Casual Technical Wardrobe Assistant

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Wardrobe Technician to support the safe, efficient maintenance of costumes for performances at Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall. You will sew, dress performers and manage costume preparation for shows and events, under the supervision of the Wardrobe Supervisor.

The role is on-site with various shifts and casual worker status. You will be required to speak fluent English and comply with health and safety standards, with a positive, proactive approach to

Qualifications

• Ability to sew costumes
• Ability to wash and iron costumes
• Able to assist dressing of performers
• Fluent English required due to public sector role and immigration requirements

Responsibilities

• Support basic maintenance of costumes for Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall
• Sew, dress performers for performances and events
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance and adherence to relevant legislation

Skills

Sewing

Washing & ironing costumes

Dressing performers

English language requirement

Job description

Contract Type: Casual

Working Hours: Various

Worker Type: On Site worker

Salary: £13.28 per hour

Location:Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Under the direction of Wardrobe Supervisor, to perform tasks to support the safe, efficient and effective delivery of basic maintenance of costumes, being able to sow, Dress performers for performances, and events in the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall and associated spaces. To ensure compliance with Health & Safety and relevant legislation.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Ability to sew
• being able to wash and iron costumes
• able to assist dressing of performers
• This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Matt Day, Production Coordinator, by email at [e-mail].

Closing Date: 22nd October 2026