Sky Up Academy Studios Team Member

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

As a member of Sky’s Group Bigger Picture team within Corporate Affairs, you will play a critical role in inspiring people to think more positively about Sky, acting on the issues our customers and staff care about and play a part in making a difference to the communities where we live and work.

Our Sky Up area is a group-wide commitment, to provide opportunities to 250k individuals from all backgrounds to have a voice and build skills for the future through our various immersive experiences. 

Our Youth & Social Impact programmes are a group-wide commitment, to provide opportunities to young people from all backgrounds to have a voice and build skills for the future. Your role will be to support and contribute to the development of our Youth & Social Impact initiatives.

This is an exciting role within Sky for someone, with experience/passion for working with young people in some capacity, such as youth work, coaching or as a teaching assistant. Whether you are  at a pre-school  , cover supervisor or from any other background we want to hear from you!

You’ll be facilitating a best-in-class immersive educational experience that uses the power of TV and Film to equip young people with skills for the future. Using bespoke software and studio equipment, you will take groups of young people through the process of creating a film pitch.

What you’ll do:

• Successfully facilitate Sky Up Academy Studios sessions for young people aged 11-18

• Actively support young people who present with SEND to ensure the session meets their needs 

• Be responsible for briefing all visitors to Sky Up Academy Studios and conducting tours opening the doors to the world of work at Sky

• Attend regular training and development opportunities to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and local policy developments

• Work with the Youth & Social Impact Executive on the school’s recruitment strategy with a specific focus on underserved areas 

• Ensure all the correct due diligence has been done, including all safeguarding, legal, data protection and health and safety

• Establish boundaries, challenge inappropriate behaviour and reporting 

• Support the Youth & Social Impact Manager and the Group Head of Youth & Social Impact with the overall strategy for Sky in education working closely with peers to achieve results

What you’ll bring:

• Proactive, adaptable individual who works well in time pressured situations

• Creative thinking with a talent for practical problem solving

• Confident collaborator with the ability to work with all types of young people including SEND

• Strong communicator who can work both independently and within a team 

• Ability to grasp new and complex issues quickly in a fast-paced environment 

• Proven experience of working with young people aged 11-18 

• Ability to form trusted relationships with teachers and young people  

• Excellent team player and self-motivated 

• Prioritising your workload and taking a flexible approach to changes in direction

• The ability to encourage and inspire students

• Reliable with a high level of resilience

The Rewards:

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband

Your office base:
Sky Studios Elstree

Sky Studios Elstree is the UK's newest, state-of-the-art film and TV studio. With 12 sound stages, the studio will enable £3bn of production investment over the first five years of operation. It represents a significant investment in the UK and European creative economy from Sky and sister company NBCUniversal, both part of Comcast Group. The studio will create thousands of jobs and has been built with sustainability at the heart.

Our studio campus is a 15-minute walk from Borehamwood train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from the station.  We also have onsite parking and electric vehicle charging on site.

Inclusion:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.