Creative Learning Manager (Schools)

Grimm & Co, Yorkshire's magical story destination is recruiting for a Creative Learning Manager (Schools) 

http://grimmandco.co.uk/

Grimm & Co is a story destination in Yorkshire.  We champion the writer in every child (age 7-18).  We host school trips, take immersive theatre into schools & have a comprehensive out of school programme.  We are a National Portfolio Organisation and  a charity with support from Arts Council England, SHINE trust and Big Lottery.

Our writing destination:  In the centre of a town that seems at first glance ordinary and much like any other town of this time, the High Street is punctuated at one end by a glass fronted, Victorian styled, traditional sweet shop, nothing extraordinary about this.  At the foot of this High Street the journey to the extraordinary begins as you are struck by an imposing, dark but beautiful, curved, glass fronted building which dominates the corner, labelled, ‘Apothecary to the Magical’. As you enter you are immediately transported into a world of wonder and enchantment. Warm greetings from friendly shop keepers take you on a tour of wild schemes, evil plots and kitchenware. Little do you know there’s a secret door, hidden within the shelves, that takes you on a further journey of awe and wonder, starting with the imagination gym for dusting off and unleashing hidden creativity. Once the imagination is sparked one can climb the giant’s bookcase through the corridor of glory, past Graham and Grizelda’s office, through to the glorious Writers’ Pad.

Behind the everyday façade of the beautiful shop, through the secret door amongst the broomsticks and goblin mucus, there’s a whole other world, only accessible if you have an intact imagination. The ‘Imagination Gym’, leading to ‘The Writers’ Pad’, is our story destination. Here we champion the writer in every young person. We are truly child-led and believe in taking fun seriously, unleashing the power of young people’s extraordinary imaginations, building their confidence, self-respect and enhancing their ability to communicate and aspire. Here, young people can enjoy free activities, all aimed at encouraging and inspiring young people to write, whilst also receiving support through one to one mentoring from a trained volunteer. 

Vacancy:  Grimm & Co, Yorkshire’s own Apothecary to the Magical + The Writers’ Pad, has an exciting opportunity for a Creative Learning Manager with significant experience in/with school delivery and assessment practices and with particular expertise in literacy.  Our very magical story destination delivers activities to schools and communities – in-house and on tour.  

You will be a great leader who is able to deliver, develop, evaluate and manage our arts provision with schools. You will need excellent people skills, project management, administration and facilitation skills, whilst being enthusiastic, full of courage to have a go and not afraid of hard work. In return we offer an excellent environment to work in where you will see the difference you make to every child.

Grimm & Co is a registered charity.

Salary: £26,520 per annum

Base: Rotherham

Hours: Full time = 40 hours per week. Annual leave = 25 days + statutory days

Deadline for applications: 5pm, Monday, 26th November 2018

Shortlisting will include teaching observation

https://www.grimmandco.co.uk

Please contact grimmapothecary@gmail.com for an application form and full job description or download from this site.

A little more info about the charity...

We believe in... 

o Using storytelling to give every child, from every background, a voice

We always...

o ...prioritise children from disadvantaged backgrounds 

o ...start from the child’s imagination 

o ...provide an audience for children’s writing and deliver quality outputs 

o ...differentiate and give children individual attention so that all children can take part and be heard

o ...accept and value volunteers

o ...engage local communities in a dialogue 

o ...learn from what we’ve done

o ...create the highest quality output through proper care and attention to detail 

o ...welcome ideas that contribute to the strategy, however weird

o ...prioritise children’s experience

o ...make it easy for our audience to join in 

o ...make it free for children to participate in our out of school programmes 

o ...provide a safe environment 

o ...collaborate with schools to create a tailored partnership 

o ...make learning fun 

Why are we here?

· Aspirations: We champion the writer in every child.

· Creativity: We believe that the best way for children to think in new ways, acquire skills and realise their potential is through the joyful discovery of stories and the development of their imagination.

· Core skills: Reading and writing are the core skills that open opportunities to our children, therefore without proficiency and confidence in these skills opportunities are out of reach or even closed to many of our children.