We’re hiring!

We are looking for Creative Practitioners and Youth Workers to start in 2026!

Creative Practitioner

Pie Factory Music is recruiting two new Creative Practitioners to join our team. The role involves delivering our popular Band Room and/or Live Room programmes, our weekly open-access sessions held at Pie Factory Music every Monday and Tuesday from 7-9 pm. You will work alongside the team to facilitate engaging and fun music activities for young people facing challenging circumstances, as well as leading a variety of short music projects and organising in-house and external performances.

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Youth Worker

Pie Factory Music is seeking motivated and passionate Youth Workers to join our core team and helping to facilitate the successful delivery of our Youth Work Programme. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about young people and who wants to make a positive impact in their lives. The role will involve delivering a range of centre and street-based sessions, working with and supporting young people whilst they engage in positive activities. It will include designing, delivering, and evaluating activities.

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Applications deadline: Thursday 8th January

Interviews (Youth Worker): Tuesday 13th January – late afternoon/evening
Interviews (Creative Practitioner): Friday 16th January – daytime

Please indicate in your application if you are available during this week.

We are delighted to share that after 15 months of campaigning, the Ramsgate Neighbourhood Board has agreed a capital grant of £535,000 from the Pride in Place Programme for Pie to secure freehold ownership of our beloved Ramsgate Youth Centre.

This decision demonstrates a huge commitment by the Ramsgate Neighbourhood Board to the safeguarding of this vital community asset, and what it represents for young people in Ramsgate and beyond – and we couldn’t be more grateful.

There is more work to do – the terms of the grant need to be formally agreed by our Board of Trustees, and the decision needs to be ratified by Thanet District Council’s Cabinet. So we’re not quite there yet. But this is a hugely hopeful moment for Ramsgate Youth Centre and Pie Factory Music.

We will keep you all posted with subsequent developments, and we look forward to celebrating with you all as soon as we can! Keep your eyes on our socials and our newsletter for updates in January 👀

Read the full statement from Thanet District Council here: https://bit.ly/4p1Fgqe

This vibrant celebration of culture, connection, and the healing power of food has been created by unaccompanied young people from asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds who have arrived in Thanet alone.

Featuring over 31 culinary inspirations, with stories and photos, the book is more than a collection of recipes. Every delicious dish tells a story of memory and belonging. Through its pages, readers will taste the incredible community spirit created at this social club, dedicated to supporting these brave 13- to 21-year-olds as they arrive and settle in East Kent. It’s a joyful invitation to explore new flavours, share stories, and simply have a go.

The Open Arms Cookbook celebrates the rich cultures and new connections and sense of home that can come through sharing a meal together. It offers a slice of hope.

Cooking Ghormeh Sabzi, an Iranian herb stew, brings up happy memories of home for Ali*. They’ve been coming to Open Arms since they arrived in the UK alone at the age of 12. Whenever they cook during sessions, they will request this dish, because it reminds them of the times when they ate it with their family at big events and gatherings.

“At Open Arms, we’ve cooked and tasted delicious dishes from across the globe, listening to the stories and memories evoked only when in the kitchen or sitting around the table.

Sharing a dish isn’t just about the food itself, it’s a way of learning something about someone else: who taught you to cook this? What place does this dish hold in your culture? When did you last eat this? We’ve seen how cooking and eating together holds a healing power for the young people who come to Open Arms – offering a way to connect and a chance to feel pride and a sense of home.”

Moa – Open Arms Project lead

Since 2022, Pie has held 157 Open Arms sessions, welcoming over 600 young people from 29 nationalities and cooking 157 fresh meals together.

“This cookbook is for anyone who wants to explore food from across the world, and it is also a resource for foster carers wanting ideas for how to cook with and for the young people in their care.

Buying this book also helps us gift these books for free to refugee or asylum-seeking young people now living alone and cooking for themselves.” – Dylane, Foster carer

Every cookbook purchased helps nourish Thanet’s young people today, to fuel a positive future for them all tomorrow.

Get your Open Arms Cookbook today for £15 – and make a difference this Christmas with every bite. Order at https://shop.piefactorymusic.com/.