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Enrich lives through creative education at the world's leading museum of art and design, the V&A.
Overview
Salary
£29000
Location
Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Join the V&A, the leading museum of art and design with a collection that spans over 5,000 years of human creativity. Our mission revolves around promoting research, knowledge, and enjoyment of art and design to enrich people's lives.
Role Summary
- Lead Creative Facilitator focused on child-centred, playful and innovative education
- Prepare and deliver workshops, events, and projects for children and young people aged 0-14
- Empower learners to develop creative skills and confidence through the museum’s collections and themes
Role Requirements
- Experience in creative education drawn from art, design or performance disciplines
- Proficiency in delivering events and workshops for schools from EYFS up to KS3
- Experience in delivering holiday activities for children and intergenerational sessions for families and early years
Application Process Details
- We promote equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and function as a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, offering guaranteed interviews to applicants with disabilities meeting the essential criteria
The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
The Role: The Lead Creative Facilitator is an audience-focused learning practitioner with a passion for delivering child-centred, playful and innovative creative education. The main responsibility will be preparation and delivery of workshops, events and projects, supporting diverse children and young people aged 0-14 years to access inclusive, compelling and relevant learning experiences, and empowering them to develop creative skills and confidence, inspired by the new museum’s collection and themes.
Job Requirements: The ideal candidate will have experience of creative education drawn from art, design or performance disciplines. They should have a child-centred approach, working across formal and informal settings, delivering events and workshops for schools from EYFS up to KS3 and supporting teachers. They will also deliver holiday activities for children and intergenerational sessions for families and early years.
Benefits: Generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays, flexible working, tickets to V&A exhibitions, subsidised staff canteen, 25% discount in V&A shops, Give as you earn scheme, Bicycle loan, Interest-free season ticket, Interest-free rental deposit loan, Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike, Wide range of training and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff diversity networks.
ED&I at The V&A: We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. We are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, offering guaranteed interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria.
