Job Title: Climate Advocates for Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon
Location: Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon
Salary: Hourly Paid: Grade 2
Hours: 4 hours a week, term time only
Accountable to:
Samantha Jarman, Climate Advocate coordinator and the Programme Director responsible for your course.
Role Description:
(College) Climate Advocates are employed to contribute to UAL’s Climate Action Plan and support the embedding of climate, social & racial justice into all courses. Climate Advocates will take a holistic approach to embedding climate, social and racial justice through collaboration with UAL Changemakers and other student partners.
With the support ofClimate Advocate Coordinators, you will build relationships with a range of student and staff at UAL including Programme Directors, to support activities which enable schools, programmes and courses to implement change.
Climate Advocates will engage with college and course teams to understand the multi-layered approach Camberwell, Wimbledon and Chelsea (CCW) and UAL are taking to address the climate crisis. The Climate Advocates will play a key role in understanding students’ viewpoints on climate justice within the curriculum. Through training, reviewing of course handbooks and collaborating with academic programmes to develop curriculum co-design projects for the coming academic year, Climate Advocates will participate in practices of curriculum change and support activities which embed climate, social and racial justice.
CCW is looking to recruit 10 student Climate Advocates for each of the CCW programmes, listed below. To apply, please submit a 200-word statement explaining why you would be suitable for the role, including which programme your course is aligned, (see list below) and a mini portfolio including a few images of your work.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Meet with Programme Directors to establish workplan for the year and parameters of the role.
· Attend training as agreed with Coordinator. This may include the Climate Emergency Interactive Film, Principles Workshop, Curriculum Design, Carbon Literacy.
· Meet regularly with other Climate Advocates and Changemakers to coordinate work.
· Gather feedback from students about Climate Justice, Climate Emergency and Sustainability in the curriculum.
· Conduct an audit of course handbooks using Principles framework
· Contribute to reapproval, validation and modifications processes where appropriate.
· Work with programme Directors and course teams on co-design curriculum projects to further strengthen climate justice within the curriculum.
· Contribute to UAL communications about activities and projects
· Contribute to written reports and visual representations of the work undertaken
· Contribute to organising and hosting public events and/or showcase to show findings to the College
Programmes
School of Fine Art
Fine Art Camberwell
Fine Art, Chelsea
Painting, Camberwell
School of Design
Graphic Design
Design and Material Practices
Illustration
Interior Futures
School of Performance
Performance Design and Technologies
Acting and Performance
Foundation Art & Design
CCW Foundation Diploma
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.