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Community Storyteller – Children & Young People
Community Storyteller: Children & Young People
Hours: 28 Hours Part Time
Salary: £25,170 per annum (£20,136 pro rata)
Location: Glasgow, South West
The Village Storytelling Centre is looking to employ an experienced Storytelling practitioner to deliver collaborative story-led programmes and events for Children & Young People aged 5-12.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly experienced and supportive Storytelling team and to support the development and delivery of our Community Stories programme, which takes place across Greater Pollok and the surrounding communities.
Our Community Stories programme improves lives and empowers communities by bringing people together, inspiring them to find, shape and share their voices and to realise their potential through the power of Storytelling. We provide a journey for people of all ages to access the arts, to engage in & develop their own creativity; to be confident in sharing their ideas, their stories and the stories of their community, ensuring their voices are at the heart of decision making and development.
We are keen to hear from people with significant experience of working with the age groups described and with a strong understanding of their various needs and strengths. The successful candidate will be imaginative, dynamic, be committed to accessibility and inclusion, and share our belief that storytelling has the power to change lives.
The Village Storytelling Centre is a centre for contemporary oral storytelling and a European leader in applied storytelling. Our vision is a world where people and communities are inspired, connected and heard, underpinned by our mission to improve and enrich lives across Scotland through the power of story.
This post is funded by Glasgow City Council and Young Start. The successful candidate will be subject to PVG and reference checks.
Please click here for the full job description.
To apply:
Please apply by submitting an application form (click here to download), along with a CV. This should be emailed to recruitment@villagestorytelling.org.uk by 9am on Thursday 7th November 2024.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 21st November 2024.
The successful candidate must be available to begin the post on the week beginning 13th January 2025. This is a permanent post, subject to continuation of funding and successful completion of a six-month probationary period.
For further information, please contact recruitment@villagestorytelling.org.uk (Helen Mill).
Paid Work Placement Opportunity – Creative Administration Assistant
21 hours per week, for 26 weeks
£12 per hour
We are seeking a Creative Administration Assistant to support the Village Storytelling team and programmes through a variety of administrative tasks. This will include promotion of projects/events to ensure we engage with a diverse range of participants within our local community, collecting monitoring and evaluation information and sharing the stories and creative work of our groups, increasing visibility to a diverse range of potential audiences, participants, partners and supporters.
This is a fully paid, 26 week work placement through the Paid Work Placements programme.
Applicants must be eligible and apply through this scheme to be considered for the role.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Aged 16 – 67
- Unemployed and not in education
- Barriers to employment such as having a disability, being in a racialised group, care leaver, criminal convictions, lone parent or being homeless and no or limited work experience. This is not a definitive list as there are many barriers.
- Glasgow City Council resident
- Right to work in the UK
For the full job description and details on how to apply, please visit https://glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/paid-work-placements/vacancies/the-village-storytelling-centre-creative-administration-assistant/
Citizen Storytellers
We are recruiting an intergenerational network of volunteers (Citizen Storytellers) living in the Greater Pollok area, to help gather, shape and share the story of Pollok. See the flyer opposite for full details or contact colin@villagestorytelling.org.uk to register your interest!
Volunteering
We welcome expressions of interest from potential volunteers.
If you have any questions about volunteering with us, please contact us at info@villagestorytelling.org.uk.
