We currently have an exciting full-time opportunity – on a secondment basis – at Higher Executive Officer Grade for a Creative Schools Manager.
The Arts Council is the government agency for developing the arts in Ireland. We work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.
The post of Creative Schools Manager is open to qualified teachers who hold a recognised post in a primary school/post primary school. S/he will be contracted on a secondment basis to the Arts Council. The Creative Schools Manager will report to the Creative Schools Programme Director and will form a key part of the Creative Schools Team.
Initiated in 2018, Scoileanna Ildánacha/Creative Schools is led by The Arts Council in partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to develop the Creative Schools programme. Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme to enable the creative potential of every child.
The initiative is also informed by the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy (2016–25) Making Great Art Work: Leading the Development of the Arts in Ireland.
Creative Schools supports schools/centres to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. This initiative provides opportunities for children and young people to build their artistic and creative skills; to communicate, collaborate, stimulate their imaginations, be inventive, and to harness their curiosity. It will empower children and young people to develop, implement and evaluate arts and creative activity throughout their schools/centres and stimulate additional ways of working that reinforce the impact of creativity on children and young people’s learning, development and well-being.
The Creative Schools Manager will be engaged on a full-time basis and will contribute to the development and delivery of the Creative Schools. S/he will be responsible for leading and managing a team of professional Creative Associates, drawn from both the arts and the education community who will work directly with schools and other relevant education bodies. Other key areas will include; contribution to programme development, and evaluation; development of new projects; and communicating about the programme with adults and children.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 12.00 noon, Wednesday 02 August 2023.
Please note that interviews will be held on the week of 07 August 2023.
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The Arts Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourages applications from all sections of the community under all ten grounds as set out in our Equality, Human Rights and Diversity Policy (for more information, visit: http://www.artscouncil.ie/equality-human-rights-diversity/)