Creative Community Assistant

What You Will Be Doing

The purpose of the job is to work with the Touchstones Team to assist in the smooth running and administration of cultural and creative engagement activities. This includes assisting the Team to facilitate creative engagement sessions and events with local communities and freelancers, supporting evaluation activities, undertaking relevant research and maintaining strong relationships with delivery partners to contribute to the development of our ambitious cultural programme.

What We Need From You

• Qualified to GCSE Level 3 / Grade C or above in Maths and English or equivalent or qualified by experience
• Experience working with and engaging with members of the public in a range of settings
• Experience of working collaboratively and in a busy team
• Experience of working to a high degree of accuracy and working in accordance with policies / procedures
• Experienced and highly motivated self-starter with resilience and determination to see projects through to completion
• Experience of using art and culture to engage communities
• Experience working on community projects and/or supporting community events
• A passion for the local community and for making art, culture and creativity accessible for everyone
• Friendly, outgoing person who enjoys working with different groups and communities
• Engaging and enthusiastic communicator, able to adapt their approach for different audiences