Schools Engagement Coordinator

Eastside; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastside Educational Trust in London is seeking a full-time Schools Engagement Coordinator to support our busy Schools Team for 12 months from January 2027 to January 2028, with possible extension.

You will help grow Eastside Schools Workshops, Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence and Creativity Live, build relationships with schools, create marketing content, handle enquiries and bookings, and keep communications running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Experience in arts education, schools engagement, cultural engagement or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and growth of schools programmes: Eastside Schools Workshops, Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence and Creativity Live.
• Develop relationships with schools and design marketing content for newsletters and social media.
• Follow up on enquiries and bookings and coordinate projects.

Job description

About Eastside

Eastside Educational Trustis a leading creative education charity inspiring thousands of children and young people each year across Greater London and the UK.We empower young lives and amplify youth voices through participation in arts programmes, helping young people develop creativity, confidence, resilience, social, technical and employability skills, while providing the tools and platforms to express themselves.

We believe creativity is a right, not a privilege, and prioritise work in East London boroughs including Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham and Newham, while sustainably growing our reach across London and beyond. With a particular focus on poetry and spoken word, film, digital arts and drama, we champion equal access to creative opportunities and work to reduce barriers to participation for young people in underserved communities. In 2024, Eastside celebrated its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of empowering young people through creativity.

Large-scale flagship projects include:

• SPOKEN WORD POWER, a national spoken word poetry programme giving thousands of students each year the chance to be mentored by professional poets and perform their poetry in professional venues including on a West End stage.
• Artists in Residence, supporting schools with creative artist residencies in a range of art forms, bringing joy whilst achieving school improvement goals through the arts.
• Eastside School Workshopsstrand offers a selection of workshops delivered by Eastside’s creative facilitators in schools and is designed to help primary, secondary and SEND schools enhance their curriculum offer or celebrate key calendar dates in the school year, such as Black History Month, World Book Day and Mental Health Awareness Week.
• Eastside’s flagship digital programme isCreativity Live, offering live streamed interactive schools workshops and on-demand content for teachers, giving students in schools across the UK the chance to engage digitally in creative experiences with Eastside’s inspirational facilitators.

Role Description

Eastside is looking for a full timeSchools Engagement Coordinator (SEC) to provide administrative and coordination support to our busy Schools Team for 12 months from January 2027 – January 2028, with the possibility of extending beyond this period.

Working closely with the Schools and Marketing Team, the SEC will support the delivery and growth of our schools programmes, in particularEastside Schools Workshops, Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence and Creativity Live. The SEC will help to develop relationships with schools, designing and delivering marketing content for newsletters and social media, following up on enquiries and bookings, coordinating projects and keeping communications and administration running smoothly. This is a varied, hands-on role suited to someone who is highly organised, proactive, confident communicating with schools and able to manage multiple priorities.

Experience in arts education, schools engagement, cultural engagement or a related field is desirable, alongside a genuine commitment to increasing access to creative opportunities for children and young people.

Eastside is committed to celebrating diversity and particularly welcomes applications from those who are currently under-represented in the cultural sector.

Deadline for applications:2pm on Thursday 19th November(early applications are advisable)

Photo: Alex Brenner