BFI Film Academy Alumni Coordinator Apprentice

GREATER MANCHESTER ART CENTRE LTD T/A CORNERHOUSE

MANCHESTER (M15 4FN)

Closes on Monday 7 December 2026

Posted on 30 October 2026

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Summary

A brand new role at HOME, Manchester's arts centre for theatre, film and art. Help young people aged 16 to 25 take their first steps into the screen industries by building the North West BFI Film Academy Alumni Network, coordinating workshops, networking events and shadow placements.

Wage

£22,380.80 a year

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25 days holiday plus statutory holidays (pro rata), birthday day off, pension with 3% employer contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, two free cinema tickets and one theatre ticket subject to availability

Training course
Employability practitioner (level 4)
Hours
4 days per week, 32 hours, days agreed with the line manager. Evening and weekend work as required by the programme, with 2 weeks' notice where possible and swapped for a scheduled day. Regular travel across the Northwest.

32 hours a week

Start date

Monday 25 January 2027

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will work alongside the BFI Film Academy Hub Lead to build and run the North West BFI Film Academy Alumni Network, keeping young people connected to the screen industries after they finish the academy. No two weeks are the same, but you can expect to:

  • Manage a database of past BFI Film Academy participants and help re-engage alumni from across the Northwest
  • Coordinate online and in-person workshops and training that build young people's skills and offer screen sector careers advice
  • Coordinate mixers and networking events, working with teams across HOME and with external screen industry partners
  • Find shadowing opportunities on film productions across the region, arrange placements and check that host companies meet safeguarding and health and safety standards
  • Offer guidance, mentoring and pastoral support to alumni aged 16 to 25 as they navigate early career pathways
  • Support the delivery of BFI Film Academy introductory courses and a year-round programme of activity across the region
  • Support careers talks and taster sessions, with a focus on reaching underrepresented communities
  • Keep accurate records, collect data, report on KPIs and track participant progression for BFI reporting
  • Write copy and provide content for social media and the website, working with HOME's Marketing and Communications team

Where you'll work

2 TONY WILSON PLACE
MANCHESTER
M15 4FN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED

Training course

Employability practitioner (level 4)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Holistic Assessments & Diagnostics - Use holistic assessment and diagnostic skills to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and health and well-being barriers. Assess service users’ strengths and obstacles to building healthier lives through returning to work.
  • Interviewing & Effective Questioning - Apply effective interviewing and questioning techniques to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and potential barriers to these
  • Attention to detail & Record Keeping- Conduct routine compliance checks of service user records for own caseload and others, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.
  • Design & Deliver Interventions - Utilise evidence-based solutions to design and deliver employability, health and wellbeing related programmes, services and interventions to service users which considers the specific needs of different groups (e.g. those with physical disabilities and those with mental, learning, emotional and behavioural challenges, including autism and dyslexia). These can be either on a one-to-one basis (face-to-face or remotely) or in groups at a central office or out in the community.
  • Flexible Working - Where required, work flexibly across different locations by undertaking outreach work to make services accessible for service users or even co-locating with other community services. Where required, work flexibly outside of normal office working hours as there may be times when they have to work evenings and weekends if any of their service users are employed and need to be contacted and provided with support outside of these times
  • Communication - Communicate to a high standard, both verbally and written, using a wide variety of different methods and adapting for different audiences, evaluating the effectiveness for continuous improvement.
  • Coaching & Mentoring - Coach and mentor service users and colleagues and actively improve coaching and mentoring skills for themselves and others.
  • Problem Solving & Risk/Crisis Management - Uses advanced problem solving, and negotiation skills to establish win-win situations with service users where possible. Identifying when they might potentially fall out of work and rapidly respond to minimise the risk. Address safeguarding and PREVENT concerns maturely, dealing with service users when they present in crisis, minimising risks/crises in the future through pastoral support and effective risk assessment.
  • Managing Complex Caseloads - Application of specialist knowledge to deal with particular complex and challenging cases.
  • Behaviour Management - Anticipate and de-escalate challenging behaviour in service users, managing challenging behaviour as it presents itself using relevant non-clinical behaviour change tools and techniques.
  • Change Management - Manage change effectively with the on-boarding/off-boarding of contracts and services
  • Business Development - Identify, seek out and establish business development and commercial opportunities for the organisation including new referral streams. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
  • Networking - Network with internal and external customers and key stakeholders to build relationships and identify business opportunities.
  • Stakeholder Management & Engagement - Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to support service delivery by taking a multi-agency and integrated services approach.
  • Giving Feedback - Give constructive and timely feedback to service users and colleagues.
  • Evaluation & Critical Analysis - Evaluates and analyses programmes, services and interventions, using data to make recommendations for improvements and to inform service delivery.
  • Research Skills - Gather labour market, employability and careers information, analyse it, spot trends and patterns, draw conclusions to inform information, advice and guidance given to service users and employers. Research skills are used to further specialism knowledge and experience, as well as to support service design and delivery. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
  • Deliver Information, Advice & Guidance - Apply employability, careers and labour market knowledge to deliver high quality information, advice and guidance that is tailored to the needs of the service users and key stakeholders.
  • Service Delivery - Adheres to company vision, mission and values, embedding them in all service delivery.
  • Performance Management - Independently manage own performance to meet and exceed minimum service levels, contractual requirements and service level agreements.
  • ICT & Digital Skills - ICT skills are used for record keeping and digital skills are used to support service users with finding employment through social media and the internet.
  • Assertiveness - Assertively directs and challenges service users to reach their potential. Will also be used when dealing with key stakeholders.
  • Manage CPD - Manage your own and support the professional development of others. Promote best practice through learning opportunities as they arise.
  • Holistic Assessments & Diagnostics - Use holistic assessment and diagnostic skills to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and health and well-being barriers. Assess service users’ strengths and obstacles to building healthier lives through returning to work.
  • Interviewing & Effective Questioning - Apply effective interviewing and questioning techniques to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and potential barriers to these
  • Attention to detail & Record Keeping- Conduct routine compliance checks of service user records for own caseload and others, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.
  • Design & Deliver Interventions - Utilise evidence-based solutions to design and deliver employability, health and wellbeing related programmes, services and interventions to service users which considers the specific needs of different groups (e.g. those with physical disabilities and those with mental, learning, emotional and behavioural challenges, including autism and dyslexia). These can be either on a one-to-one basis (face-to-face or remotely) or in groups at a central office or out in the community.
  • Flexible Working - Where required, work flexibly across different locations by undertaking outreach work to make services accessible for service users or even co-locating with other community services. Where required, work flexibly outside of normal office working hours as there may be times when they have to work evenings and weekends if any of their service users are employed and need to be contacted and provided with support outside of these times
  • Communication - Communicate to a high standard, both verbally and written, using a wide variety of different methods and adapting for different audiences, evaluating the effectiveness for continuous improvement.
  • Coaching & Mentoring - Coach and mentor service users and colleagues and actively improve coaching and mentoring skills for themselves and others.
  • Problem Solving & Risk/Crisis Management - Uses advanced problem solving, and negotiation skills to establish win-win situations with service users where possible. Identifying when they might potentially fall out of work and rapidly respond to minimise the risk. Address safeguarding and PREVENT concerns maturely, dealing with service users when they present in crisis, minimising risks/crises in the future through pastoral support and effective risk assessment.
  • Managing Complex Caseloads - Application of specialist knowledge to deal with particular complex and challenging cases.
  • Behaviour Management - Anticipate and de-escalate challenging behaviour in service users, managing challenging behaviour as it presents itself using relevant non-clinical behaviour change tools and techniques.
  • Change Management - Manage change effectively with the on-boarding/off-boarding of contracts and services
  • Business Development - Identify, seek out and establish business development and commercial opportunities for the organisation including new referral streams. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
  • Networking - Network with internal and external customers and key stakeholders to build relationships and identify business opportunities.
  • Stakeholder Management & Engagement - Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to support service delivery by taking a multi-agency and integrated services approach.
  • Giving Feedback - Give constructive and timely feedback to service users and colleagues.
  • Evaluation & Critical Analysis - Evaluates and analyses programmes, services and interventions, using data to make recommendations for improvements and to inform service delivery.
  • Research Skills - Gather labour market, employability and careers information, analyse it, spot trends and patterns, draw conclusions to inform information, advice and guidance given to service users and employers. Research skills are used to further specialism knowledge and experience, as well as to support service design and delivery. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
  • Deliver Information, Advice & Guidance - Apply employability, careers and labour market knowledge to deliver high quality information, advice and guidance that is tailored to the needs of the service users and key stakeholders.
  • Service Delivery - Adheres to company vision, mission and values, embedding them in all service delivery.
  • Performance Management - Independently manage own performance to meet and exceed minimum service levels, contractual requirements and service level agreements.
  • ICT & Digital Skills - ICT skills are used for record keeping and digital skills are used to support service users with finding employment through social media and the internet.
  • Assertiveness - Assertively directs and challenges service users to reach their potential. Will also be used when dealing with key stakeholders.
  • Manage CPD - Manage your own and support the professional development of others. Promote best practice through learning opportunities as they arise.

Training schedule

  • On the job training delivered by the employer
  • Allocation of an apprenticeship delivery coach who will carry out regular training
  • Assessment and support visits to ensure you acquire new learning, knowledge skills and behaviours in order to progress and develop
  • Identify, track and support 6 hours off-the-job training activities
  • Quarterly formal progress review meetings, identifying learning achievements and next steps

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade A*-C/ 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • There is regular travel across the North West to support BFI Film Academy partners at FACT in Liverpool, Signal in Barrow, Touchstones in Rochdale and Aunty Social in Blackpool
  • Some evening and weekend work is required in line with the delivery of events. HOME aims to give 2 weeks' notice where possible, and these hours are included in your hours and swapped for a scheduled day
  • Some delivery takes place in schools and community settings
  • HOME will provide safeguarding training, and will complete a DBS check as part of enrolment once appointed
  • The role is fixed term to 31 March 2029

About this employer

HOME is Manchester's arts centre for theatre, film and art, on the corner of First Street in the city centre. The building has two theatres, five cinemas, a contemporary visual art space, a restaurant, two bars and event spaces.

The apprentice will be based in HOME's offices at 2 Tony Wilson Place. Some delivery takes place in schools and community settings, and there is regular travel across the North West to support BFI Film Academy partners at FACT in Liverpool, Signal in Barrow, Touchstones in Rochdale and Aunty Social in Blackpool

https://www.homemcr.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, two free cinema tickets and one theatre ticket subject to availability.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Essential: none. HOME will assess applicants against the skills and qualities in the person specification rather than formal qualifications.

 

Desirable: Past Participant in Film Studies / Screen Skills Course or BFI Film Academy Alumni
The apprenticeship builds skills in careers guidance, project management, administration, budgeting, event production and programme delivery in a professional arts environment, along with safeguarding and health and safety training.

On completion, routes include Careers Adviser, Employment Coach, Employability Practitioner or Student Support Worker, and creative engagement, participation or producing roles in the arts and screen sectors.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED

Kerry Traill

Kerry.traill@seetec.co.uk

07903053388

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061675.

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Closes on Monday 7 December 2026