Join the TeesDance Team
TeesDance is entering an exciting new chapter. Having recently become a registered charity, we are growing our core team to support the next phase of our work across the Tees Valley.
We are recruiting two new part-time roles to work closely with our Founder/CEO and Board. These roles sit at the heart of our organisation and will help shape how we work with communities, artists and partners — strengthening participation, visibility and impact across the region.
We are a small, values-led organisation and care deeply about how we work as well as what we deliver. We welcome applications from people who are collaborative, reflective, organised and excited by place-based, community-rooted work.
Participation & Engagement Manager
Part-time | Permanent
The Participation & Engagement Manager will lead on TeesDance’s community and education programmes, building strong relationships with participants, artists, partners and stakeholders across the Tees Valley.
This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You will coordinate programmes, support freelance artists, embed care-led and inclusive practice, and develop clear pathways for participation and progression across our work with children & young people, families, elders and communities.
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 per annum (pro rata)
Hours: 22.5 – 30 hours per week (to be negotiated)
Location: Home-based with regular travel across the Tees Valley
(Full UK driving licence and access to a car required)
Annual leave: Up to 38 days per year (pro rata), including bank holidays and Christmas closure
Marketing & Impact Lead
Part-time | Permanent
The Marketing & Impact Lead will shape how TeesDance communicates its work, values and impact — including leading the development and delivery of our Dance Belongs Here campaign.
You will lead on marketing, communications, data and evaluation, ensuring our programmes, people and partnerships are visible, celebrated and understood. This role is central to telling TeesDance’s story ethically and creatively, supporting fundraising, partnerships and advocacy through clear, compelling and care-led communication.
Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 per annum (pro rata)
Hours: 15 – 22.5 hours per week (to be negotiated)
Location: Home-based with some face-to-face meetings in the Tees Valley
Annual leave: Up to 38 days per year (pro rata), including bank holidays and Christmas closure
Recruitment Process
Deadline to apply: Friday 13 February, 5pm
Shortlist informed by: Monday 16 February by midday
Interviews: Wednesday 18 – Friday 20 February
If shortlisted, please let us know any dates or times you are unavailable for an interview between Wednesday 18 and Friday 20 February. We will do our best to accommodate.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building a staff team and Board that better reflects the people and places we work with. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience that can strengthen and inform our work. TeesDance operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Any applicant who identifies as d/Deaf, disabled and/or under-represented, who meets the essential criteria outlined in the role description will be guaranteed an interview. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the application form.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit via the link below:
A CV or media file outlining your relevant experience
Responses to three short values-based questions (up to 500 words each, or alternative formats welcome)
Please submit these via: Application for employment
Please also complete our anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form
Deadline to apply: Friday 13 February, 5pm
We welcome applications in alternative formats, including video or audio. If you would like an informal conversation, support with your application, or have access requirements, please contact [email protected].