August 2025

Skills Exchange Tameside – Royal Exchange Theatre

Deadline to apply –

In partnership with Jigsaw Homes, we’re bringing back our Skills Exchange programme where we’ll be running 2x week long training courses for young people aged 16-18 (or 18-25 with an EHCP) who live in Tameside and aren’t in education, training or full time employment. The courses we’ll be running are:

Hospitality: 8 Sept – 13 Sept from 1-4pm at Dukinfield Community Hub
HOSPITALITY LINK

Live Events Production: 20 Oct – 25 Oct from 1-4pm at Tameside Arts Centre
LIVE EVENTS PRODUCTION LINK

As part of the course, participants will get further support from a Key Worker at Jigsaw to help them into further employment or training opportunities AND the chance to see a free show here at RET. We can also support covering cost of travel, lunches etc or any other barriers that people might face.

Reform Mentor – Reform Radio

Deadline to apply – link here

There is an exciting opportunity to join the Reform Radio team in Manchester as our new Reform Mentor. We’re a growing Community Interest Company and award-winning radio station, dedicated to supporting young adults to access cultural opportunities and career pathways in the creative industries.

As part of our Engagement Team the Reform Mentor will engage young adults and organisations across Greater Manchester and the North to recruit and enrol participants onto our creative programmes and workshops. The role is mainly based out of Reform Radio, based in Manchester and partner spaces.

Our ideal candidate will have experience working with young adults aged 18 – 30 in a creative, training or mentoring capacity.

As a Reform Mentor, you will take time to get to know participants and understand barriers which prevent them from achieving their goals. You will also assist in delivering creative courses alongside our Creative Practitioners, ensuring all participants feel supported throughout their course.

This support includes co-creating individual, personalised action plans with participants and offering support and advice during and after the project or training programme. As a mentor, you will aim to introduce participants to a person-centred and creative approach to improving confidence, employment and transferable skills. If you’d like to chat about this opportunity, please contact Lewys, Head of Quality Assurance, on lewys@reformradio.co.uk or on 0161 806 0879. To view the full job description, please click here.