Job description

Outreach Co-ordinator,Pudding Pan Island

Fee

There is a freelance fee of £1,100 in total, including any travel and expenses. The Outreach Co-ordinator will be responsible for their own tax and national insurance.

Timescale

The work will take place between September 2016 to January 2017. We estimate that the role will demand approximately 12 days.

Reporting

You will be working in a freelance capacity, but you will report to the Schools Officer Jennifer Scott at Turner Contemporary.

Location

The Outreach Co-ordinator will work from home and/or at Turner Contemporary in Margate. Visits to schools may be required.

Apply

Please complete an application form (no CVs please) and send to by 5pm on Friday 15 July 2016

Interviews

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview on Friday 29 July 2016

Introduction to Turner Contemporary

At Turner Contemporary, we believe in the power of art to transform people and places, doing things differently to achieve our vision Art Inspiring Change.

Since opening in 2011, Turner Contemporary has become one of the most successful galleries in the UK. We’ve welcomed more than 2 million visits and the gallery has been a catalyst for the regeneration of Margate. Located in a stunning building on a site overlooking the North Sea, our programme of world-class exhibitions of historical and contemporary art has fast earned the gallery an international reputation. With free admission, great art is accessible for all.

We can only achieve our vision by having great people working with us.

We are looking for a freelance Learning Coordinator who shares our vision that art transforms people and places to coordinate learning activities for our Pudding Pan Island project.

About the Project

Our planned activity centres on an exciting collaboration with The British Museum, which brings to life the story of Pudding Pan Island. This island – visible from Turner Contemporary’s Clore Learning Studio – was the site of the wreck of a Roman vessel packed with pottery. Over time, particularly during the 18th century, Roman pots from the shipwreck were dredged up by fisherman along the North-east Kent coast and were used for cooking. Turner Contemporary will exhibit 12 of these Roman pots this Autumn and have commissionedartist Hannah Lees to make new work in response to this story.

This project focusses on the local history of the area, presenting an ideal opportunity to support cross-curricular educational work including Roman history, trade routes and map reading in Geography, pottery-making in Art and Design and creative responses in English and Drama.

Purpose of job/ key objectives

We are seeking a freelance Learning Co-ordinator to manage an exciting outreach project with local schools, as part of Children and the Arts Start Programme – making cultural venues accessible to new generations.

Working with five schools from the Coastal Alliance (a group of sixteen schools within Reculver, Herne Bay and Whitstable) the gallery is delivering an outreach project to engage them with the exhibition by supporting cross-curricular educational work which will take place within the schools and at the gallery.

The Learning Co-ordinator will:

  • Manage the delivery of the project, including organisation of staff training, public events and assembles and events for schools.
  • Manage members of our learning team who will deliver workshops in schools linked to the exhibition.
  • Manage three gallery workshop and showcasing days for students across the participating schools during the course of the project.
  • Build the galleries partnerships between other cultural organisations and the participating schools.
  • Be responsible for all administration relating to the project, including budget management, project planning, achieving key milestones and reporting.
  • Make recommendations for our future work, and how this initiative might grow both at Turner Contemporary and in other venues.

NB this job description is provided to assist the post holder to know their principal duties. It may be amended however from time to time in consultation with you, by or on behalf of the Director of Turner Contemporary without change to the level of responsibility appropriate to the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Specification / Essential / Desirable
Qualifications:
A degree in a related subject
Teaching qualification / √ / √
Skills:
Proven Project Management skills
Budget management skills
Computer literate and confident with a range of packages including Word, Excel and Outlook
People management skills
Exemplary written and verbal communication skills
Full clean driving licence and use of a car / √
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Experience/ Knowledge:
Understanding of and enthusiasm for the vision and values of Turner Contemporary
Knowledge of/enthusiasm for contemporary and historical visual art
Experience of working in heritage, arts or gallery education
Experience of working in schools, with teachers and pupils, and an understanding of the current wider educational context
A demonstrable interest in local history and/ or cultural heritage.
Interest in Philosophical Inquiry and a variety of pedagogical approaches
Understanding of the statutory requirements of legislation concerning Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, SEND and Safeguarding Children* / √
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Behaviours/characteristics:
Positive and creative attitude
A reliable and flexible person who is also a good time keeper / √
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*Turner Contemporary fully recognises its responsibilities and duty of care towards young people and vulnerable adults for safeguarding against abuse and promoting their welfare. This position will be subject to a full DBS check