THE WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE TRUST LIMITED
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAMMER
Job Description and Person Specification
Accountability:
The post-holder is an employee of The Wiltshire Music
Centre Trust Limited and is directly accountable to the
Artistic Director.
Location:
The job is based at the Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley
Road, Bradford on Avon, from time to time involving work
elsewhere in and outside the County.
Hours:
The post is part-time 3 days per week and may involve out
of hours work
Overall Purpose of the Post
The main purpose of the post is to co-ordinate and manage a programme of
music education and community learning projects. This will also involve
maintaining an on-going long-term strategy developed by the Artistic Director, for
the programme of involvement in musical education and community learning that
reflects and develops the artistic vision of Wiltshire Music Centre.
The post holder will also support the fundraising team in securing resources to
ensure the development and the sustainability of the programme.
The following are examples of education and community projects currently
undertaken:
Small Schools Festival – every 2 years we partner with Wiltshire Music Service
to do a programme of workshops in small, rural primary schools (10-15) with
local musicians and composers. This culminates in a series of concerts at WMC
and other venues around the county when the work is performed.
Special Schools Festival – a festival organised with musicians skilled in
working with young people at special schools. It takes place every 2 years and
involves workshops in schools culminating in a concert at WMC.
Zone Club – a monthly club for learning disabled adults held at WMC.
Musicians, film artists and dancers facilitate the group in participant led activities.
Primary Live – A series of in-school workshops with primary schools where
professional musicians work with pupils
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Residency – an on-going residency
where the OAE work with schools in a specific town (currently Chippenham)
Summer Workshops – Music and other types of workshops during the summer
holidays held at WMC
Music & Science Festival – a new project to deliver a 3 day Festival celebrating
the connections between music and science and being the culmination of a term
of school based activity in local schools.
Key Specific Responsibilities
Strategy
Support the AD in maintaining and implementing the on-going education and
community learning strategy of WMC to ensure that the strategy reflects and
develops WMC’s artistic vision.
Work closely with stakeholder organisations including Wiltshire Music Service,
Wiltshire Music Hub, Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Youth Arts Partnerships,
schools and other arts organisations and agencies across the area, to ensure
that developments at WMC are in line with local, regional and national priorities
for children, families, schools and the wider community. It is expected that the
strategy will continue to address the need for community learning opportunities
as well as training for teachers, community professionals and young people.
Advise the AD on learning and community priorities and issues.
Partnerships and fundraising
Work closely with the Executive Director, AD and Marketing and Development
Manager to identify and explore opportunities to prepare funding bids to secure
resources for the education and community learning programme.
Develop partnerships and collaborations with a range of different institutions as
appropriate to support the development and implementation of WMC’s strategy
through profile raising, collaborative activities, and provision of resources.
Programming
Design an annual programme of music education and community learning
projects for agreement and approval by the AD which fulfils the objectives and
priorities outlined in the education and community learning strategy.
Ensure that the programme has adequate balance in projects so as to achieve
accessibility for all areas of the community including elderly, disabled and
learning disabled people, young people, BME communities and any hard to
reach groups.
Manage and co-ordinate these projects in conjunction with colleagues such as
the AD and Events Co-ordinator and other partner organisations and schools.
This will also involve managing musicians, artists and other freelancers to ensure
that all work is delivered to high standards and meets required deadlines.
Identify appropriate musicians and/or staff to lead elements of the programme,
and oversee project delivery.
Working closely with partners and collaborators, identify and target participants
for each project or activity.
Ensure all contractual arrangements with musicians
schools/groups are in line with current industry practice.
and
participating
Ensure correct and safe working practices by staff and freelancers, ensuring the
welfare of all staff and participants is in line with WMC’s Health and Safety
Policy.
Ensure that WMC’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures are adhered to by
everyone working on education and community learning projects, briefing and
supporting colleagues and freelancers where necessary.
Finance
Take responsibility for the financial management of the education and community
learning projects including preparing budgets and monitoring actual income and
expenditure against budgets in liaison with the Finance Manager.
Evaluation and Development of the work
Carry out thorough evaluation and reporting for all projects to ensure that a
development path is identified and followed and that stakeholder and funder
requirements are met.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of local, regional and national policy and
practice, to ensure that WMC’s education and community learning programme is
developed in line with best practice.
Integrate education and community learning projects as far as possible across
the main programme and in audience development activities.
Communication & Advocacy
Work closely with the Marketing and Development Manager to ensure the widest
possible external awareness of the education and community learning work.
Represent WMC on local, regional and national working groups and committees,
advocating the importance not only of WMC’s work but of music education &
community arts more broadly.
Education and Community Learning Programmer - Person specification:
The Education and Community Learning Programmer is likely to have a degree
or professional qualification and some experience of running education projects
in an arts organisation (preferably with a music focus).
Skills
Essential (not in priority Order)
 An understanding of what makes collaborative projects work
well
 An understanding and appreciation of music as a means of
delivering educational benefit in many ways
 able to plan and deliver complex projects with different
partners
 strong organisational skills needed to manage projects
 people skills, able to work with partners, staff and volunteers
 able to produce clear, concise written evaluation reports and
to gather data to support these
 able to write convincing project proposals to gain the support
of funders and donors
 sound numeracy skills, able to develop and manage budgets
 able to develop strong networks and assert the Trust’s
interests skilfully
 excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 excellent all round admin and computer skills
Desirable ( not in Priority order)
 experience of working with young people and a range of
different minority groups
 project fund-raising experience.
Personal
Qualities

Essential ( not in priority order)
 a passion for and enthusiastic and infectious commitment to
the Centre’s work
 the qualities needed to be part of a strong and skilled staff
team
 customer focussed and results orientated
 initiative and self-motivation – able to work in a team and take
responsibility on your own
 able to manage multiple priorities and work to and meet tight
deadlines
 good humoured enthusiasm, commitment, tact and
personality
 administratively self-supporting
 flexibility, with a good natured willingness to ensure the job
gets done
 people-orientated, a good-natured personality with insight /
understanding, tact and commitment / enthusiasm
 full driving licence and ready access to use of a car when
required
March 2013