Head of Learning and Creative Programming Four Day Week

Head of Learning and Creative Programming (Maternity Cover)

Discover is the UK’s first Story Centre for children aged 0-11 and their families, based in Stratford, rooted in the borough of Newham and resonating through east London and beyond. We are an inspirational cultural resource, providing excellent story-based play and learning experiences for all children to support and develop a love of language, literature, and storytelling.

The Head of Learning and Creative Programming (Maternity Cover) shapes, brings together and oversees all of Discover’s learning and creative programmes, including school and community work, the immersive exhibition and trails and the programme of events that take place day to day at the Story Centre. The post holder plays an important role in quality assurance, ensuring that our work delivers strongly for children, parents, teachers, funders and partners, and in developing new projects and programmes that respond to need and create the extraordinary.

Plays a key role in taking forward our strategic objectives to reach more people in more places, ensure every child can find themselves in Discover and make a difference to every child in our home borough. The role includes representing Discover on external learning, community, and literacy forums and strengthening links with the publishing industry and arts and cultural sector, locally and nationally.

As one of six members of Discover’s Senior Management Team (SMT), the post holder is expected to contribute to the development of policy, the programme, and its delivery to ensure that our organisation is well run.

• 12 month fixed term contract which is subject to a two month probationary period.
• 28 hours contract working four days per week, Monday to Friday. Some weekends and very occasional evenings may be required, for which time off will be given in lieu.
• £36,000pa salary (equivalent to £45k for a full time equivalent).