Jobs

Head of Learning

Full-time Role

This is an exciting new post that gives an individual a rare opportunity to set and oversee the educational direction of The School of Life, bringing their own experience of education/ learning, and passion and creative insight to the role.

The Head of Learning will have responsible for the development of The School of Life’s:

• Classes
• Online learning programmes
• Faculty
• Publishing programme (books, e-books)

The Head of Learning will also be expected to represent the intellectual position of the School of Life in a variety of different contexts, including in public appearances and in the media.

Person specification:

• Background in education and learning and/or training (at an educational publisher, higher education, or in-house training)
• Experience in developing offline and online learning programmes
• Experience in writing and commissioning content for learning/ training
• Experience in managing and training educators

If you are interested in this role , please email jobs@theschooloflife.com to request a more detailed job description.

Please note: the closing date for applications is 31st May 2013.

Please state your current salary and how your experience fits with the above profile.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified after the closing date.

ART THERAPIST

Freelance role

The School of Life is a pioneer of ‘culture therapies’: unique consultation services which provide tailor made cultural prescriptions in response to an individual’s needs.  We began with Bibliotherapy, a prescription reading service, which has now been running for many years and to great acclaim.

We are now seeking to expand our cultural therapies offering to cover other creative disciplines, including the visual arts.

The School of Life believes that art can be appreciated, not just for its stylistic or historic merits, but also in terms of its therapeutic value.  Our Art Therapy service will offer tailor-made prescriptions to those looking to deepen and expand the role of art in their lives, and use art as a tool to address central questions about their values, meaning and purpose.

The art therapist will be an Art History or Fine Arts graduate with a deep knowledge of the visual arts which spans a variety of cultures, mediums and periods. They will be thoroughly versed in the Great Masters yet have their finger on the pulse of the contemporary art world. A skilled listener, they will ideally have training as a therapist and must be mature enough to take on board a client's individual needs and concerns, creating a prescription that reflects the client's, rather than their own, tastes and interests. They'll be vibrant, intellectually curious and personable.

Briefed and trained by the TSOL team this summer, the appointed art therapist will be responsible for booking their own timetable in coordination with The School of Life, offering one-to-one sessions according to demand from September  2013.

If you think you may be an ideal candidate for this exciting new creative role please send your CV and a brief cover letter explaining why you would be a great Art Therapist to: jobs@theschooloflife.com

Please give Art Therapist as the subject heading. 

The deadline for applications is 7th June 2013. 

A more detailed job description is available upon request.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified after the closing date.

FREELANCE FACULTY

We are always on the lookout for exceptional people to join our remarkable teaching faculty. Our faculty members come from a wide range of backgrounds, but they tend to share the following:

• Outstanding teaching and public speaking skills with a commitment to innovative forms of adult education.
• Excellent knowledge of contemporary culture combined with a strong intellectual background
• Strong organisational ability and the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team

All faculty members teach one or more of The School of Life’s core classes. Many also contribute to our programme of events, meals and weekends as well as running bespoke workshops for organisations at The School of Life. Faculty are all appointed on a freelance basis. Most faculty work between 2 and 5 days a month. We recruit for Freelance Faculty on an on-going basis. Sadly we can’t promise to reply to all applications as we receive too many.

For more information please send a CV and covering letter to Cathy Haynes, Curator of Public Programmes, cathy@theschooloflife.com.