Opportunities with us

Powered by CAN is recruiting dynamic and passionate Freelance Creative Practitioners to join our Arts Collective and Talent Pool of Creative Facilitators. We are looking for skilled individuals across a variety of art forms to deliver high-quality programmes, workshops and masterclasses for young people aged 2-21 years in the Black Country.

Our programmes cover a broad spectrum of creative disciplines and are designed to inspire, educate, and engage children and young people through participatory learning and artistic expression. If you are an experienced facilitator in one of the following areas, we would love to hear from you:

• Media & Digital Content

• Performing Arts

• Visual Arts

• Cultural Skills

• Creative Enterprise

Are you passionate about a fairer future for young people? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people in the Midlands and beyond? Could you help Powered by CAN move into our next ten years with purpose and vision?

We are looking for YOU!

We want new voices and additional skills to expand the breadth of experience and influence in our board members.

We are particularly seeking areas of focus and experience in;

• Human Resources
  
• Finance
  
• Capital Projects & Building Management

We would also welcome interest from those experienced in the following sectors;
Legal, Environmental Sector, Education Sector Sales & Marketing/Digital Media and Broadcasting.

Are you under 35? As a youth-led organisation we would love to welcome young board members.  

Download our Board Pack here, or contact Charanjit Kaur on ea@poweredbycan.org for an informal conversation.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of activities for children aged 6 to 12 years (16 with SEND) in Sandwell.

This project will deliver open access after-school and holiday play sessions across Sandwell.

To assist the service delivery officer in providing a caring, secure environment, through individual attention and a series of well planned, resourced and supervised activities on site and outreach venues across Sandwell.

Powered by CAN are looking for a Creative Producer to programme arts workshops, performances, and projects for young people across the Black Country.

You will work with youth groups, schools, venues, and freelance artists, to produce arts and cultural opportunities across the region, responding to the needs and interests of children, young people and adults (under 35s).

This might look like:

Connecting an artist with a youth group to produce a tailored mural

Linking young people with podcasters, publishers, and digital content creators, to produce their own content

Animating Black Country spaces with performance, art, and culture

Creating out of school and holiday activities/programmes to engage children and young people

Planning projects alongside freelance artists to engage disenfranchised groups of young people