Opportunities & Events

Stepping In : Call Out for Mentees

Location: North Wales | Start Date: Deadline: 12 noon, Weds 18 March

Summary:

Stepping In is a training and mentoring programme for practitioners from Welsh speaking and underrepresented communities in North Wales to step into the field of arts and health.

Deadline for applications: 18th March 2026, 12 noon

Content:

Stepping In - Diversifying the Creative Arts and Health Workforce

Stepping In is a training and mentoring programme for practitioners from Welsh speaking and underrepresented communities in North Wales to step into the field of arts and health. Building on the success of our pilot with four practitioners, this initiative directly addresses the urgent need to diversify and expand the cohort of practitioners working in arts and health. Demand for arts and health interventions is set to grow, yet the sector relies on a small, overstretched pool of facilitators. There remains a small pool of Welsh speaking practitioners. This programme responds to that challenge by investing in new talent and removing barriers to access. Stepping In 2026 will support a new cohort of up to 12 North Wales based practitioners.

Call Out for Mentees

Are you a North Wales based creative practitioner (any art form) and/or a practitioner working in a health setting?
Are you passionate about using your skills to support peoples’ health and wellbeing through creative engagement?
Are you a fluent Welsh speaker?
Do you have lived experience of one or more of the following: global majority identity, mental health difficulties, disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent, LGBTQA+
Are you interested in taking part in a supported programme aimed at diversifying the arts and health workforce?
Would you like to work and gain experience with an arts and health organisation in North Wales?

If you can say yes to at least 5 of the above, then Stepping In might be for you!

Project Partners

What will the programme involve?

Introductory online session in April with project partners
Full week’s intensive training week at Y Nyth, Garth Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2RW ; 5 x full days Monday 11th – Friday 15th May 2026
Shadowing an experienced arts and health practitioner / team / organisation on a live project in a health or community setting between June – October 2026
A minimum of 2 mentoring sessions from an experienced facilitator
Taking part in peer sharing and evaluation sessions

Mentees will be offered:

A bursary
Peer support
Well-being support
Access costs

How to apply:

To apply, please send us

CV, max 2 pages (as a Word document or PDF)
One side of A4 text (as a Word document or PDF) or a video/audio file of no more than 3 minutes in
length. Please tell us:

Some information about yourself as a creative practitioner / health practitioner and any experience you have of facilitating workshops.
Why you are interested in the programme and what do you hope to get out of it?
Please confirm you would be available for the training programme week 11th-15th of May.
Where are you based in North Wales.

Please email this to Rebecca Hardy-Griffith, Stepping In Programme Manager, stepping@wahwn.cymru by 18th March 2026, 12 noon.

Please also complete our Diversity and Equality Monitoring Form

Timeline:

Deadline for applications: 18th March 2026, 12 noon
Shortlist will be created and online interviews will be conducted on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st of March.
Successful candidates will be notified by 2nd of April

If you would like to discuss anything specific about the programme or the application process, please contact Rebecca Hardy-Griffith - stepping@wahwn.cymru

Stepping In Mentee Call Out 2026 - English - PDF

Stepping In Mentee Call Out 2026 - English - Easy Read

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