Community Storyteller (Maternity Cover)

Culture & Business Scotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Culture & Business Scotland seeks a Community Storyteller to plan, deliver and evaluate storytelling programmes in Pollok as part of our place-based storytelling initiative. The role focuses on adult groups and contributes to ongoing story-based projects, including live performance.

The ideal candidate will have experience researching, developing and delivering participatory arts programmes with adults and be an oral storyteller with an understanding of community development and trauma-informed

Qualifications

• Experience researching, developing and delivering participatory arts programmes with adults.
• Oral storyteller or narrative performer with understanding of community development.
• Committed to equity, inclusion and social justice and have an interest in the arts.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate storytelling programmes in Pollok within our place-based storytelling programme.
• Work with adult groups and contribute to ongoing story-based projects and activities, including live performance.

Skills

Storytelling

Arts facilitation

Narrative performance

Trauma-informed practice

Equity and inclusion

Job description

Applications close on Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 09:00

The Village Storytelling Centre seeks to employ a Community Storyteller to plan, deliver and evaluate storytelling programmes within our place-based storytelling programme in Pollok. The role will have a particular focus on working with adult groups, contribute to our ongoing story-based projects and activities, including live performance. We are looking for a dynamic, imaginative person who shares our values and understands the purpose of the Village to bring experience of arts facilitation, performance and storytelling.

We are keen to hear from people with experience of researching, developing and delivering participatory arts programmes with adults from a variety of backgrounds. The ideal candidate will be an oral storyteller or narrative performer with an understanding of the community development approach and trauma informed practice. They should be committed to equity, inclusion and social justice and have an interest in the arts.