Freelance Project Facilitator (Riot Recovery - Hull)
The Riot Recovery Project Closing date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026
- Part time
- Under £10K
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
The Riot Recovery Project is recruiting a freelance Project Facilitator to support reflection, learning and evaluation across two connected neighbourhood projects: Taking Back the Narrative (Spring Bank) and Stepney Stories (Stepney/Beverley Road). The programme (Jan 2026-Jan 2027) responds to the 2024 Hull riots and works with young people (16-25) from global majority and marginalised backgrounds to co-create public work.
Fee: approx. £4,500 (flexible). Delivery: Apr-Dec 2026. Commitment: ~12-18 days total (avg 3-4 hrs/week during peaks). Commission may focus on one neighbourhood strand or both.
What you'll do:
Facilitate regular reflection/check-ins with young people and team members
Support learning, adaptation and evaluation (light-touch notes)
Embed inclusive, youth-centred practice throughout
Collaborate with the Community Artist and Youth Worker
Use simple reflective tools where helpful (e.g. PCS/Johari/Gibbs) or your own approach (support provided)
Support & standards:
Safeguarding support and reflective supervision/check-ins
Safe delivery approach (two trained adults present unless mitigations agreed)
Enhanced DBS required (or willingness to complete before delivery begins)
Baseline training (completed already or willingness to complete): safeguarding, risk, emergency first aid, leading activities with young people, confidentiality, EDI
How to apply: Send a short video/voice note or written statement (max 3 mins / 500 words) explaining why you're interested and what you'd bring, plus a brief bio/CV and links if helpful.
Deadline: Sun 22 Mar 2026 (11:59pm). Interviews: w/c Mon 6 Apr 2026.
Apply: [email protected]
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Job Requirements
Experience facilitating groups with young people and/or communities (youth work, community arts, education, wellbeing or similar)
Confident holding reflective discussions and making space for different communication styles
Values-led, trauma-informed approach and strong safeguarding awareness
Comfortable working collaboratively with an artist, youth worker and partners
Able to support light-touch documentation/evaluation
Willing to use simple reflective frameworks where helpful (e.g. PCS Model, Johari's Window, Gibbs' Cycle) or your own equivalent approach (support provided)
Enhanced DBS required (or willingness to complete before delivery begins)
Job Responsibilities
Facilitate regular reflection/check-in sessions with young people and project team members
Help capture learning and feedback in accessible ways (spoken, written, visual or activity-based)
Support project learning, adaptation and evaluation across delivery (April-Dec 2026)
Embed inclusive, youth-centred practice throughout sessions and events
Work closely with the Community Artist and Youth Worker to maintain a coherent, values-led process
Attend key milestones/public moments as needed (some evenings/weekends)
Participate in reflective supervision/check-ins and follow safeguarding processes
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Freelance Project Facilitator (Riot Recovery - Hull)
- Salary: Under £10K
- Hours: Part time
- Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026
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Location:
East
How to Apply
To apply, email a short video, voice note, or written statement (max 3 mins / 500 words) answering: (1) why you’re interested, (2) what you’d bring to the role, and (3) anything else you’d like us to know. Please include a brief bio/CV (if helpful) and any relevant links or examples.
Send to: [email protected]
Subject line: “Project Facilitator – Riot Recovery”
Deadline: Sunday 29 March 2026 (11:59pm)
Interviews: week commencing Monday 6 April 2026
Interview format: friendly structured conversation (30–45 mins). No presentation required. Reasonable adjustments available and questions can be shared in advance on request.
- Contact name: William Vinegrad
- Contact email: [email protected]
About The Riot Recovery Project
The Riot Recovery Project, is a youth-led creative response to the 2024 Hull riots, working with young people and local residents to:
Challenge the misinformation and hate that fuelled the unrest
Create safe spaces for difficult but hopeful conversations
Co-create murals / public artworks that celebrate resilience, diversity and solidarity across areas like Spring Bank and Beverley Road.
The work is being developed in collaboration with The Warren Youth Project, and supported through the Rio