Community Engagement Officer - London, United Kingdom - DiverseJobsMatter

Description

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Duxford, London, North - Manchester

Salary: £24,778 per annum London, £23,278 per annum North and Duxford

Hours: 36 hours net per week

Department: Participation

Please note that the role can be based in Duxford, London or Manchester.

"We are willing to consider flexible working requests from all applicants for these roles. When applying, please state whether you are applying for a full-time role or state your flexible working requirements in your application for us to consider."

Job Summary

Our Participation team are looking for exceptional storytellers to join us as Facilitators.

We help people learn more about the impact of conflict on our world, through creative activities and learning experiences across all our sites.

You will deliver our programmes and provide operational support for the team. This might include running school sessions and family activities, supporting community events, performances, and workshops, and helping with evaluation and our volunteers.

You will work with young people, families, schools, adults, and communities, supporting more people to engage with our organisation.

We will provide training, opportunities to visit other organisations and meet colleagues, to enhance your understanding and knowledge of our subject matter and collections and develop your creative practice.

Duties include:

You will facilitate and deliver our programmes, on and off-site.

You will be expected to prepare the set up for each learning session, including briefing Front of House, arranging learning spaces and liaising with participants.

The programmes you will deliver include:

• Learning sessions, workshops, and activities for young people in education (6–18)
• Self-guided school and education group visits
• 'Meet-and-greet' group welcomes
• Activities and hands-on creative programmes for family and intergenerational audiences
• Creative programming, workshops, and events for young people
• Creative programming, workshops and events for our adult and community audiences
• Digital activity for all our audiences

You will provide a high-quality, engaging learning experience for everyone.

At the end of each day, you will be expected to take down all session materials, debrief the Producers and evaluate each learning session.

You will adapt your approach for everyone you meet, including communities with experience of conflict, and work sensitively with our subject matter.

You will provide additional meet and greet support for the team when needed.

You will build relationships with our audiences, partners, and communities, helping people and organisations connect with our organisation.

You will help make sure our programmes run smoothly, working closely with other teams, and ensuring audiences understand the museum and our programme.

You will support our volunteers and freelance staff.

You will support administration for the team and programme, including evaluation and bookings.

You will help manage resources used by the team, including our Learning Spaces.

You will keep up to date with learning and engagement best-practice, taking part in training, meeting colleagues at other organisations, and developing your own approach.

You will be actively committed to health and safety and safeguarding, ensuring familiarity with all our Health and Safety, and Safeguarding Policies and procedures.

This job includes the requirement for occasional evening work, particularly with adults, young people and communities. Advance notice will always be given when this need arises.