Facility Operative Apprentice

HideOut Youth Zone; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A youth organization in Manchester is seeking a passionate music arts worker to lead teaching and coaching of music activities. The ideal candidate will engage young people in a creative music program that includes teaching instruments and music production. This role is essential for fostering skills and creativity among youth. Applicants should have experience in delivering music arts and a genuine interest in youth development.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering music arts to young people.
• Passion for working with youth.

Responsibilities

• Lead coaching and teaching of music activities.
• Ensure youth engagement in creative music programs.
• Teach fundamentals of music to develop youth skills.

Skills

Teaching and playing instruments

Music production

Vocal coaching

Job description

Overview

Salary: £7.55 per hour (Year 1) / Real Living Wage (Year 2).

Hours: 36 per week, of which 6 hours of learning per week will be off the job. Includes occasional evening & weekend work.

About the role

The Arts, alongside sport and Youth Work is at the heart of HideOut’s offer to young people. The Arts offer is wide ranging and includes visual arts, music, media, dance and drama.

As a member of the Creative Arts Team, leading on the coaching and teaching of music, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and creative music programme that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental.

You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of a single, or range of music activities, enabling young people to explore their creativity and grow their skills.

Within the Arts team we are looking for a range of talented youth arts workers to make up a team with a diverse set of skills and expertise, who are also passionate about working with young people.

Ideally, you will have experience delivering one or more of the following music arts: Teaching and playing instruments (drums, guitar, piano, more), Music production and Vocal coaching.

About EMPOWER

Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton (East Manchester) which opened in 2020, and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, which opened to young people in June 2025. HideOut and Salford Youth Zone provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to.

Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it. This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive.

HideOut and Salford Youth Zone are part of a national and growing network of Onside Youth Zones. There are currently 15 active Onside Youth Zones across the UK with 20 due to be open by 2025.