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Schools and Families Producer, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

  •  London
  •  £25k-30k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes August 26, 2025
  •  jobs@qbcentre.org.uk
  • #Visual arts

Description

Job Description

Contract: Permanent. 4 days a week (we are open to discussing different patterns of working)

Salary: £25,600 - £28,800 pro-rata (£32,000-£36,000 FTE)

Apply by: Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 9:00am BST

We're a small but ambitious arts charity on an exciting journey. We are transforming a half-acre industrial heritage site - New River Head Clerkenwell - into the national centre for illustration and a home for Quentin Blake's archive.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced person to join our team as Schools and Families Producer, prior to the opening of the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in spring 2026.

This new role will champion the needs of children and young people, their schools and their families, onsite and across our programmes. Working as part of a collaborative, friendly team, the Schools and Families Producer will help shape an environment in which people of all ages and confidence-levels feel welcome and empowered to share their stories and ideas through illustration.

They will build on our strong track record of school and family programmes, producing self-led activities, public events (e.g. festivals, workshops and drop-ins), formal learning (EYFS, primary, secondary, FE and SEND) and teacher CPD.

Please download the Job Pack from our website for more details on the role, what we are looking for and how to apply: https://www.qbcentre.org.uk/schools-and-families-producer

An online information evening for this role will take place on Tuesday 5th August from 6pm - 7pm BST. This is an opportunity to meet our team, find out more about our work and ask questions about the role. If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] and ask us for joining details.

Apply by Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 9:00am BST

Job Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must be able to demonstrate:

  1. Recent and demonstrable experience of managing and delivering family and/or schools programmes in an arts, heritage or similar setting.
  2. An understanding of the importance of illustration/the visual arts as a tool for learning and inter-generational communication.
  3. Proven commitment to and understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion.
  4. An understanding of the current schools landscape and the interests and needs of families.
  5. The ability to work across multiple programmes, meeting deadlines and maintaining attention to detail.
  6. Good organisational skills.
  7. Flexible, collaborative and self-motivated

Job Responsibilities

Tasks and responsibilities will include:

Schools:

  • Growing and managing delivery of visits and workshops for schools and FE colleges.
  • Ensuring the programme of formal learning opportunities meets the needs of SEND schools, Elective Home Educators and Alternative Educational Settings, developing tailored and new activities as required.
  • Giving introductory talks to visiting school groups.
  • Working with the Welcome and Participation Lead to develop and deliver CPD events for teachers to increase their skills and capacity to use illustration for teaching and learning across the curriculum, and also to use the site as a local resource.

Families:

  • Programming and managing accessible and inclusive family activities

Please see our Job Pack for the full list of responsibilities for this role.

How to Apply

Download the Job Pack from our website for more details on the role, what we are looking for and how to apply

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