Schools Engagement Coordinator
Eastside Educational Trust Closing date: Thu, 19 Nov 2026
- Full time
- £25k-£30k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
Working closely with the Schools and Marketing Team, the SEC will support the delivery and growth of our schools programmes, in particular Eastside Schools Workshops, Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence and Creativity Live. The SEC will help to develop relationships with schools, designing and delivering marketing content for newsletters and social media, following up on enquiries and bookings, coordinating projects and keeping communications and administration running smoothly. This is a varied, hands-on role suited to someone who is highly organised, proactive, confident communicating with schools and able to manage multiple priorities.
Experience in arts education, schools engagement, cultural engagement or a related field is desirable, alongside a genuine commitment to increasing access to creative opportunities for children and young people.
Eastside is committed to celebrating diversity and particularly welcomes applications from those who are currently under-represented in the cultural sector.
Job Requirements
Please download our Job Pack for full details of the role.
Knowledge & Experience
Minimum 2 years' experience in an arts education setting, cultural organisation or equivalent
Understanding of the day-to-day challenges in the educational and cultural landscape, and how schools, teachers and young people engage with creative providers
Skills & Abilities
Able to pick up workstreams quickly and hit the ground running
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly proficient in Google Suite (especially Sheets), Mailchimp and Canva (or similar)
Excellent attention to detail
Highly organised and capable of working on several busy, complex programmes at once
Qualities & Behaviours
Friendly, positive and helpful
Clear, confident communicator
Forward thinking, methodical and measured approach to work
Calm under pressure, with a practical approach to problem solving.
Able to work sensitively and effectively with diverse interest groups.
Committed to Eastside's aims and ethos.
Job Responsibilities
For a full & detailed list of responsibilities download the Full Job Pack.
Programme Coordination
Administer Eastside School Workshops bookings end to end: enquiries, promotion, scheduling, artist/school liaison, evaluation.
Support workshop resource reviews.
Support coordination for our Flagship Programmes (Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence, Creativity Live): recruiting facilitators and schools, scheduling timetables, proactively problem solving.
Support the coordination of the BFI Film Academy programme.
Communications
Confident contact for stakeholders connected to Eastside's schools programme.
Support the marketing manager in delivering comms.
Help promote income-generating programmes.
Events
Support coordination of key Eastside events e.g. training, sharing, corporate and fundraising events.
Other Duties
Issuing and processing invoices for the schools team.
Visit projects and give feedback.
Assist with the delivery of systems for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Schools Engagement Coordinator
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Charity
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Thu, 19 Nov 2026
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Location:
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Job: Schools Engagement Coordinator
Job: Schools Engagement Coordinator
Organisation: Eastside Educational Trust
Postcode: e2 7nx
How to Apply
Please submit a 2 page CV and 1 page Cover Letter to [email protected] with the subject line: Schools Engagement Coordinator
Deadline for applications: 2pm on Thursday 19th November (early applications are advisable)
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on Tuesday 24th or Wednesday 25th November
- Contact name: Charlie
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Eastside Educational Trust
Founded in 1994, Eastside empowers thousands of young people each year through the arts. We do this by running participatory workshops and programmes for young people both in and outside of school settings.