Families Programmer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Families Programmer to join the team! Focusing on creating an engaging year-round programme for children and families at JW3, you will deliver a range of activities and events that build relationships with families, schools and partners to deepen and elevate our community reach.

Job Description

Hours: 22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
Salary: £18,000 per annum (full time equivalent £30,000)

Length of contract: 1 year

Key responsibilities include:

Be the first point of contact for all families' activity.
Lead on programming Family Sundays, working with established partners to deliver high quality family activities.
To programme, plan and deliver JW3's interactive festival celebration days for families, responding to the Jewish calendar, building on our well-established Party on Purim and Chanukah Funukah days.
Develop and grow a programme of school holiday events and activities for children and families
Identify and develop exciting new partnerships to co-create and deliver programmes.
Take responsibility for the processes and systems in place to help deliver the work of the Families programme in collaboration with the wider Programming team, including effective use of venue management and CRM systems.

Full details are outlined in the job description accessible on JW3's Jobs page.

Job Requirements

Essential skills and experience include:

Experience of planning and delivering programmes for children and families, from inception through to delivery and evaluation.
Highly organised with efficient management of time and workload
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to navigate competing priorities and manage time-sensitive issues in a calm, professional manner.
Ability to interact confidently and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.
Proactive and solution-focused, with an ability to anticipate and resolve issues that arise
Experience or understanding of Jewish communal, cultural and/or educational organisations, and the Jewish calendar

Full details are outlined in the job description on JW3's Jobs page.

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Job Overview

Job Title: Families Programmer
Salary: £15k-£20k (pro-rata)
Hours: Part time
Role: Creative
Contract: Contract
Closing date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026
Location:

London

How to Apply

Please send your cover letter and CV to [email protected]

Contact name: Eszter Bobvos
Contact email: [email protected]

About JW3

JW3 Trust is a registered charity that runs JW3, a non-profit Jewish Community Centre and arts/cultural venue based in London NW3. Our purpose-built venue houses a cinema, bar, café, auditorium, studios, and over a dozen spaces where a year- round programme of activities takes place, including music performances, comedy, adult education, theatre, youth activities, after-school activities, food & drink workshops, festivals, talks and debates, films, family programmes, a Food Bank and more.

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