Published - Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Job Summary
Creative People and Places (CPP) Hounslow are looking for a facilitator for a new long-term, weekly membership based community group focused on building video making or podcast skills with adult residents of Hounslow.
Job Description
We are interested in hearing from all facilitators who share our vision for multicultural, inclusive, engaging and accessible community art spaces. You will be responsible for planning and running these weekly workshops.
The brief is for a weekly or biweekly group that gives participants the skills to tell their own stories using digital media. We are looking for a facilitator to propose an idea for this regular workshop series, which fits within this brief of podcast or film making.
The proposal should contain at least one of the following aspects:
* Podcast recording
* Video making
We are hoping to work with a new space in Cranford that will have this available:
* Have a multi-cam studio setup - 3 broadcast quality cameras, can save to a drive, can be edited or can go out live - has autoqueue.
* 10 iMacs for editing and a big mac pro computer
* Bookable camera equipment - 3/4 camera kits with audio - to use around Hounslow.
Let us know if you need additional equipment outside of this.
The proposed group must:
* Be regular, either weekly or fortnightly
* Be long term - able to roll on permanently
* Be for 18+ residents of Hounslow
* Be inclusive and accessible, for a range of skills levels
* Eventually be able to become an independently run group
Fee
This is a freelance role. You will be paid a base rate of £50 per hour for session delivery (1.5 hours per week).
An additional budget of up to £200 per term is available for planning time. We expect you to spend roughly 7 hours planning per term, including a 45 minute zoom meeting with the CPP Community Arts Worker.
All session resources and materials will be provided by CPP.
Job Requirements
Person Specification
* Demonstrable experience facilitating creative projects and/or workshops in a variety of community settings
* Organised and able to plan sessions in advance, submit registers and feedback forms, with technical and management support from the Community Arts Worker at CPP Hounslow
* A supportive, inclusive and enabling approach
* Strong communication skills and experience communicating with partners, stakeholders and a range of community groups
* A proactive approach to engaging local people in Hounslow
* Hold Public Liability Insurance to the minimum value of £5M
* Are based in Hounslow or have a connection to the borough
* Have an enhanced DBS check
Job Responsibilities
* Plan and prepare for each session
* Attend one quarterly meeting with the CPP Community Arts Worker
* Deliver a weekly, 1.5 hour long session
* Complete registers each session and update the CPP Community Arts Worker with attendance
How to Apply
Deadline: 9am, 28th February 2025.
To apply for this role, please send the following to cpphounslow@watermans.org.uk :
Your CV – up to two A4 pages
A short outline of your proposal and how you will meet the brief - up to 1 side of A4 or a short video, up to 5-minutes
A rough breakdown of the materials and any technical equipment or tools required to deliver the sessions. Please note: the final decision will include consideration of the practicality of providing and maintaining the required tools, materials and space for the sessions.
A PDF of images of examples of your work
Timeline
Applications close 9 am, 28th February Interviews – w/c 7th March
Appointment – 13th March
Planning time – 14th - 20th April
First session – on the week beginning the 22nd April 2025.
If there is a way we can make this application process more accessible for you or for any questions, please contact cpphounslow@watermans.org.uk with the subject ‘CREATIVE FACILITATOR CALL OUT - upcycling
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