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Jobs and Opportunities
Job opportunities will be posted below when we are hiring. If you are looking for a fulfilling career in an outstanding arts organisation and have the skills and experience to transform lives through creativity, we would like to hear from you.
Freelance Artist Facilitator for Happy SEN+D Families
Job title: Freelance Artist Facilitator for Happy SEN+D Families
Contract type: Fixed Term April 2026 – March 2027 (including February half term, Easter holiday, May half term, summer holidays and October half term)
Fee: £1,750. This is to cover planning and delivery of 10 workshops. There is a separate budget for materials and resources.
Deadline for applications: Midnight Sunday 15th March 2026
Role description
We are looking for an artist Facilitator to deliver workings as part of our Learning and Engagement programme that specifically supports children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEN+D) and their families.
The facilitator will deliver creative sessions that build confidence and boost wellbeing. Create enabling and empowering experiences that run alongside our exhibitions, including Dance Out and the Annual Open exhibitions.
Read the full Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the document at the bottom of this page.
How to apply
Please send CV and an expression of interest on how you would approach delivering your sessions and any relevant past or current projects 400 words max, to helen.jacobs@rwa.org.uk (direct any enquiries prior to application to this email address)
Including everyone
RWA recognises that each of us bring our experiences, our backgrounds and our own unique perspective to what we do. You may not have direct experience of a cultural organisation but you may have relevant experience in a different setting.
We believe our work will be stronger with greater diversity and welcome applications from those who bring balance to our organisation. We, therefore, welcome applications from people with characteristics currently under-represented in our governance and will offer an interview to those who meet our minimum requirements and are global majority (including multi/dual mixed heritage); identify as non-binary, trans and/or LGBTQ+; have a recognised disability, or are neurodiverse.
Inclusive recruitment’s aim is to remove barriers for people included in the above description, so that they have a more equitable opportunity of being invited for interview if they meet essential/desirable criteria.
About the RWA
Located in a spectacular Grade II* listed building in the heart of the city of Bristol, the RWA is the UK's only Royal Academy of Art housed in its own, original, purpose-built gallery. We are proud to bring world-class visual art from around the world to the south-west and we have done so since 1844. Our vision is to be a place that welcomes, inspires, and enriches the lives of all people from all communities and all backgrounds through Art and Creativity.
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So much of what we do is thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers. From taking care of our visitors, to assisting our workshop leaders, every single volunteer makes a valuable difference to the RWA.
Find out more about volunteering at the RWA. or email our General Enquiries at info@rwa.org.uk
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