About the role

SENsory Atelier is an award-winning dynamic cultural education programme for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Leicester/shire. Delivered through the Arts Based Learning fund from Paul Hamlyn Foundation since 2016, SENsory Atelier has become one of the leading approaches for cultural education in the country. Following a new major grant from Paul Hamlyn Foundation, we are now looking for an exceptional candidate to help us implement the future of this project in the role of SENsory Atelier Programme Manager.

The post will be based at the Attenborough Arts Centre with some work located at the partner schools, with local, national and international partnership development and advocacy work.

About you

The ideal candidate will manage all operational aspects of the SENsory Atelier programme at Attenborough Arts Centre and will work with the Learning & Outreach Manager, Director and Steering group on the long-term strategic planning of this programme. You will have Substantial relevant work experience in arts-based learning programmes with experience of working with children and young people, particularly those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and experience of evaluation processes for arts-based learning projects, including innovative approaches to evaluation and experience of analysing evidence-based practice.

You will have exceptional skills in project management. Strong advocacy and partnership development skills and excellent spoken and written communication skills with ability to write reports, e.g. to funders, boards, partners

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcomed to Marianne Scahill-Pape [email protected]

Attenborough Arts Centre is one of the UK’s leading centres for art and culture. We bring leading local, regional, national and international artists to present their work in Leicester and engage with our diverse audiences. Our mission is to make contemporary art accessible to all. We identify and remove barriers to inclusion to enable everyone to experience creativity and culture. We are a creative home for our communities, running participatory programmes which achieve over 24,000 engagements each year.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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SENsory Atelier Programme Manager

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