Overview
Working closely with our Creative Learning Manager, you will develop and facilitate a fun, engaging and inspiring range of reading, writing, craft, art and storytelling activities for children and young people. These programmes will have literacy and creativity at the centre, and will support children’s communication skills, confidence, and willingness to learn. You will liaise with a variety of organisations, including schools, specialist provisions and family/early childhood settings, to understand and meet the needs of the most marginalised communities and help improve educational outcomes.
There are three main foci for this role that involves planning, delivering and evaluating the creative programming for the following areas:
* Early Years school and out of school sessions and programmes. This tends to be children aged 3-7 years in foundation stage and Key Stage 1. The successful candidate will coordinate and deliver our Family Learning Saturday Club where children attend with their caregivers to develop their literacy skills through creativity, and the parents/carers build their capacity as their child’s first teacher.
* Working in specialist settings with children and young people with individual needs. The term individual needs is what Grimm & Co use to refer to anyone with a need. This could be an access need, a neurodivergence, or anything else that a person might need support or allowances with to enable them to feel safe and valued.
The successful candidate will work with the Creative Learning Manager to deliver on our Connected Classroom project: developing an inclusive approach to learning in mainstream and specialist school settings.
* Young Leaders out of school programme. Our Young Leaders meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays after school and help shape the direction and values of our charity. They are aged 13-18 and have a passion for creativity and the Grimm & Co mission. As defined by the Young Leaders themselves: Young Leaders are a group of diverse, supportive and innovative individuals who inspire others, one story at a time. We lead on our own projects and use our youth voice to better the future of the charity.
Duties
Planning, resourcing and delivering varied, inclusive, innovative and engaging programmes of creative writing and arts-themed workshops across all areas of the charity. These workshops will support young people to develop their own literacy skills and build their confidence, self-esteem and support them to make meaning of the world around them.
To effectively facilitate our existing tried-and-tested schemes of works, and to devise and deliver new sessions and writing projects, creating session plans and learning resources as required.
To work with the Creative Learning Managers on the evaluation of our programmes, analysing and interpreting research and evaluation findings to facilitate planning, and monitoring engagement and impact in accordance with Grimm & Co’s aims.
To coordinate the production of workshop outcomes, working with designers, editors, printers, venues and other partners to produce the highest quality end product (ranging from books to films to live performance).
To see the Full Job Description, Person Specification and How to Apply information, please visit our website and see the full recruitment pack. https://grimmandco.co.uk/jobs/
Closing Date for all applications is Wednesday the 22nd of July 2026.
This role is ideal for enthusiastic individuals eager to make a positive impact through education. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and possess the necessary skills to deliver engaging learning experiences.
Pay: £28,122.34 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Ability to create and faciliatate Creative Workshops.
- Experience of working with children and young people aged 0 to 18 years old.
- Experience of working closely with and understanding the needs of teachers, schools, parents, carers, youth leaders.
Work Location: In person
