Part time, Edinburgh based, you'll manage our creative writing workshops and interdisciplinary activities. Your dynamism and creativity will increase our impact in the classroom!The Super Power Agency is a non-profit organisation that seeks to improve the lives and literacy rates of young people from some of Scotland's most under-resourced areas. Through creative writing workshops, interdisciplinary activities, and individual mentoring, we work with young people aged 8–18 in schools and community organisations. Our creative writing programmes culminate in the publication of a book of the young people's writing which is shared with their school, families and community.About this roleIt is an exciting time to join the Super Power Agency as we work towards our goal to expand across Scotland and serve 3,000 young people each year by 2026. The Writing Facilitator would work closely with the wider SPA team, including our volunteers, as well as teachers, schools and other partners across Scotland. Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, the Writing Facilitator will deliver the in-school element of our writing workshops and programmes.Our school and community programmes run for 8 or 10 weeks, with school groups participating in one workshop per week. The Writing Facilitator will deliver a suite of different workshops across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. These sessions vary from creative writing, poetry, and playwriting. The hours will be primarily during the week and during school hours. The Writing Facilitator will also work closely with our SPA volunteers, who support the young people during the in-school workshops.As well as leading on the delivery of the workshops, the Writing Facilitator will have the opportunity to work with the Programme Manager and wider SPA team to review and shape workshop content. They will also assist the SPA team with final publication of the young people's work if necessary.The Writing Facilitator will maintain organisational policies and procedures throughout and promote the organisation and its programmatic accomplishments.The part time role is to be carried out across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between our core hours of 9:30am and 3pm. Workshop delivery is across primary and secondary schools throughout Edinburgh.Salary: £25k pro rata, fixed term for 6 months, with possible extension (funding dependent).To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to Programme Manager Rebecca Low - deadline is Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 12:00.#J-18808-Ljbffr