Location: Venue-based – most of your time will be spent in our venue on Bristol Harbourside interacting directly with visitors
Department: Programming
Report to: Education Manager
Salary: £25,865 per annum (£20,692 pro rata)
Contract: Fixed term, 14 months
Working hours: Part-time, 30 hours a week 9-5 Tuesday - Friday (0.8 FTE)
About We The Curious
We The Curious is an educational charity and South West England's leading science centre.
We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas.
We work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing.
We are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.
Our mission
Our aim is to connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science.
Our work as a charity is driven by five key pledges:
_Cultivate Curiosity
_Include Everyone
_Open Up Science
_Sustainable Futures
_Build Resilience
You can find out more about these in our Manifesto.
About the role
If you love science and education and want to share your ability, enthusiasm and experience, this exciting opportunity to join our Education team may be for you.
We The Curious welcomes over 70,000 school visitors a year - offering two floors of hands-on science experience along with our broad Education program of Workshops, Shows and Theme Days.
As Education Communicator you will be part of the team responsible for designing and delivering the Education programme of We The Curious, focusing mainly on a school audience but including other audience groups too.
What will you do in this role?
Role specific responsibilities
_Presenting the Education programme to school and other groups. This includes classroom and laboratory Workshops, Studio Shows and Theme Days on Science based topics that cover all age groups.
_Work with the Education Manager to maintain existing and create new Education programming.
_Preparing and maintaining high quality delivery spaces, equipment and resources.
_Collecting and analysing feedback from visitors to continually improve the Education programme.
_Working with volunteers to coordinate and facilitate their support in the delivery of the Education programme.
_Working with other teams where appropriate to deliver special projects such as working with new audiences, new techniques and external organisations.
What will you do in this role?
General responsibilities
_Embody and demonstrate our values; Collaborative, Creative, Inquisitive, Playful, Progressive.
_Safeguarding - Responsible for carefully following safeguarding policies and procedures and raising any concerns to manager/Designated Safeguarding Officer.
_Fundraising - Promote charity messaging across your area of work wherever possible, with support from the Development and Marketing teams.
_General responsibility for departmental compliance with GDPR.
_Due to the responsibilities of this role, you will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
What we're looking for from you
_A strong foundation of knowledge in the topics covered within the Primary and Secondary Science curriculums and some knowledge or experience of post-16 Science curriculum areas.
_Experience of successfully engaging with under-18 audiences, particularly schools.
_Experience of facilitating learning. This could be in a range of different environments such as laboratories, classrooms, exhibitions or outside spaces.
_An understanding of the school environment and some familiarity with the Primary and/or Secondary Science curriculums.
_An understanding of and enthusiasm for how and why learning happens.
_Experience of creating innovative and successful learning activities.
_Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
_Excellent organisation and time management skills.
_Ability to engage and question a range of audiences appropriately.
_Great team player and collaborator, but also able to work independently and problem solve.
Application process
Deadline for applications: Sunday 28th May at midnight
Interview date(s) and location: 22nd & 23rd June 2023 at Temple Quay, Bristol
Start date: 1st September 2023
Application process: If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. It contains questions designed to assess your experience and suitability for the role.
Please don’t send a CV or covering letter as we will not review them.
We appreciate interviews can be stressful, so if you are invited for interview, we’ll send you the interview questions that you’ll be asked beforehand so you have time to prepare.
If you have any particular needs or requirements, please do let us know so we are able to make the required adjustments.
If you would like to talk about the role or the application process, please email people@wethecurious.org
Support during the process
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you.
If you are disabled, neurodivergent, or if you have a long-term health condition, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.
You’ll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We’ll continue this conversation if you join us as a staff member, and we’ll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role.
Examples of adjustments could include:
_providing alternative formats at every stage
_options to apply
_extra time for tasks
_providing some extra information about what to expect
_office orientation before an in-person interview.
Including everyone
We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It’s our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.
We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are not well represented* in the science centre sector.
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you, please contact us if you have questions about We The Curious, our accessibility or recruitment process at people@wethecurious.org
*By not well represented we mean people with lived experience including but not limited to:
_African and African-Caribbean heritage
_South Asian and East Asian heritage
_Other minoritised ethnic groups
_Disabled
_Neurodivergent
_Visually Impaired
_Deaf community
_LGBTQIA+ and/or non-binary
_Working class background
_First in your immediate family to attend University
Working with us
We value the people that work with us. Our staff have access to the following:
Wellbeing & support
_Flexible working
_Hybrid working
_Mental Health First Aiders
_Confidential advice & counselling through the Employee Support Programme
Leave
_25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays (all pro-rata).
_Generous new parent package
Facilities & discounts
_Free entry to the venue at any time with up to four guests, plus 12 additional entry tickets per calendar year to give away.
_20% off in the We The Curious café plus £3 lunch deals
_20% off in our shop
_Range of discounts with local businesses and free entry to other local attractions.
_Free parking
_Secure cycle storage
Pension
_We offer a pension scheme with 5% company contributions.
Death in service benefit
_Four times your annual salary.