a Museum setting and have relevant experience, knowledge and qualifications of BTEC Higher or NVQ 4 (or equivalent).
- Thriving in an evolving environment and embracing new challenges with enthusiasm and resilience.
In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Amanda Hanton
Telephone: 0116 3053422
To contact me by email, please click here .
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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