About the Intro to Trusteeship role

Zoo Co is keen to introduce more deaf and / or disabled people to the practicalities of being a Trustee with an arts organisation. We recognise that volunteer Trusteeships aren't always accessible to deaf and disabled people, so we've set up this programme as a way to change that.

 

We'd like to offer two people the chance to observe each of our next two Board meetings, supported by our Board Support Worker.

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Dates - Tues 19 May 2026, 6pm - 8pm & Tues 18 August 2026, 6pm - 8pm

 

Meetings are usually held at the National Theatre (Central London) in person, though people can join remotely as needed.

 

You can apply to observe both meetings, or just one (ie. between 2 and 4 people will be selected to take part in this work). Please indicate in your application which dates you’re able to do.

 

Fee - £100 per meeting, including prep and debrief time, equivalent to 0.5 day's work in total across 2 weeks. Expenses like travel and childcare costs may also be reimbursed. Payable on receipt of invoice, after the debrief has taken place.

 

Access support matching your requirements will be provided - you can give us an Access Rider, or have a one-to-one with our Creative Access Director to talk more about what you need.

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You can find out more about what it's like to take part in the programme in a blog post written by Alison, a previous Intro to Trusteeship participant, here.

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About Zoo Co

Zoo Co is a multi-award winning theatre company based in South Norwood, Croydon. We’ve been making theatre for nearly a decade, and we think theatre is better when everyone is invited. 

 

Our core mission has three pillars:

1) To create highly innovative, relevant, ambitious and visual live productions for local and national touring, amplifying stories from marginalised people in our communities, using co-creation and community consultation. 

2) To champion access across all our activities, celebrating its immense creative and social impact and sharing our creative access methodology with the wider industry.

3) To empower children, young people and adults in Croydon to be creative, using co-creation and community consultation to build programmes that are impactful and informed/ led by our diverse doorstep community.

 

Zoo Co is an LGBTQ+ positive space, adheres to the social model of disability, and is committed to anti-racist practice  - we are looking for applicants who support this.

 

To apply:

• Email michelle@wearezooco.co.uk, attaching a CV (max 2 pages) and cover letter (max 1 page) explaining why you think you’d be a good fit and relevant experience

• Closing deadline: Friday 27 March 2026 at 12:00 (midday)

• We will shortlist a small number of applicants for an informal interview on Zoom or in person. 

• Interviews will be held during w/c 13 April 2026

 

If you have access needs which mean that you would prefer to apply in a different format we are happy to receive:

• Audio applications (no longer than 3-5 minutes)

• Video applications in spoken english or BSL

 

If you would like to discuss your access needs, either for the application process, or the role, please get in touch with fleur@wearezooco.co.uk and we will do our utmost to support them.