Engagement Officer
To help Harmony Works deliver our vision, we are seeking a skilled, motivated, innovative and energetic new member of staff to co-create and deliver an exciting programme of engagement and participation.
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £28,000 – 30,000 p.a. plus generous holiday allowance and flexible working
Hours: Full-time. 30-month term with the potential to be extended.
Are you passionate about working with communities to promote the benefits of music? Do you want to support more inclusive opportunities for people to enjoy the arts and heritage?
Harmony Works is restoring and extending Grade II* listed Canada House in the centre of Sheffield as an inspiring new home for musical activity. We will open the doors of a stunning heritage building for the first time in decades to provide spaces to learn, practise, create, perform and socialise, particularly for children and young people.
To help Harmony Works deliver our vision, we are seeking a skilled, motivated, innovative and energetic new member of staff to co-create and deliver an exciting programme of engagement and participation.
Key Relationships
The postholder will work as part of a team, supporting, developing and managing existing relationships with key project stakeholders. They will reach out to develop new relationships with individuals, local groups, schools and organisations to facilitate partnerships working, increase awareness of and support for the project, and to recruit volunteers. This is a new role.
Applications
If you would like to apply for this role, please email Hannah Watson (jobs@harmonyworks.org.uk) and submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, referring to the job description.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Monday 19 May.
The interviews will take place in Sheffield on 5 and 6 June. We will be in touch to arrange a mutually agreeable time.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.
Job Description
Please find the full job description here
Musical Home for Young People
Young people are at the heart of Harmony Works and their ideas and creativity will shape the space, so they feel comfortable, inspired, and welcome.
Our goal is to foster growth and transformation through the power of music. We’re all about providing an inclusive and accessible hub for music education that celebrates excellence and invites every young person to explore their musical potential.
Located right in the heart of Sheffield city centre, getting to Harmony Works will be easy with public transport available right to our doorstep, making sure that even more young people have access to a high-quality music education. We embrace every kind of music and culture, offering spaces for teaching, practising, rehearsing, and performing.
Sheffield boasts an impressive musical heritage, being the birthplace of some of the world’s most renowned artists and a hub for live music venues and festivals. We want all young people in the region to have access to state-of-the-art facilities that can empower them to be part of this rich legacy.
Wellbeing
Making music is a powerful tool that enhances learning, giving young individuals the freedom to explore their own identities and express their emotions. It boosts self-esteem and nurtures mental well-being. Harmony Works will be a safe space for young people to grow, nurturing not just their musical journey, but their overall development too.
In addition to our music facilities, our café will provide affordable and nutritious meals. Young people will be able to access a variety of spaces to suit their needs – from comfy corners to unwind and catch up with friends, to quiet spaces perfect for completing homework.
Engaging with music and culture – whether you’re strumming an instrument, belting out a song, enjoying a performance, or even lending a hand as a volunteer – does wonders for overall wellbeing.
Harmony Works will create opportunities for people to connect with music, the heritage, and the people around them. These connections are proven to boost mental well-being while reducing loneliness, anxiety, and depression.
Learning
At Harmony Works, learning takes centre stage. This isn’t just a place for music education, it’s a hub that fuels the growth and development of young minds in multiple ways.
By collaborating with fantastic partners like The Sheffield College, we will also offer hands-on training opportunities in fields like hospitality and construction. So, whether you’re tuning into music or exploring other exciting pathways, like music production and cultural pathways into industry, Harmony Works is your place to learn, grow and shine.
Heritage & Sustainability
Harmony Works will unlock the doors of one of Sheffield’s treasured historical gems.
Canada House has quite the story to tell. Once home to the Sheffield United Gas Light Company, it played a crucial role in the Victorian technological revolution that swept across the UK – where the use of gas for heating and lighting homes was becoming more and more widespread.
Since then, Canada House has hosted a wide range of activities from Turn-Ups Night Club, the No.1 Chinese Buffet, and most recently, the headquarters of the stylish Panache Lingerie company.
Our goal is to breathe new life into Canada House, revitalising its purpose and using the variety of spaces within, ensuring they are accessible and welcoming to all. As we do this, we’re committed to embracing the most sustainable approach and technology. Our vision for a zero-carbon Canada House includes:
- Replacing gas as a source of energy by connecting to the Sheffield City district heating network using waste as a low carbon heating source.
- Retaining original features wherever possible to avoid waste and consumption of new resources.
- Using passive ventilation systems that will minimise energy consumption.
Situated right at the heart of Castlegate, Canada House is already easily accessible through public transport and more sustainable modes of transport, such as cycling.
You can visit by:
- Bus: there are numerous bus stops within a two-minute walk and the city centre’s bus station is a five-minute walk away.
- Tram: there is a tram stop right outside the street-level door.
- Train: the railway station is a five-minute walk away.
- Cycle – cycle parking will be available.
Harmony Works, therefore, will be equally accessible from all corners of the region.
Community
Harmony Works will be a space for the local community to participate in and enjoy music and other activities. Our range of opportunities to engage with music – and heritage – will attract people to the area, increasing footfall to Castlegate, and contributing to its ongoing regeneration.
The introduction of a café open to all will encourage a sense of community from within Harmony Works.
The Castlegate area is a vibrant hub filled with arts, culture, and a sense of belonging – with organisations such as the National Videogame Museum, Kommune, Pollen Market, S1 Arts Space, Plot 22, Al-Andalus, Exchange Street Collective, SADACCA, and Yorkshire Artspace also calling the area home.
Castlegate is taking centre stage as a priority area for regeneration and benefitting from Sheffield Gateway Levelling Up Funding. This will create a better place to live, work and visit, whilst reconnecting with Sheffield’s rich heritage, of which Harmony Works will form a part.
