Shared Services Partnership
Programme Leader Creative Arts, Crafts and Performing Arts LBHF624371
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Programme Leader for Creative Arts, Crafts and Performing Arts
Job Details
- Salary range: £44,937 – £47,925 pro rata (actual: £26,962 – £28,755 per annum)
- Location: Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street, London W6 9JJ
- Hours: 21.60 per week
- Contract type: Temporary (up to 24 months)
- Vetting: Enhanced DBS Check required
- Closing date: 12 July 2026
- Interviews: Week commencing 20 July 2026 Informal discussion: Contact Kathy McCarthy (KATHY.MCCARTHY@LBHF.GOV.UK), Staff Services Manager
About the Role
At Hammersmith & Fulham, we aim to make our borough a place for everyone. We’re values-driven, focusing on efficiency, safety, high-quality services, and fostering creativity, learning, and leadership.
The Adult Learning & Skills Service seeks a Programme Leader for Creative Arts, Crafts and Performing Arts (CACPA)—an ambitious, creative educator who believes in the transformative power of the arts. You’ll:
- Teach dynamic, inclusive sessions across creative arts, crafts, and performing arts
- Lead tutors and support their professional development
- Design curricula that respond to local priorities and learner needs
- Champion quality in teaching, learning, and assessment
- Drive recruitment and progression, ensuring equitable opportunities
- Monitor outcomes, review data, and improve programmes
- Engage in Open Days, events, and community outreach
Actively collaborating with ** Programme Manager** and colleagues, you’ll shape the vision for an impactful, learner-centred programme.
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Key Responsibilities
- Teach and deliver high-quality, engaging creative workshops
- Line-manage sessional tutors, mentoring their growth
- Develop and review programmes, ensuring they meet learner and community needs
- Promote fairness and inclusivity across recruitment, assessment, and feedback
- Support learners’ progression, from beginner to advanced skill-building
- Gather and analyse data to evaluate course effectiveness
- Engage in observations, quality assurance, and Ofsted readiness
- Represent the service at events, branding, and community celebrations
- Contribute to learning provision strategy, aligning with local and organisational goals
Requirements & Qualifications
Essential Criteria
- Degree (or equivalent) + teaching qualification, e.g.:
- Digital Technologies Leading to Learning and Skills (DTLLS)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
- Certificate in Education ((Cert Ed) / nationally recognised teaching qualification
- Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training (or equivalent)
Experience & Attitude
- Proven track record in adult education, preferably in the CACPA sector
- Expertise in tutoring, curriculum design, or programme leadership
- Passion for transformative, inclusive, and creativity-fuelled learning
- Stakeholder management—collaborating with learners, tutors, and managers
- Leadership ability to balance strategic goals and hands-on delivery
- Commitment to quality improvement, smoothing a lens to Ofsted standards
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Our Values: Who We Are, and Who We’d Love Working Here
We demonstrate our commitment to the community through shared ethics: these guide our daily work.
✅ Fair: Treat everyone with compassion and empower diversity. ✅ Caring: Drive continuous improvement and celebrate success. ✅ Collaborative: Partner with residents, partnerships, and organisations for collective brighter futures. ✅ Driven: Never settle for less-than-best. Residents and staff are our centre.
Benefits: Why Work With Us?
- Flexible working policies tailored to your needs (see here)
- Paid vacation and professional development opportunities
- Equitable, inclusive workplace—dismantling barriers and valuing diversity
- Dedicated safeguarding culture Recruitment compliance with anti-discrimination policies and Disability Confident Employer status
Commitments to Protective Safeguards
Hammersmith & Fulham Commit to:
✔ Sharpening safeguarding practices across children, young people, and adults ✔ Transparent recruitment and equal opportunity policies—no group unfairly excluded
For adjustments in recruitment or application formats, contact: [resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk] or write to: The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith, W6 9JU
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