Workshop facilitator and event assistant for Digital Exchanges Programme
Job Description
We're looking for a workshop developer and lead facilitator who will support on the delivery of an 'Intro to Flyer Making' workshop as part of the ‘Digital Exchanges’ Programme.
What is the Digital Exchanges project?
UAL are hosting a series of digital upskilling workshops called Digital Exchanges Project with the hope that this will promote partnership working that is mutually beneficial and enables intergenerational, digital skills exchange. This project aims to equip students and graduates to be locally engaged and consider the ethics of how they work with people. We are looking for Southwark based University of the Arts London (UAL) students/graduates to facilitate arts, tech, and digital upskilling workshops.
More about the ‘Intro to Flyer Making’ Session
We will be working with a group of people who are part of a local Tenant and Resident Association, who we have consulted with as part of the Digital Exchanges Programme. The community there have expressed a desire to learn how to make simple flyers on a free/easily accessible application or website. Many of them wish to advertise their own community-focused events through flyer making.
The session will have up to 15 spaces and there is likely to be a mixture of ages and abilities in the group.
Where & When?
Prior to the workshop, there will be paid time for an initial consultation meeting and session planning time. The times are flexible at this stage, but an outline of time blocks would be:
1x 30 minute consultation session with Community Engagement Producer to outline session requirements and final thoughts of facilitator prior to session planning
1 x day session planning and development time (7 hours)
2 hours administration time for final email comms leading up to the event
The workshop itself is scheduled for Weds 29th November The Hub at Eagle Wharf (Peckham), event assistants will be required to arrive the venue from 17.00 to help set up, and will be done by 21:00.
Duties and Responsibilities:
You will help with event logistics and facilitation such as:
- designing and leading the session activity plan
- helping set up the space (most of this will be done by the venue already)
- supporting the event team with logistical and basic AV issues
- leading on general reception duties - including greeting external visitors, checking attendees against registration list or registering new visitors, issuing ID name badges and ensuring Health and Safety protocols are adhered to
- helping facilitate the workshop activity and ensuring everyone at the table has a good understanding of the workshop materials
The role is accountable to: Community Engagement Producer (CCW)