Worcestershire
Arts Partnership
Leader
for The Arts Chat
Background
The
Worcestershire Arts Partnership are looking for a person or organisation to lead
on a project called The Arts Chat which forms part of the work of the Children
and Young People's Sub Group.
The
WAP was established in 2009 with the intention of providing a more strategic, partnership based approach bringing
arts and non arts organisations together to develop and strengthen the sector.
A
consultation was carried out with a diverse range of stakeholders, leading to
the development of an Arts Strategy for the county, “The Arts Matter”,
published in 2010, outlining the priorities and actions for the newly created,
county wide partnership. The consultation was widespread, including both
professional and amateur arts sectors but also with non arts sectors such as
education, health and tourism, to achieve wider buy in and begin a meaningful
and productive dialogue.
Since then, WAP has gone on to become a
functioning and successful network with significant achievements to its credit.
WAP currently operates as a non-constituted organisation made up of arts and
non arts stakeholders from across the county. It delivers its priorities
through a programme of projects, CPD and networking events. Its programme of
activity increases participation in and audiences for the arts through projects
developed through the work of several sub groups.
In
January 2014 the WAP was awarded a GFA from the Arts Council to enable it to
develop its organisation including looking at becoming a formal independent
organisation, to write a new business plan but to also develop and put more
resources into its sub groups.
The
Children and Young People Sub Group
One
of these Sub Groups is the Children and Young People's Group. This Group is
made up of different stakeholders including arts organisations, Local
Authorities, Schools, Libraries as well as independent practitioners and
stakeholders. There are also advanced plans to get more young people actively involved
in the Group through a project called The Arts Chat.
The Arts Chat
The
Arts Chat was created by the Children and Young People's sub group as a way of
getting young people more involved in the arts in Worcestershire. We see this
through getting young people involved as decision makers, arts leaders, arts
performers and arts curators.
There
have been two arts chats that have taken place across the county and we plan to
run more events.
We
also wish to see The Arts Chat linked to the Arts Awards scheme as well as it
being seen as a formal accreditation programme where young people will be seen
to be Arts Ambassadors across the County.
We
also wish The Arts Chat to be linked to other young people groups that are
being created through Arts Connect, the West Midlands Bridging organisation.
We
are looking for a person or organisation to lead The Arts Chat through its next
period and to establish it within the Worcestershire Arts Partnership and
beyond.
Person
Specification
We
are looking for someone with the following skills, experience and knowledge
- Experience of leading a Group made up
of Children and Young People
- Experience of working with the Children
and Young People's Art Sector
- Experience of working with schools and
arts organisations
- Knowledge of the arts education sector
including Arts Awards
- An interest and knowledge of issues
reflecting young people.
- To be able to engage and mobilise a
group of young cultural leaders.
- To be able to co-ordinate and support
the delivery of youth steering group activity and youth led events
including a working experience of children's rights and their
implementation
Duties
of the Chair
In conjunction with the
group’s administrator:
- To agree agendas for
meetings and to ensure that papers are not sent out less than a week
before the meeting
- To ensure that
meetings take place at least four times per year.
- To ensure that all
meetings run on time and are run effectively with minutes taken with
agreed actions.
- To approve all meeting
minutes
In conjunction with the
County Arts Officer and The Children and Young People Sub Group
- To set annual action
plans for the group
- To feedback on Arts
Chat meetings to the main sub group
- To attend ad hoc meetings in relation
to the sub groups as agreed by all
- To ensure that the action plan relating
to the Group is carried out in the best possible manner and to report back
on this to the WAP Children and Young People Sub Group
Fee
£1,800 per year for approximately 6 days work per year. In addition there may be additional payments
to attend conferences and events.
To
apply please email Steve Wilson on swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk
outlining your suitability and experience by Friday 27th June at 5pm
as well as CV. Please keep all documents
at no more than 4 pages.
Interviews will take place
on the afternoon or early evening Friday 11th July and will involve
young people.
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