About The Prince’s Foundation

The Prince’s Foundation provides holistic solutions to challenges facing the world today. We champion a sustainable approach to how we live our lives and build our communities, we run a diverse programme of education and training for all ages and backgrounds, and we regenerate and care for places where communities thrive and that visitors enjoy.

We work nationally and internationally but at the heart of our organization is the heritage-led regeneration of the Dumfries House estate and its wider community, where our principles and philosophies are explored and put into practice. The work of The Prince’s Foundation is inspired by The Prince of Wales’s philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future.

Programmes take place within and beyond the charity’s sites, including at Dumfries House, with its Education Farm, STEM centre and Health and Wellbeing Centre, and in Shoreditch, East London and Trinity Buoy Wharf in Tower Hamlets, London.

The Role:

The STEM programme is delivered through practical hands-on workshops, family events and teacher training within four key themes: Aerospace, Green Energy, Environmental Science, and Sustainable Design. These themes link to the vision of The Prince’s Foundation and support the industry skills gap at local and national level.

The post holder will develop and teach a wide range of STEM subjects to primary and secondary school level utilizing the natural resources in the surroundings to embed key concepts.

The STEM programme takes place in the purpose-built Engineering Education Centre on Dumfries House Estate and the wider education programme includes Food and Horticulture, Farming and Rural Skills, Activity and Adventure, Hospitality, Textiles and Building Crafts. Due to the holistic nature of our education strategy, the post holder will have the opportunity to work with colleagues on interdisciplinary programmes.

Key Tasks

Supporting the Curriculum Manager to ensure the smooth delivery of the Prince’s Foundation’s education strategy and core STEM programmes by:

• Delivering STEM workshops and activities to primary and secondary school pupils, and their career influencers.
• Designing and evaluating exciting and innovative STEM workshops and activities for primary and secondary audiences, that incorporate The Curriculum For Excellence, Learning for Sustainability, and the Principles of Harmony.
• Carrying out, and reviewing risk assessments for STEM education activities, following procedures for first aid and incident reporting.
• Keeping up to date with current practices and policies in STEM education and industry, through networking, CPD and personal development.

Supporting the Curriculum Manager to build and maintain relationships with funders and partners by:

• Assisting the STEM Curriculum Manager with compiling evidence for annual reports and newsletters for directors, funders and partners.
• Seeking opportunities to build and maintain relationships with industry partners such as STEM industry funders and partners, STEM Education organisations and charities and local authority and Scottish Education representatives.

Supporting the Curriculum Manager to maintain the STEM education facilities and equipment by:

• Preparing, and maintaining equipment and facilities to a high standard prior to and following education activity, monitoring and requesting stock as appropriate.
• Supporting the STEM manager to ensure that the maintenance of the STEM building(s) is completed, informing relevant Prince’s Foundation staff when maintenance is required.

Contributing to the overall education aims of The Prince’s Foundation by:

• Further the wider education work of The Prince’s Foundation through contribution to team meetings, joint education activity and events and cross curricular CPD sessions
• Maintain familiarity with The Prince’s Foundation handbook and relevant HR procedures.
• Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required of you in the post.

It is in the nature of the work of the Prince's Foundation that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises that tasks which are not specifically covered in their Job Description must be undertaken.

Person Specification

Essential Experience and knowledge:

• Recent and relevant STEM industry or STEM education experience or be educated to degree level in a relevant STEM subject.
• Prior experience educating and engaging with young people or community groups through STEM activities.
• Able to develop and implement STEM learning resources linked into curriculum themes.

Essential Qualities:

• Able to represent the Prince’s Foundation professionally at all times.
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication and presentation skills, organisation skills.
• Ability to work proactively and flexibly to achieve set objectives.
• The ability to work well within a team, maintaining positive relationships with the wider education staff.
• Ability to create high quality presentations/visual aids. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel and Word), Windows, Adobe.
• Some travel within the UK and occasionally overseas may be necessary.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

Desirable experience, knowledge and qualities are:

• Knowledge of the future UK wide STEM skills shortage, growth industries and how this impacts employers and future employees.
• Knowledge of the education and training environment in relationship to schools and further education.
• Awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and how these relate to industry and education.

Other:

• The post will be based at Dumfries House, Cumnock Ayrshire with the requirement to travel on occasion. A driving license is required for this post.
• ohis post is based on a full time 37.5 hour week linked to the target audience needs.
• Occasional lone working will be required due to the nature of the estate.
• Willingness to work occasional weekends or evenings as required for education or wider estate events, with a TOIL system in place.
• You must have the legal right to work in the UK.
• This post is considered to be a regulated activity therefore any offer will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service or PVG.

Please submit a completed Application form, together with a cover letter and CV (one page A4 maximum each for CV and letter) to Gordon Watson:- hr.recruitment@princes-foundation.org

Closing Date: 30th July 2023

Interview Dates: 14th & 15th August