Learning Facilitator - Schools & Young People

Creative Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An arts organization in Dundee is seeking a Learning Facilitator to manage and deliver learning programmes related to schools and young people. This full-time role, temporary until January 2028, involves significant outreach experience and collaboration with educational bodies. The ideal candidate has a background in design or the arts, confidence in digital platforms, and a passion for impactful educational projects.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in developing and delivering national outreach projects.
• Experience managing large scale educational projects.
• Understanding of the Curriculum for Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and delivery of learning programmes.
• Line management of Learning Assistant and other roles.
• Collaboration with schools and strategic education colleagues.

Skills

Background in design or arts

Confidence in using digital platforms

Ability to create content for digital assets

Active engagement with social media

Job description

Role Details

V&A Dundee

Deadline: 06 January 2026 at 17:00

£34,696 - £39,219, 37.5 hours per week, full-time

Temporary until January 2028

Responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the development, delivery, management and evaluation of V&A Dundee's learning programme and projects related to schools and young people.

The Learning Facilitator has line management responsibility for Learning Assistant, Young People’s Producer, and the Schools Development Officer (seconded from Dundee City Council), as well as shared line management of freelance designers, in collaboration with other producers in the Learning team.

The school programmes are informed by Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), collaborating with schools and teachers across Scotland and colleagues at a strategic level at Education Scotland and SQA.

The post holder will have significant experience of developing and delivering national outreach projects, including knowledge of developing and managing large scale projects for schools and educational visits in a museum, gallery or cultural context.

Qualifications

The post holder will have a background in design or the arts, a passion for design and an understanding of how it can have positive impact on our lives. Confidence in using digital platforms, creating content for both analogue and digital assets and active engagement with social media would be beneficial to this role.

This is a temporary appointment for a period of two years.

Tags

Education / Young People (aged 0 to 25)