Casual Learning Facilitator

Reference Number: CCT089

Closing Date: 10th May 2026

Location: Multi Site

Hours: Zero Hours

Rate of Pay: NLW/NMW

We are looking for enthusiastic and creative Casual Learning Facilitators to deliver engaging activities and events as part of our Learning and Engagement programme across the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum and the Lunt Roman Fort.

You will work with a wide range of audiences including children, families, schools, and community groups, supporting the delivery of workshops, outreach sessions, and events such as birthday parties, holiday activities, and museum sleepovers. This is a flexible, hands-on role ideal for someone who enjoys working with people, is confident leading activities, and is passionate about creating memorable learning experiences in a museum and community setting.

There are several positions available for this role.

Interviews are proposed for W/C 18^th May 2026

Apply today and join our team!

DBS Clearance will be required for the successful candidate. 
Please click on this link for further details: https://cvlife.co.uk/dbs/ 

CV Life is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job Description

Reporting to: School Programme Educator/Community Programme Educator/Creative Children’s Events Producer

Scope

Coventry Sports Foundation and Culture Coventry are independent organisations who work collaboratively through CV Life, so that this Job Description as a CV Life document extends to cover the employment contracts held with either Culture Coventry Trust or Coventry Sports Foundation.

Overall purpose and objective of the role

To deliver activities and events with the Learning and Engagement Team across the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum, Lunt Roman Fort and through outreach activity in school and community settings. This role will be centred on children’s events, including the museum birthday party packages, sleepover events and event days. There will also be opportunities to deliver activity with school groups, early years audiences and community groups that includes engagement activity with adults.

Main duties of the role:

1. Work with other team members and volunteers to deliver high quality learning experiences for a diverse audience including early years, children and adults.
2. Deliver activity in outreach settings, including CV Life leisure venues, schools, community venues, and care homes.
3. Working on a casual basis, responsibilities will include the setting up and clearing up of resources and activity spaces. Activity will include (but is not limited to) birthday parties, museum sleepovers, camp events at the Lunt Roman Fort, costumed event delivery at the Lunt Roman Fort, play based sessions for early years groups, craft activities for families, holiday club delivery and reminiscence sessions with older people.
4. To work across a variety of curriculum areas and approaches to learning, with a particular focus on history, art, STEM and storytelling.
5. Maintain required records of the sessions delivered and ensure that paperwork is completed and passed to relevant colleagues, including capturing visitor figures and feedback.
6. Always strive to widen the reach of our work and deepen the impact upon the lives of people and their communities. 
7. Keep abreast of initiatives in museum and gallery education, by participating in any training offered.
8. Be an enthusiastic and positive member of the team, providing our school and community audiences with meaningful and memorable experiences.

This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and may be reviewed and updated depending upon operational requirements and staffing levels.

Responsibilities for all employees

• To embrace and lead by example on the Company’s key values of PRIDE, PASSION and PURPOSE or those that might at any time be subsequently re-defined.
• To support the Company’s commitment to providing a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults, ensuring awareness of the Company’s Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practice Guidance, and to be vigilant, reporting any safeguarding concerns without delay.
• To undertake all duties and fully comply with all of the Company’s general standards and those relating to the specific requirements of the role.
• To take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions at work, and to co-operate with health and safety matters to help everyone meet their legal requirements.
• To co-operate with managers and colleagues to ensure environmental responsibilities are complied with.
• To carry out tasks at a range of sites that are either operated or managed by the Companies / Trusts or where services are delivered by the Companies / Trusts.
• To be involved in any aspects or opportunities for sharing of good practice, expertise and responsibilities within the Companies / Trusts. To generally help promote the work and public image of the Companies / Trusts, always maintaining high standards of customer service and personal appearance.
• To attend and fully engage with all internal training and development requirements and opportunities, and maintain such qualifications as required by the demands of the role.
• To interact positively with customers adopting a friendly and professional approach at all times.
• To comply with the General Data Protection Regulations when dealing with, maintaining, sharing and storing information.
• To undertake other duties as specified, which are appropriate to the qualifications, experience and general level of the post.

Person Specification

Essential Personal Attributes

• Excellent organisational skills in order to prepare for and run workshops.
• Excellent creative and interpersonal skills for establishing and maintaining positive relationships with audiences and in-house delivery teams.
• Ability to motivate people of all ages to enjoy their experiences in CV Life venues.
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative as well as take direction the Learning and Engagement team to deliver against a fast-paced delivery programme.
• Readiness to help people and the ability to respond to differing needs e.g. neurodiverse, physical disabilities, children, diverse cultures and differing levels of understanding.
• Open minded to new opportunities, methods, and ideas.

Essential Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working (or volunteering) in the arts/heritage or community sector with children and young people.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation for both indoor and outdoor events.
• Understanding of the role that museums and galleries can play in enhancing life experiences.
• Willing to lead activities whilst in character and costume, both indoors and outdoors.

Essential Special Skills

• Able to work to work flexibly in relation to hours, including, unsociable hours, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and overnight stays as required.
• Ability to travel to activities across CV Life venues, schools and community settings.

Special Circumstances

• Enhanced DBS required.

If you have any enquires, please contact our Human Resources Team by emailing recruitment@cvlife.co.uk