Programme Leader Creative Arts, Crafts and Performing Arts LBHF624371
Salary range: £44,937 – £47,925 pro rata, per annum (actual salary £26,962 – £28,755 per annum)Work location: Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street, London W6 9JJHours per week: 21.60Contract type: Temporary up to 24 monthsVetting requirements: Enhanced DBS CheckClosing date: 12 July 2026Interview date: Week Commencing 20 July 2026Contact details for Informal discussion: Kathy McCarthy, Staff Services Manager via email on KATHY.MCCARTHY@LBHF.GOV.UK
About the role
At Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Economy department, we aim to be efficient in everything that we do. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on.
Love creativity. Believe in learning. Enjoy leading others?
We’d love to hear from you. Hammersmith & Fulham Adult Learning & Skills Service is looking for a Programme Leader for Creative Arts, Crafts and Performing Arts (CACPA) — someone who believes in the power of creativity to change lives and wants to help adult learners build confidence, skills and new possibilities. This is a hands on, people centred role where you’ll teach, lead, inspire and shape a dynamic creative programme that reflects our communities and opens doors for learners at every stage of their journey.
You’ll split your time between teaching, leading tutors, and developing the creative curriculum, therefore you will:
- Teach across creative arts, crafts and performing arts, using engaging and inclusive approaches
- Support and line manage sessional tutors, helping them grow and do their best work
- Shape and develop courses that respond to learners’ needs and local priorities
- Champion high quality teaching, learning and assessment across the programme
- Support recruitment, interviews and progression for learnersKeep an eye on what’s working (and what’s not), using data to improve outcomes
- Play an active role in observations, quality improvement and Ofsted readiness
- Get involved in open days, celebrations, events and promoting our creative offer
- You’ll work closely with the Programme Manager and wider team, contributing ideas, energy and leadership to the service.
We are looking for an experienced adult education professional with a creative background and a collaborative leadership style. You enjoy balancing big picture thinking with day to day delivery, and you care deeply about learners, staff and quality.
Have an appropriate qualification at degree level or above (or equivalent) in a subject relevant to CACPA and a teaching qualification (DTLLS/PGCE/Cert Ed or Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training or equivalent).
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