Showroom Work Station is a registered charity and a cultural hub for South Yorkshire and the North of England.

Located in a converted 1930’s art deco building, the venue is home to a four-screen cinema, creative industries business centre, event space, and café bar, in the heart of Sheffield city centre.

We are looking to recruit new Trustees to join our board. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone with knowledge and understanding of major capital projects, fundraising or the hospitality sector. However, if you don’t have expertise in any of these areas, but still feel that you have something to offer, please still get in touch. This is a unique opportunity to join a creative and passionate team and help shape the future of the organisation.

As a trustee you will oversee the operation of a major cultural cinema exhibiting a diverse film programme with first run and retrospectives of curated work, including archive, documentaries, and many unique one-off programmes with regular visiting filmmakers. We are home to some very successful film festivals and host many unique events each month.

Through our trading subsidiary, we also manage the Work Station creative industries business centre, operate a successful bar/café, and conferencing facilities.

Our Trustees work closely with the Chair, Chief Executive and Senior Management Team to provide clear strategic direction to the organisation, helping to agree policy, define goals, set targets, and evaluate performance.

As with all our Trustees, we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate excellent communication skills and have a good understanding of local, regional, and cultural agendas.

Trustees are required to attend approximately 5 Board meetings per year (usually held on the last Monday of the month, 6 pm – 8 pm) and to offer relevant support and specialist knowledge to enable us to meet the objectives of our business. 

The post is not paid but all Trustees receive invitations to special events and have a weekly allocation of free cinema tickets (subject to availability).

Application process:

Please download our full application pack and equal opportunities form.

Alternatively call our reception team on 0114 279 6511 / or email [email protected] to request a pack.

To apply please provide the following:

• A comprehensive CV or biography (a statement outlining your roles, responsibilities, and achievements in the organisations in which you currently and previously worked). Please include details of any service as a Board Trustee or any other voluntary/community work.
• Our completed equal opportunities monitoring form.  This information will be treated as confidential and used for statistical purposes only.
• Daytime and evening contact telephone numbers that will be used with discretion.

Closing date: Please submit your application by midday on Wednesday 8th May 2024 by email to Julie Simpson ([email protected])

General enquiries: In the first instance please contact [email protected] with any queries regarding the vacancies or application process.

For an informal conversation about the role prior to submitting your application please contact Ian Wild, Chief Executive at [email protected]

Showroom Work Station, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX

Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre Limited is a registered charity, number 100 2020

Temporary opportunity:

Customer Services Assistants

Required to work during Sheffield DocFest 2024

Fixed-Term Contract

Shifts to be worked from Wednesday 12th to Monday 17th June 2024, plus training session in the week before the festival starts.

Rate of pay: £8.60 per hour, or NLW (currently £11.44 per hour), if applicable (aged 21 and over)

Showroom Workstation is an independent charity, operating an integrated media arts complex with café/bar, conference and events facilities, four-screen cinema and creative industries managed workspace.

We are looking for fixed-term Customer Services Assistants (CSA) to work in our bar and cinema for the duration of Sheffield DocFest 2024. Duties will include checking admission tickets, escorting customers to their seats and ensuring that no unauthorised person is admitted to the auditorium and selling and serving food and drink in the bar, on the barbeque or in the deli area in the Work Station, specifically created for the Festival. Duties will also include general customer care, replenishing stock and keeping public areas clean and tidy throughout the Festival.

Successful applicants must be available to work shifts between Wednesday 12th to Monday 17th June 2024.  Shifts will be for approximately 8 hours and you will be rota’d to work between 8am and 10pm.

Experience is an advantage but not essential - we’re looking for staff with great people skills, a can-do attitude and with a passion for excellent service.  Bar or barista experience would be helpful, but full training will be given to the right candidates.

We are inclusive employers and have in place a positive action plan, to increase the diversity of our workforce. We therefore encourage applications from people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic diverse backgrounds and other diverse communities. 

All applications must be made by completing our application form, which is contained within our job pack.  We’re sorry but we cannot consider CV’s.  

Please download an application pack here.

Alternatively you can email our Reception Team on [email protected] or call 0114 279 6511 and ask for a job pack to be sent to you or call in and collect one from us.

Closing date for submission of completed applications: Tuesday 14th May 2024 at 12 noon.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 20th May 2024.

Completed application forms can either be emailed to [email protected] or posted to Recruitment, Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX.  Alternatively, you can deliver it in person to the Workstation reception team.

Showroom Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX