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Find out more about the benefits we offer to Old Vic employees.*
*Please note that some of these benefits are subject to eligibility and may vary dependent on contract type and length (i.e. casual workers)
Our staff get 25 days holiday, which increases per year up to 30 days and the option to swap religious bank holidays.
Staff can buy a bicycle or a 12-month Santander Cycles membership through Cyclescheme.
We offer an enhanced salary sacrifice employer pension contribution. All members of the pension scheme are eligible for a death in service benefit.
We reimburse staff for eyesight tests and glasses for VDU use.
We offer a number of enhanced family friendly leave options, including enhanced maternity, partner, adoption and shared parental leave.
All staff are entitled to a 10% discount off a monthly membership with the Gym Group.
Staff are given an opportunity to volunteer their time and skills to support a community project or charity of their choosing each year.
Staff are entitled to apply for a season ticket loan, which can be used to cover the cost of travelling to and from the theatre.
All staff have access to up to five free 50-minute counselling sessions per year with Self Space.
Staff receive a discount in our bars and cafe and external discounts at some local businesses and through the BHN Extras platform.
Throughout the year we hold various social events to give staff the opportunity to come together and socialise.
Staff are offered two complimentary preview tickets and an invite to Press Night for each Old Vic production, wherever possible.
A Disability Confident employer
As a Disability Confident employer we invite all new starters to complete an online ‘Getting to Know You’ form, which asks you about your likes and dislikes, your communication preferences and also any barriers you face.
It’s useful for your new manager to better understand you and your preferences and they will meet with you to discuss those barriers and any reasonable adjustments that might be put in place to support you.
Application FAQs
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Occasionally we will hold an assessment day, depending on the nature of the role and how many vacancies there are. We have previously run group recruitment days for Ushers where we are looking to hire multiple roles. You will be given full detail of what the recruitment day will entail when you are invited.
Absolutely and we would encourage you to come prepared with two or three questions. You should also feel free to ask questions during the interview if anything is unclear.
Questions will relate to the job description and person specification. You will be asked the same set of questions in the first round interview as the other candidates, but it is expected that there will also be a tailored discussion around these questions to get a better understanding of your personal skills and experiences. You will never be asked for personal information, such as race, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
We will let you know who you’ll be meeting with when offering the invite to interview. They are usually conducted with the recruiting manager and at least one other person to counter unconscious bias and to give an alternative perspective.
It is important to have diversity represented on our panels, so we will always ensure that our panels are as diverse as possible. In second round interviews, the additional panel member should be different to the first round.
We aim to give candidates invited to interview at least three working days’ notice and usually it is more. This is so that candidates have enough time to make any arrangements for alternative care for a dependant and allows appropriate time for neurodivergent candidates to prepare.
Invitations to interviews are given over the phone as much as possible, followed up in writing via our system. If you need any support or adjustments to enable you to attend, please don’t hesitate to ask. For example, this might be that you need an early or late appointment time to fit around work, that your geographical location or caring responsibilities (or other reason) makes it easier for you to have an interview online, or that you need financial assistance to pay your train fare if you do prefer or are required to attend in person.
All applications are kept for a maximum of 12 months — unless you let us know that you’d like your information to be deleted. You can do this anytime by logging in to your candidate profile or by contacting us directly via jobs@oldvictheatre.com