Freelancer brief: careers & skills
Commitment: One day a week on a Monday from 22nd September 2025 to Monday 1st December 2025 (inclusive).
Fee: £2,650 plus travel costs.
Context
Curious Minds are currently working in partnership with Pinc College to improve their approach to careers education. Pinc College is an Independent Specialist College offering unique creative study programmes in 13 creative campuses located in galleries, museums and cultural locations in the North West, Midlands, Yorkshire and Wales.
About the work
As part of this partnership, Pinc College has commissioned Curious Minds to deliver ten ‘introduction to creative careers’ sessions across their campuses with their students. This session is designed to improve students’ knowledge and understanding of what creative careers look like and what the opportunities are for them. Delivery will take place across a full day (10am-2pm) and teachers will support delivery as needed.
We need an experienced facilitator to deliver these sessions in an inclusive and creative way, ensuring that these young people have a great time exploring creative careers and understand what the future could hold for them. All content will be provided for you and there will be an opportunity to put your own creative stamp on how it is delivered.
You will be supported by Holly Ball, Head of Careers & Skills, to deliver this work.
We are looking for someone who is…
- Is a confident and experienced facilitator. The kind of person that others describe as a ‘safe pair of hands,’ extremely well organised, with a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Able to effectively engage and work with young people who are neurodivergent and/or have experienced mental health challenges including anxiety or those related to trauma.
- Able to work independently and be proactive in making this work happen.
- Passionate about inclusion and creativity.
- Willing and able to travel to Pinc College campuses across the North and Midlands.
- Has a current enhanced DBS and registered with the update service.
Key Information:
- Briefing and training session to take place w/b 15th September at a mutually agreed time. This can be in-person or online as needed.
- Sessions are scheduled to take place on a Monday, starting from 22nd September up to and including Monday 1st December.
- There is no session on Monday 27th October during half term.
- Sessions will run 10-2pm and be supported by staff.
- Campus locations: Bolton, Rochdale, Manchester, Macclesfield, Salford, Stoke, Birmingham, Leeds, Halifax and Bradford.
How to apply
Applicants can fill in this short form to apply
Deadline to apply: Wednesday, 10th September 2025
And all enquiries can be directed to: adam.iqbal@curiousminds.org.uk