Manchester Art Gallery - BSL tour guide recruitment

Описание: Manchester Art Gallery
BSL tour guide recruitment information

Manchester Art Gallery deliver a regular programme of tours in British Sign Language. The Gallery have funding to recruit and train a new freelance tour guide to take over from Jennifer Little after her retirement later this year. The Gallery are looking for someone who is fluent BSL speaker and uses it as their language of first choice.
Manchester Art Gallery will train and develop your skills to become a new freelance tour guide. You will be paid from the start of training! By the end of the training period you will have had experience of tour guiding and the support to become a freelancer tour guide.

To apply you must:
Live in the North West
Be comfortable talking with a diverse group of people in British Sign Language.
Have an enthusiasm and interest in art and learning about art.
Be available for 1 training or development session a month at Manchester Art Gallery between May 2025- March 2026.

Being Deaf, although not essential, is desirable.

How to apply:
If you are interested, send us a short film introducing yourself. The film needs to be a maximum of 5 minutes long. Film on your phone. Low resolution is fine.
Please show yourself and tell us:
About who you are and what experience you have already in public speaking.
Why you are interested in this opportunity.

There is no need to use English, your application can be entirely in British Sign Language.
Please send via WhatsApp to Meg Parnell, Learning Manager: 07815 166 178
By Sunday 6 April 2025

The films will be reviewed by a recruitment panel and then we will ask a short list of candidates to come to the gallery to meet the panel on Friday 25 April
All films will be deleted after the recruitment process in line with our Privacy policy
Any questions – please contact
Meg Parnell, [email protected]
Text: 07815 166 178

We look forward to hearing from you!

This opportunity has been made possible by the Boshier-Hinton Foundation