Role: Assistant Facilitator – Saturday Art Club
Working with: Youth Programmes Producer, Engagement team at Royal Museums Greenwich
About the project
Our Saturday Art Club – part of the National Saturday Club Network – is a free weekly creative workshop for 13–16-year-olds in Greenwich. It offers the chance to try new techniques, visit other cultural venues, and build new social connections in the local area.
Our members often share difficult experiences with their mental health – they said the club helps them feel less isolated, creates a sense of belonging, and is a place to process their feelings creatively.
Royal Museums Greenwich's Youth Programme is seeking a kind, organised and child-centred Assistant Facilitator, to support the 2025-6 Saturday Art Club. The Assistant Facilitator will work closely with the Lead Facilitator to support all aspects of workshop delivery. This includes set up and take down, organising materials, supporting the registration and safe release of club members at the start and end of workshops, including contacting guardians when needed.
This entry-level, supporting role would suit someone looking to gain paid experience working with young people in the cultural sector, as an assistant creative facilitator and/or youth worker. Closely supported by Royal Museums Greenwich's Youth Producer through regular communication and termly debriefs, this role is aimed at giving paid development opportunities to people aged 18-30.
If you haven’t done a role like this before, transferable skills from public facing, voluntary, community, or customer service roles are relevant and valuable.
For more information, including how to apply, please read the job description.
Freelance Fee: £2,650 – see ‘schedule’ for further breakdown (this is a freelance contract)
Location: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Timeline: Sept 2025 – July 2026
Deadline: 9am, Monday 18 August 2025
Interviews: Friday 29 August
Induction Day: Monday 8 September, 10am–4pm
Role: Lead Facilitator – Young Producers
Working with: Youth Programmes Producer, Engagement team at Royal Museums Greenwich
About the project
The National Maritime Museum will mark this year’s Festival of Light with a family festival for all ages, titled Illuminate, on 25 October 2025 to celebrate Diwali.
For the third year running, the festival programme will be curated by Mehala Ford, founder of South Asian arts collective COMMONGROUND&, in collaboration with Royal Museums Greenwich. The theme this year is to celebrate the light within all of us and the light we wish to share in the world. There will be an exciting programme to suit all ages and interests, highlighting creativity, joy, and well-being, including Bharatanatyam performance, rangoli workshops, lantern making and food.
We're looking for an experienced facilitator to lead a group of 15 young people aged 16-18 to create and deliver a youth-led Diwali celebration which amplifies and engages young voices. This could result in the development of a trail, tour, performance or workshop (or something else!) to be delivered on 25 October, as part of the Diwali celebrations taking place across the Museum.
For more information, including how to apply, please read the job description.
Freelance Fee: £2,615 – see ‘schedule’ for further breakdown (this is a freelance contract)
Location: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Deadline: 9am, Friday 8 August 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 19 August
