Little Makers Tutor (Key Stage 1)
Location: Dudley
Salary: £12.20 per hour
Hours: Term-time / 16 hours per week
Contract: Part-time / Term-time only
Length of contract: Fixed-term until 31 March 2026
Black Country Living Museum is seeking a Little Makers Tutor to deliver our exciting Arts Council England funded Little Makers Key Stage 1 project, supporting children to develop their creative skills and potential through hands-on industry-inspired making.Aiming to engage 10,000 pupils across a three year period, the Little Maker’s Tutor role is an exciting opportunity to deliver long lasting impact for Black Country based children.
What will you be doing?- Delivering educational content and activities appropriate for the audience needs, including being able to differentiate for specific needs across the age group.
- Using a variety of tools, materials and IT for presentation purposes.
- Travelling to and from local schools.
- Activities such as classroom-based formal learning, including historical recall and the demonstration of basic D&T building skills, textile skills, art skills and music making, (training will be provided for all sessions).
- Ensuring effective classroom management, mostly the timing of the session to ensure completion within the timescale.
- Monitoring learning and enjoyment of participating pupils and completing a routine evaluation of sessions.
- Preparing and packing materials required for workshops, stocktaking and quality control.
- Organising and maintaining a prep space.
- Occasionally tutoring for additional sessions for school groups across all Key stages when no Outreach sessions are booked.
- Experience of administering creative workshops with children.
- Excellent inclusive interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to differentiate to the needs of the audience and the aims of the programme.
- Knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for the Black Country and its history.
- Ability to represent an organisation clearly and compellingly to external audiences, (schools).
- Good teamwork skills.
- Flexible, adaptive and proactive approach to work.
- Ability to work in different outreach location working environments.
- Previous work within schools (specifically key stage 1) or formal learning/awareness of the school industry and ways of working would be advantageous.
- Hold a full, clean driving licence.
- Willingness to complete a DBS check.
We are an award-winning open-air museum. Throughout our 46-year history, our aim has always been clear: Inspiring your discovery of the Black Country. We ensure that the revolutionary story of the Black Country’s industrial landscape – the first ever of its kind in the UK – is celebrated by generations.
What can you expect?- Unique Working environment: The Museum hosts seasonal, themed, and high-profile events, as well as being regularly used for TV and Film locations.
- Opportunity to learn new skills.
- Competitive rewards & benefits.
- Supportive & inclusive work culture.
- Positive attitude to work-life balance.
What are you waiting for? Begin your Black Country Journey now and apply using your most up-to-date CV.
BCLM is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment that celebrates the richness of the human experience. We are dedicated to eliminating bias and discrimination at every stage and encourage applicants to get in touch should they require reasonable adjustments during the interview process.We welcome applications from underrepresented groups and believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who may be at risk of harm.
Closing date: 13th October 2024
Interviews are expected to take place on 22nd October and 24th October, adjustments will be made should successful applicants be unable to attend.
As we say in the Black Country, tara-a-bit!