Learning Manager: Families - Manchester Art Galleries.

Learning Manager: Families

Directorate: Growth & Neighbourhoods, Manchester City Galleries
Ref: NB50976488/02
Salary: Grade 6 £23,935 to £27,394 (bar at £26,556) per annum
Location: Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3JL
Hours: 35 per week
Terms: Permanent
Closing date: 5 September 2016

Art and ideas. From across the world, and from across centuries. From historic masterpieces to some of the most compelling artists working today. In an iconic building found at the heart of Manchester, and which is part of the creative and political life of one of the UK’s most dynamic cities.

Alongside our exhibitions, we run events that range from feminist ‘takeovers’ to wellbeing sessions, political debate and creative workshops, via award-winning family, community and schools programmes. We welcome over half a million visitors each year – making us one of the most popular galleries in the region. We engage 60,000 learners each year, including 28,000 family members. We’ve recently been shortlisted for Kids in Museums’ Family Friendly Museum Award 2016.

We are recruiting a Family Learning Manager to oversee, run and develop our family programme in line with the gallery, the city and our stakeholder’s objectives.

You will manage a programme that includes baby and mini art clubs, family art weekends, holiday activities, and sessions for families with autistic children. In addition you’ll oversee our Clore Art Studio where we’re developing open-ended art experiences for families and other visitors that deepen understanding and knowledge around our collections and exhibitions.

You’ll be expected to manage budgets, extend our profile and marketing reach, develop a team of free lance creative practitioners, join a busy learning team and contribute to wider gallery objectives.

You’ll have experience of delivering creative art-based activities to mixed age family groups within a cultural setting, knowledge of early years’ pedagogy and contemporary family learning practice within museums and galleries.

You'll be willing to work some holiday periods and occasional weekends.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please go to http://www.manchester.gov.uk/jobs/704/learning_manager_families_directorate_for_growth_and_neighbourhoods_-_nb5097648802 to download an application form, read the role profile and find additional information.

For more information, please contact:
Louise Thompson: l.thompson1@manchester.gov.uk (Before 15 August)
Or Ronan Brindley: r.brindley@manchester.gov.uk (After 15 August)

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Interview date: 27 September 2016.

A completed application plus CV and expression of interest to be emailed to resourcing@manchester.gov.uk or posted to: Resourcing & Organisational Management Team, Shared Service Centre, Manchester City Council, Level 8, Wenlock Way Offices, Wenlock Way, Manchester, M12 5DH

Manchester City Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

For more information visit http://manchesterartgallery.org/