Casual Technical Wardrobe Assistant

Leicestershire County Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Costume Assistant to support the safe, efficient maintenance of costumes, sew, wash and iron outfits, and dress performers for shows at the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall.

This on-site casual role requires the ability to sew, stay compliant with health and safety rules, and join a team delivering high-quality costumes for performances; in return you will receive a competitive hourly rate of £13.28 and access to council benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to sew.
• Washing and ironing costumes.
• Assist dressing of performers.

Responsibilities

• Support basic maintenance of costumes.
• Dress performers for performances and events.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and relevant legislation.

Skills

Sewing

Costume care

Dressing performers

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 enquiries please contact Matt Day, Production Coordinator, by email at [e-mail] .

Closing Date: 22nd October 2026