Freelance Schools Facilitator
Region: London
Salary / Fee: From £120 to £120 Freelance rate: £120 per half day
Alongside our work with community groups, Chiswick House & Gardens Trust has been steadily developing a new school programme focused on hands-on and outdoor-based engagement in our historical working Kitchen Garden. In 2023, we began piloting both facilitated and self-led offers for local primary schools. Our facilitated offer is inspired by the ‘farm to fork/seed to spoon’ model, utilising the uniqueness of our functioning Kitchen Garden and the need for better food education for schools. Our goal is to inspire a generation of local young people to connect with nature, support their wellbeing and gain a deeper understanding of how food is grown.
We are now at a very exciting stage in the development of our new Schools programme. With further funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund, we are recruiting experienced Freelance Schools Facilitators to deliver our co-created lesson plans to local primary schools in our Kitchen Garden. As we continue to pilot and develop our Schools programme, Facilitators are encouraged to bring their own expertise and skills to the role.
What you will be doing
The Freelance Schools Facilitator is a hands-on role and will grow as the Schools Programme develops, moving through a piloting stage towards a fully available commercial offer to coincide with our new Learning Hub and Community Fruit Garden. The role will respond to your own skills, experience and interests surrounding food education and outdoor learning. As we move through the piloting stage, you may be asked to assist in additional tasks relating to programme development.
Details:
Reports to: Schools & Community Coordinator
Responsible for: Delivering lessons to school groups
Contract: Freelance until end of 2025, with possibility for extension into contract position
Key relationships: CHGT staff, local schools, teachers, volunteers
Fee:
Delivery days: £120 per half day
Training & meetings: £20/hr
Hours available: Approximately 6-8 days of work, inclusive of training, meetings and delivery days, for each facilitator can be expected until the end of 2025
Roles available: 3-5
#J-18808-Ljbffr