Summer jobs in United Kingdom

Join our team and be part of making musical experiences that change lives.

The Bristol Beacon team is a collective group of people from all walks of life unified in their passion for music – from the front of house and education areas to creative support, administration and operations.

Every member of staff plays a vital role in supporting, facilitating, communicating and educating audiences and communities across Bristol and beyond about the power of music.

We invite you to come and get involved.

Join our team and contribute to welcoming audiences, delivering events and supporting music education and community outreach through Bristol Beacon.

We believe in the power of music as a universal language that knows no barriers. We are a symbol of hope, a focal point and a gathering place. We believe in creating and nurturing life-long relationships and sharing unity, joy and creative exploration through music.

Freelance work. Ensembles Tuition: £33.50 per hour.

We are currently looking for a freelance tutor capable of teaching DJing in a 1:1 and small group setting, both to beginner and intermediate students, to join our Bristol Youth Studios project.

Full-Time, 37 Hours

Salary: £28,000 per annum

We are building a new in-house team at Bristol Beacon to carry out venue turnarounds throughout the day and night. As Venue Crew Supervisor, you’ll lead a small team of Venue Crew to ensure event spaces are reset, tidy, and fully presentable ahead of the next scheduled activity. Our Venue Crew work mainly at night to ensure venue turnarounds in time for events the following day.

We are building a new in-house team at Bristol Beacon to deliver daytime and overnight venue turnarounds. As Casual Venue Crew you will ensure our spaces are reset, tidy, and fully presentable ahead of the next scheduled activity.

If you are interested in becoming part of the Bristol Beacon team, please submit an application via our application portal through the specific job role you are interested in.

If you would like to discuss your application or have any questions about the application process, please email HR@bristolbeacon.org.

We are unable to respond to speculative enquiries for roles, accept CVs or keep any personal details on file.

However, all our opportunities available are listed here on our jobs page, so keep an eye out for new openings here or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to keep up to date.

Bristol Beacon is an equal opportunities employer and takes the privacy of job applicants’ data seriously.

To meet our GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) obligations, our processes for collecting and storing data for recruitment purposes remain transparent and secure. For further details, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

We celebrate diversity and the power of different voices, experiences and perspectives and welcome applications from those individuals who feel they can bring something new – Bristol Beacon will be stronger for it.

If you require our application form in an alternative format, i.e. large print, or you would like to talk about submitting your application differently, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our People team at hr@bristolbeacon.org.

We want your experience at the interview to be as comfortable as possible. Please get in touch with us if you have any additional needs.

We embrace diversity and difference and believe that our work is more exciting and rich with a workforce representing the communities we connect with across the city and beyond.

We are always looking for individuals who have something new to say and bring energy and fresh perspectives to help us connect with Bristol and the wider community. If you have a passion for music, a desire to learn new skills and be part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

The well-being of our staff is essential. Therefore, we are committed to providing a safe and positive work environment so everyone feels supported in all aspects of their work.

We know that volunteers can bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm in helping us make and present our work. We’re hoping to expand our volunteer opportunities in the future.

Currently we don’t have any opportunities for volunteers. But please check back here for any updates for how you can get involved.

7 – 11 Jul 2025

We periodically offer work experience opportunities, usually advertised at the beginning of each year to take place in the summer.

Our work experience week takes place each summer for young people in Year 10.

Beacon Music Centre offers a wide range of CPD and training event programmes to support both music specialist and non-specialist class teachers and leaders working in this space.