Job description
About The Role
Do you love working with young people? Would you like to inspire local 13-16 year olds to aim for a creative career? If yes, then we would encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Falmouth University.
The University are working with the Saturday Club Trust to offer National Saturday Clubs to local 13 to 16 year olds. This opportunity enables local young people to gain a ‘Uni-Experience’ at an early stage. The Club Members are on our campuses every Saturday, learning new skills, meeting new people, and breaking down any barriers to their continued study onto HE in the future.
The University are working with the Saturday Club Trust to offer National Saturday Clubs to local 13 to 16 year olds. This opportunity enables local young people to gain a ‘Uni-Experience’ at an early stage. The Club Members are on our campuses every Saturday, learning new skills, meeting new people, and breaking down any barriers to their continued study onto HE in the future.
We are now seeking a National Saturday Club Manager to manage the Art & Design Club (Maternity Cover). This exciting role enables you to influence and motivate local young people who are considering a future creative career. In this role, you will also be a part of the National Saturday Club brand and have the opportunity to work with other club tutors/managers across the Country. There are also visits to London within the club year, where all club members showcase their work and share best practice. Clubs run over a 30-week period, part-year. However, there will be additional weeks worked outside of the club timetable, to be involved in club promotion, set up and close down, meaning this position is over 39 weeks.
About You
The ideal candidate will be someone who has a passion for this subject area in Art & Design, who enjoys working with young people, and who is comfortable in a teaching environment.
We are looking to hear from candidates who can demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Confident in delivering different subject sessions.
- A relevant subject qualification or extensive experience.
- An up to date knowledge of a wide range of disciplines within the NSC subject areas.
- Demonstrable experience of curriculum delivery and working closely with academic colleagues.
- The ability to engage with the learner in the realisation of concepts through practical application and taught sessions.
For full details of the skills/experience required, please see the job description above.
This is a fixed term maternity cover up to 12 months, part-time, 11 hours per week position, to include 4 hours on a Saturday and 7 hours during the week for administration and preparation of resources/booking of facilitators.
If you would like to have an informal conversation before applying, please contact Helen Norman, Head of Student Access & Success [email protected]
The closing date for the this position is Monday 24 April 2023.
About Us
As an employer of choice we can offer the successful candidate for this role a range of benefits, including:
- Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%.
- Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached)
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)
Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth’s strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University’s HR policies and procedures in full.
Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.