Creative Writing Workshop Facilitator
- Part time
- £25,000 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 27th November 2024
- Advertised from 31st October 2024
- Hours: 17.5 per week
Role
Your mission (if you choose to accept it): join our small but mighty team in a key role as Creative Writing Workshop Facilitator!
Part time, Edinburgh based, you’ll manage our creative writing workshops and interdisciplinary activities. Your dynamism and creativity will increase our impact in the classroom and your communication skills will positively change the lives of all involved.
You also get to wear a cape! A true superhero!
The Super Power Agency (SPA) is a non-profit organisation that seeks to improve the lives and literacy rates of young people from some of Scotland’s most under-resourced areas. Through creative writing workshops, interdisciplinary activities, and individual mentoring, we work with young people aged 8–18 in schools and community organisations. Our creative writing programmes culminate in the publication of a book of the young people’s writing which is shared with their school, families and community.
Our programmes are free to all young people and serviced predominately by volunteers drawn from the communities we work in and serve.
The work of the SPA is based on that of 826 National (826national.org), an educational charity started in San Francisco, California in 2002. The programmes run by 826 National have now been replicated in 9 US cities as well as internationally in London, Dublin, Sydney, Melbourne, Paris, Buenos Aires and Milan. The SPA is proud to be part of this international network that supports the confidence and creativity of young people across the world.
Writing Facilitator Role Description
It is an exciting time to join the Super Power Agency as we work towards our goal to expand across Scotland and serve 3,000 young people each year by 2026. The Writing Facilitator would work closely with the wider SPA team, including our volunteers, as well as teachers, schools and other partners across Scotland. Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, the Writing Facilitator will deliver the in-school element of our writing workshops and programmes.
Our school and community programmes run for 8 or 10 weeks, with school groups participating in one workshop per week. The Writing Facilitator will deliver a suite of different workshops across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. These sessions vary from creative writing, poetry, and playwriting. The hours will be primarily during the week and during school hours. The Writing Facilitator will also work closely with our SPA volunteers, who support the young people during the in-school workshops.
As well as leading on the delivery of the workshops, the Writing Facilitator will have the opportunity to work with the Programme Manager and wider SPA team to review and shape workshop content. They will also assist the SPA team with final publication of the young people’s work if necessary.
The Writing Facilitator will maintain organisational policies and procedures throughout and promote the organisation and its programmatic accomplishments.
The part time role is to be carried out across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between our core hours of 9:30am and 3pm. Workshop delivery is across primary and secondary schools throughout Edinburgh.
A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.
Application notes
To apply for this position, please send the completed to our Programme Manager Rebecca Low - rebecca@superpoweragency.com
1. A covering letter (2 pages maximum) outlining why you are interested in this job and how you meet the different areas of the Person Specification.
2. Your CV (2 pages maximum).
3. Details of two professional referees who you would be happy for us to contact if an offer is made.
4. An up-to-date mobile number and email address.
Closing date for applications is 12pm Wednesday 27th November 2024. We will respond to all applicants by Monday 2nd December 2024 , but we are a small team and therefore unable to provide detailed feedback.
Interviews will be held on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th December 2024 in person at our Leith office.
This post will be subject to a PVG check with a proposed start date of w/c 6th January 2025.
Downloads
The Super Power Agency is a creative charity who support children and young people to write their story.
We are looking for a Treasurer to join our Board of Directors to help us with our ambitious plans for the future.
This is an unpaid position with a time commitment of four in person board meetings a year (in the evenings 5-7pm) and monthly meetings with the MD (can be online)
Who are we?
The Super Power Agency works with Scotland’s most disadvantaged and under-resourced young people to increase writing skills. Our creative writing workshops make learning fun, and our writing mentors instil confidence. We encourage pupils to put pen to paper, build their writing skills and express themselves .
Founded in 2016, the SPA has worked with more than 5,000 young people. The organisation follows a tried and tested model started in America, 826 National, which has since been adopted by more than 50 organisations worldwide.
We have worked with more than 50 primary and high schools in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunfermline, Musselburgh, Peebles, and Clackmannanshire. We also work with community organisations and have conducted our programmes at the Borders Book Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival and the National Library of Scotland.
Who are you?
The Board supports the work of the Super Power Agency and provides mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by the Managing Director, the Board-MD relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected.
We currently have 11 board members who bring a breadth of experience and expertise, and are looking for a Treasurer with experience in financial management, accounting or similar. You will work closely with the MD and accountant to ensure the financial health and sustainability of the organisation.
Alongside the MD you will:
- Help maintain financial records
- Help prepare quarterly management accounts
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations
- Provide financial advice to the MD and board
- Monitor budgets and cashflow
This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the Super Power Agency’s mission. No previous board experience is required.
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- Part time
- £31,524 – £34,624 pro-rata
- On site: Leith
- Closing 4th November 2024
The Citadel has a long history of strong relationships with families in the Leith community.
This includes our Families Project, which provides a range of services to parents/carers of children attending the Citadel, including a weekly Parents Drop In and regular Family Days. In the past six years, the Scottish Government’s Pupil Equity Fund has enabled us to extend our positive relationships with families into local primary schools.
The post holder will be based two days per week in Leith Primary School, where they will provide a range of services for parents/carers, including 1:1 support, themed workshops or groups and family learning. They will be based one and a half days per week at the Citadel, where they will work alongside Families Project colleagues, including co-facilitating the Parents Drop In.
This post has been continuously funded through the Pupil Equity Fund since 2018 and the renewal of funding for the next school year is generally confirmed in April.
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- Part time
- £29,381 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh Office at least once a fortnight
- Closing 20th November 2024
Working closely across the small team at Scotland’s International Development Alliance (SIDA), this post offers an exciting opportunity to support and coordinate knowledge-exchange communities of practice across a network of actors on global sustainable development in Scotland, including members from public and private sectors, academia and civil society. The role will support our members to contribute effectively to global, sustainable development by developing learning opportunities, tools, and resources based on members’ needs, as well as on key developments across the sector.
The postholder will lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of SIDA’s programme of learning activities for members including workshops, peer learning events, mentoring, webinars and other events on key topics of interest to the sector.
About Scotland's International Development Alliance
Scotland’s International Development Alliance is the membership body for everyone committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats.
Our work facilitates connections in global development to improve impact and effectiveness for a range of actors including public sector bodies, third sector and international NGOs, private companies, universities and charitable trusts.
Our network has a global reach, with members working in more than 100 countries with a wide range of specialisms. We exist to improve the capacity, influence and effectiveness of those working on global development connected to Scotland through providing opportunities for networking, debate, training and promotion of good practice. We help members share their skills and learn from each other’s best practice to boost effectiveness of our members and their partners
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- Full time
- £28,722
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 11th November 2024
Edinburgh Young Carers (EYC) is seeking a suitably experienced applicant to join its lively, passionate team in developing the service and providing high quality support to young carers in Edinburgh between the ages of 5 and 25 years.
The post-holder will work alongside colleagues to:
- Ensure that young carers and young adult carers are identified and provided with the supportand services that they require to achieve their identified personal outcomes.
- Promote the development of a range of support services and diverse activity programmes to meet the varied needs of young carers, especially through school and community venues.
- Promote and undertake the delivery and review of Young Carer Statements and Adult Carer Support Plans to young carers and young adult carers themselves and the professionals working with them across Edinburgh.
- Ensure young carers are aware of their rights and promote and raise awareness of these rights with other organisations.
- Enable young carers to be heard, to be listened to and to contribute to the development of the Edinburgh Young Carers service.
The candidate will need to be suitably qualified and experienced in working with children and young people, with at least three years’ proven experience in a role including individual and group work.
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EYC is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and most well established independent young carers organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.
Benefits
We take good care of our staff and offer a benefit package including: 27 days’ annual leave plus all public holidays, 6% pension, free healthcare through Benenden Health, hybrid working, flexible hours, Cycle to Work scheme and extensive training opportunities. We are also a Carer Positive employer.
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