Learning Officer, Cally Clock Tower Centre - London, United Kingdom - Islington Council

Islington Council

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Islington Heritage Service is looking for a committed, confident and experienced learning professional to devise, develop and manage the learning programme for the Cally Clock Tower Centre, situated in Caledonian Park, Islington.

The Centre was opened in June 2019 and is a joint initiative by Islington Parks and Islington Heritage. It is funded by a £2 million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.

The site includes a learning centre, community café and the 19th-century clock tower, which formed the hub of the Victorian Metropolitan Cattle Market.

The 46m-high tower is the only surviving structure of the livestock market and the later flea market.

As the Learning Officer, you will use this history to develop an inclusive public engagement programme for residents, with particular emphasis on families, schools, older adults and those at risk of isolation

The main duties include:

Developing the formal and informal learning programme:

Manage the development of the centre's schools' resources
Devise and develop special projects for target audiences

Delivering the public engagement programme:

Manage and deliver the learning programme
Manage external learning specialists
Manage the engagement budget, evaluation process and reporting

Managing the stakeholder input:

Work in partnership to develop community engagement
Manage community stakeholder input
Collaborate with cultural organisations in Islington to deliver partnerships

You will be based at the Centre and work in partnership with the Heritage Ranger.

You will also work closely with colleagues within the Parks and Heritage teams together with external partners and community groups, to produce programmes that are relevant to your audiences.

The post will provide ideal opportunities for a learning professional seeking new challenges in a community focused role, using heritage to target local needs including isolation, community cohesion and development.

The key working relationships will be with the Park's Heritage Ranger, also based at the centre, and the Heritage Learning Officer, based in Islington Museum.

The post holder with work closely with other members of the Heritage Team, including project officers, and learning and engagement colleagues within Islington's children's and adult social care services.

There is a strong friends group for Caledonian Park who are a key stakeholder.

Closing date:
Sunday 19th February 2023 at 23:59

Interviews:
Tuesday 28th February 2023

Review and develop the learning strategy and NLHF Activity Plan for the Clock Tower Centre
Develop and maintain internal partnerships that will help to achieve the project's programming vision and objectives, including colleagues in adult care, children's services and Children's Centres etc.
Develop and maintain external partnerships to support and enhance the project's vision and objectives, including cultural, wellbeing and community support organisations in the geographic area and those further afield who have similar community and wellbeing aims.
Collaborate with the Heritage Learning Officer, based at Islington Museum, to establish a joint and complementary learning programme at both sites
Collaborate with the community to coproduce exciting, fun community programmes including family, under 5s activities
Develop, promote and deliver a programme of activities for families and for under 5s, working with the Heritage Ranger
Develop, promote and deliver a programme of activities for older people working closely with Age UK Islington
Supervise volunteers, work placements and external contractors
Be responsible for the budgets relating to learning and engagement
Keep up to date with current community and learning priorities locally and nationally and take responsibility for own personal development and professional awareness
Report on progress and maintain records of learning programmes, including evaluation as part of the NLHF Activity Plan
Ensure the requirements of Health and Safety legislation and the Council's relevant policies are carried out in relation to the responsibilities of the job
At all times carry out responsibilities and duties with due regard to the Council's Dignity for All Policy and the Data Protection Act and other legislation
Ensure all services within the area(s) of responsibility are provided in accordance with the Council's commitment to high quality service provision to users
Achieve agreed service outcomes and outputs, and personal appraisal targets, as agreed by the line manager
Work in a corporate, cooperative and collaborative way with other Council officers.