Education Officer

The Education Officer is responsible for planning and delivering a programme of activity designed to support creative education in schools and education settings.

About the Role

The Education Officer is responsible for planning and delivering a programme of activity designed to support creative education in schools and education settings.

The role will combine planning and delivery and is key to building strong and positive relationships with school staff and young people.

2025/26 major projects include:

• Beginners Please! Primary Schools’ performance project
• Romeo & Juliet Secondary School Workshops
• Romeo and Juliet Digital Drama Resources project
• Schools & Early Years setting workshops
• Creative Careers Week & Day
• Sarum Academy After School Drama

This role would suit an individual who is a good communicator, with versatile facilitation skills and has a passion for teaching creativity. The successful candidate will have a skillset including performing arts and in-school delivery but may be a multi-disciplinary practitioner.

Key Responsibilities

Planning, Delivery and Evaluation

• To plan and deliver high-quality, collaborative and inclusive education workshops and projects, within the agreed delivery plan, supported by the Take Part Director and Take Part team
• To gather quantitative and qualitative data for effective evaluation as per the Take Part Evaluation framework
• To dynamically assess and evaluate all delivery work and proactively improve and amend plans and approaches accordingly
• To risk assess all delivery work and review and escalate all and any concerns
• To deliver additional Take Part sessions as directed by the Take Part Director, which may include Youth Theatre and Community work.
• To contribute to funding applications and reporting, in support of the work, as necessary

Engagement and Relationships

• To build relationships with, and develop an understanding of, local education establishments and the challenges they face
• To nurture and develop relationships with partner schools, supporting in addressing needs and inequalities
• To engage with children and young people in educational settings from early years to Further Education, creating clear learning pathways relating to the work of Wiltshire Creative
• To record a detailed picture of relationships with schools and teaching staff to aid planning and promotion
• Developing key teacher/staff relationships to develop and co-produce the programme

Advocacy and Best Practice

• To identify opportunities and ways of celebrating the work of the Take Part department in relation to your role
• To work collaboratively across the Take Part department to ensure a cohesive ethos for the department’s work
• To ensure that diversity and inclusion are positively considered in all areas of work
• To maintain a keen awareness of developments in arts education and endeavour to ensure that Wiltshire Creative is leading in such areas
• To actively seek professional development and networking opportunities to keep up to date with themes and best practice in the sector
• To report and feed back to immediate colleagues and the wider organisation on developments with partners and maintain a high profile internally and externally for this area of work

General

• To always act in the best interests of Wiltshire Creative
• To take positive action to promote Equal Opportunities in all aspects of the work of Wiltshire Creative
• To agree to abide by Wiltshire Creative’s policies, as set out in the Staff Handbook
• To maintain confidentiality in all areas relating to Wiltshire Creative
• To maximise income and minimise expenditure wherever possible
• To be flexible and to undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by Management

About You

You will have experience of

• Working as a drama facilitator on learning and outreach projects using a range of facilitation techniques within arts and formal learning settings
• Delivering creative sessions/workshops with children and young people from early years to Key Stage 4 (Key stage 5 delivery also desirable)
• Communicating with and working alongside teachers and school leadership
• Devising the content and structure of creative projects and workshops

You will have

• A demonstrable understanding and passion for forward thinking, socially engaged arts practice
• A thorough knowledge of safeguarding issues, particularly in relation to vulnerable young people and those with special educational needs
• Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the education system, its challenges and opportunities
• Good IT, organisational and presentation skills
• Enhanced DBS clearance or be willing for us to arrange one to be carried out

You are

• A highly articulate and strong collaborator, with a willingness to share skills and learn from others
• A confident and engaging workshop/session leader with the ability to engage participants with a range of needs and abilities
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team
• Willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary

If you have experience/knowledge of the following, please let us know in your application

• Delivering creative and learning sessions related to Shakespeare
• Up to date English and Drama curriculum knowledge
• Arts Award delivery training

30/06/2025

Fixed Term, Part Time