Education Manager

Reporting to: Head of Learning and Participation

Contract type: Permanent, part time, 21.75 hours / 3 days per week (0.6 FTE).

Salary: GBP18,000 to GBP20,400 gross per annum gross, depending on experience and based on part time working (GBP30,000 to GBP34,000 gross per annum based on full time working).

Location: The post is based at our office and gallery in Islington, London with some home / offsite working.

Do you have:

Knowledge of formal education with a focus on school curriculum and early year phases? Demonstrable experience of working directly with teachers, creative practitioners and maker educators? Knowledge of craft sector and the leading sector bodies involved in craft education? Knowledge of best practice in working with children and young people, including safeguarding? Then this could be the perfect role for you!

The Crafts Council is the national charity for craft. We inspire making, empower learning and nurture craft businesses at a time when the public's interest in making has never been greater. We believe that craft skills and knowledge enrich and uplift us as individuals and in doing so will change our world for the better.

Reporting to our Head of Learning and Participation and collaborating with learning and skills colleagues, wider team members and external stakeholders, our incoming Crafts Council Education Manager will manage all elements of our established and future formal education programme from planning, delivery to review.

Role Objectives

The postholder will:

Plan, monitor and evaluate the annual Craft School programme and any other education projects, supporting the ongoing development of this work and meeting key performance indicators, funding requirements and Crafts Council vision and objectives Champion craft education and our 'Make First' pedagogy through a range of advocacy and campaigning activity Ensure that all craft education activity explores and promotes diversity and inclusion Work with the Head of Learning and Participation to develop the education offer and seek funding for our work.

Main Duties

The postholder will:

Manage the Education Programme including planning, monitoring and evaluation, project budgets and operating plans Work in collaboration with colleagues as a member of the Learning and Participation team and with colleagues across the organisation (such as communications team) Champion Crafts Council's 'Make First' pedagogy - finding new audience and stakeholders for wider engagement Devise and deliver high-quality craft education activity to a range of education settings, both in person and digitally. To include: Craft School Training for teachers and craft educators Sharing craft careers advice and materials through Discover Creative Careers Programme Finding new ways of sharing existing education resources Build and maintain productive collaborative relationships with craft education partners and supporters Be aware of developments in education policy and practice to ensure the Crafts Council's activities remain relevant and effective and engage with opportunities as they arise Represent Crafts Council at external policy and sector support meetings Contribute to income generation activity for Crafts Council education and learning programmes, such as fundraising HOW TO APPLY

You can find the full job description in the supporting documents below.

Please provide a CV and covering letter including the following information:

Your interest in working for the Crafts Council and this position Details of your relevant knowledge, skills and experience Tell us about a recent relevant event / activity you have attended including what you enjoyed about it and what could have been improved.

Deadline: 12noon Monday 15 th January 2024.

Interviews: From Tuesday 23rd until Thursday 25th January 2024.

Please complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form with a link in the job description and on our website.

To apply for the role, you must be eligible to work in the UK. Crafts Council is not a sponsoring Organisation.

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Equity and Inclusion

We aspire to remove barriers and be open to all and strongly encourage applications from individuals currently underrepresented in the creative and cultural sectors. This includes but is not limited to people of African or Caribbean heritage; Arabic heritage; Latin American heritage; East Asian, South Asian and South East Asian heritage; people from traveller communities; disabled people; LGBTQIA+ people and people from a low-income background.

More About Us

We offer a flexible and supportive working environment, opportunities to develop within the role. We are committed to taking care of our staff and offer a number of benefits.

Benefits Include:

Pay - We are committed to paying above the London Living Wage, therefore we offer competitive salaries with annual reviews. Pension - Our pension scheme includes generous employer contributions. If you contribute 3%, we'll contribute 7%. Holiday - We appreciate that regular holiday is essential for you to be at your best. Our staff enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. This increases by one day a year (after five years of service). Sick Pay - We don't want you to worry about money while unwell, so we offer a generous sick pay scheme - giving up to 65 days basic pay in any rolling 12-month period. Flexible Working - We understand that our staff don't leave their home life at the door! As such, we offer flexible working hours, give team members a paid day off if they move home and offer everyone an additional five days of paid leave a year for home care emergencies. Family Leave - We are fully committed to helping our working parents achieve a work life balance, and encourage all staff to take leave during the early weeks following birth or adoption. As a result we have very generous company maternity, adoption and paternity policies paying up to 16 weeks of enhanced pay. Season Ticket Loan - After your first six months, you can apply for an interest-free season ticket loan to cover the cost of a travel season ticket. Cycle to Work Scheme - We help you save money on purchasing your bike and accessories. Employee Assistance Programme - We are committed to our team's wellbeing and provide them with an online source of self-help and wellbeing information on a wide range of topics, focused on helping them lead and maintain a healthy lifestyle.