From time to time, Aunty offers paid, volunteer and work experience opportunities where you can work with our team on a variety of exciting projects.
- We are a Living Wage employer: we will pay the National Living Wage as a minimum in our PAYE posts.
- When advertising freelance opportunities, we will base payments to freelancers on the Artists Union rates of pay.
- As we are a voluntary organisation, artists may want to volunteer their time. In these cases, we will (as a minimum) offer to cover materials and expenses.
We update this page regularly so do make sure that you check below for current opportunities.
How we want to work
Aunty Social is an organisation and group of colleagues that treat each other and the people who take part in our activities with respect and fairness, working together to ensure a safe and caring environment for everybody. We believe that this type of environment helps all of us to be our most creative selves.
Paying a Real Living Wage
On 14 June 2021 we were accredited as living wage employer.
This means that all of our colleagues, including contractors, receive the minimum hourly wage set by the Real Living Wage foundation each year (currently £12.60).These rates are significantly higher than the government Living Wage for over-21s, which currently stands at £11.40 per hour.
The Real Living Wage is the only rate calculated according to the costs of living. It provides a voluntary benchmark for employers who wish to ensure their staff earn a wage they can live on, not just the government minimum.
For more information on the Living Wage, please visit the Living Wage UK Website.
Artists' Union England Good Practice Charter - We're proud to be a chartered organisation
On 10 April 2024 we were accredited as a chartered organisation by Artists’ Union England.
The Good Practice Charter is a set of principles designed to make the artworld a better place to work for both artists and employers.
The Charter puts workplace protections and good practice within one framework. The law provides minimum protection for freelance workers around Health & Safety and Equality Act, and the Charter expands these standards. Art organisations, galleries and institutions commit to work towards and meet these standards in order to tackle inequality and exploitation in the art world. Find out more.
We will:
Treat eachother with respect
We will not make personal attacks or rude, disrespectful or offensive comments/actions.
Take every care that Aunty Social is an harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion.
We do not tolerate harassment of any form, including (but not limited to):
- Offensive comments
- Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names
- Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent
- Threats of violence
- Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment.
Not tolerate bullying or intimidation of anyone
We will call out anything that might be construed as bullying or intimidation, whether the comments relate to an individual, organisation or anyone else.
Not disclose confidential information
There are a small number of circumstances where we might need to pass on information without consent, i.e. making referrals where there are legitimate safeguarding /child protection concerns.
The reasons for dispensing with consent from the parents, carer, child or vulnerable adult will be clearly recorded and communicated with the relevant Local Authority service.
This is all about keeping people safe, so we take it very seriously.
Use content warnings when appropriate
We sometimes engage with topics that people may find uncomfortable or triggering.
Content warnings allow people to care for themselves by giving them a choice of whether to engage or give it a miss.
Credit work appropriately
We will make sure that we give appropriate credit for writing, images and artistic work. If artists do great work, we want to shout about it!
Pay artists fairly
- We will pay the Real Living Wage as a minimum in our PAYE posts.
- When advertising freelance opportunities, we will base payments to freelancers on the Artists Union rates of pay.
- As we are a voluntary organisation, artists may want to volunteer their time. In these cases, we will (as a minimum) offer to cover materials and expenses.
De-programme from grind/hustle culture
In 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared burnout to be an occupational phenomenon. It stems from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed, leading to “feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and reduced professional efficacy.”
“You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. You were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to yourself and community, to practice, to experiment, to create, to have space, to dream, and to connect.”
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
Our working practice needs to be centred on rest, kindness and care, for ourselves and for each other.
Current Opportunities
We don't have any work opportunities available at the moment, but do check back as we expect to advertise for some freelance artist roles later in March 2025.