Job Description
Lead Writer Role (Children and Young People) – Beyond The Spectrum in Bradford District
Writing East Midlands is hiring a Lead Writer for their Beyond The Spectrum Programme lead by and for Autistic writers. To stay true to Beyond The Spectrum’s aims – to create an inclusive community for Autistic writers, informed and lead by their own voices – it is essential that writers who apply for this role are Autistic themselves.
This role is for a Lead Writer of a workshop group of children and young people and is located in Bradford District.
About Beyond The Spectrum
https://beyondthespectrum.uk/ – Beyond The Spectrum invites Autistic and Neurodivergent people to connect with Autistic professional lead writers through a series of creative writing sessions and a love of words.
The project was devised by Writing East Midlands and began in 2020. Participants are of all ages and have evolved into a thriving community that writes together and supports each other.
The project has recently gone national, having expanded outside of the East Midlands.
About the Role
The Lead Writer will devise content and oversee delivery of the workshops, which will be held online, via Zoom. They will have access to resources produced by the project so far, such as workshop plans and prompts.
Fee
£1,200 (12 x Zoom workshops at £100 per session. Sessions last 1 hour and 30 minutes) This fee is inclusive of all preparation work and materials, workshop leadership, follow-up work and evaluation
Key Dates
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 17th February 2025
Interviews will take place on Zoom on 26th, 27th or 28th February 2025
To Apply:
For the full job pack, click here: https://writingeastmidlands.submittable.com/submit/317708/beyond-the-spectrum-bradford-cyp-lead-writer-role-2025
Or apply via this link: https://writingeastmidlands.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BTS-LEAD-CYP-JOB-DESC-BRADFORD-FINAL.docx
Source: Arts Jobs