Another Opportunity to Join our Viva Team

Applications are invited for the post of 'Education Co-ordinator' on our Heritage Lottery funded project, Viva Computer: A People’s History of Home Computing

Applications must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday  7th October 2015.

 

Education Co-ordinator (Part Time)

This is a short term contract and full details can be found below:  

Job Title : Education Co-ordinator
Hours : Two days a week (0.4 FTE) Fixed term 9 months
Salary : £26,000 pa pro rata
Responsible to: Curator
Location: Cambridge

Job Purpose
We are seeking a part-time Education Coordinator to work on our audio-visual project, Viva Computer! A People’s History of Home Computing, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Background
Established in 2006, the Centre for Computing History (CCH) is an educational charity (1130071) and not-for-profit company, which opened in Cambridge in August 2013. Its core purpose is to increase understanding of developments in computing over the past 50 years through exploring the social, cultural and historical impact of the Information Age.

CCH has an internationally significant collection of vintage computers, memorabilia, artefacts, documents and hands-on displays – in total about 24,000 items. CCH is currently developing two new Cambridge-related archives: a Sinclair collection and an Acorn collection.

Project Outline
Viva Computer! will create a digital archive of a Cambridge high-tech community whose innovative thinking and technological know-how changed the world. The project will record on video the stories of 40+ industry inventors, pioneering software/ hardware engineers, gaming visionaries, microprocessor developers and others involved in the ‘Cambridge Phenomenon’ since the 1960s.

A team of volunteers will be recruited and trained to research, record, edit and catalogue the video histories. Wide-ranging learning resources will be developed from the archive for a variety of audiences. At project end there will be a festival and exhibition with a series of events and workshops.

Key Responsibilities and Result Areas
The Education Coordinator will have overall responsibility for volunteer training and developing dynamic learning resources from the archive to further people’s knowledge of computing and digital literacy, as follows:

  1. Liaise with the Volunteer Coordinator on all aspects of project.
  2. Liaise with schools (KS 1-4), colleges and teachers to develop resources that provide inspirational learning opportunities.
  3. Organise training for new and current museum volunteers.
  4. Develop activities, workshops, an exhibition and talks that engage the local community.
  5. Develop learning sessions and teach the volunteers how to deliver them.
  6. Build creative learning partnerships with adult learners, older adults and local communities.
  7. Undertake administrative tasks that are relevant to this role and any other duties commensurate with the position.
  8. Work with colleagues to continuously review service delivery by means of collating and analysing evaluation data.
  9. Ensure that all resources are managed, cared for and used appropriately.
  10. Ensure optimum use is made of all allocated resources - people, finance, buildings and equipment, to achieve the timely and successful delivery of agreed goals and performance standards for the project.

Qualifications
Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
Post graduate qualification in teaching or professional knowledge and experience of working in computing with schools or other learning groups.

Knowledge
High level of oral/written communication.
Good subject knowledge and familiarity with the new computing curriculum.

Essential Skills & Competencies 

  1. Experience of developing dynamic learning resources.
  2. Enthusiasm for working with adults and children, and for translating your knowledge in exciting and engaging ways.
  3. Ability to manage volunteers and resources.
  4. Superb organisational and administration skills.
  5. Ability to engender enthusiasm and commitment in others.
  6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all audiences.
  7. Experience of formally evaluating learning materials and activities.
  8. Previous experience of working with video would be an asset.
  9. Passion for the subject!

Job Demands
Occasionally some weekend and evening working may be required. Lieu time will be given in respect of additional hours. The post holder is required to carry museum objects, handling and outreach boxes.

Applications
Email or post a CV (three pages max) plus covering letter outlining reasons for applying and which skills you will bring to the post.

Email : jobs@computinghistory.org.uk

Post: Curator, Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane, Cambridge CB1 3EW

Closing date for applications : 5pm on Wednesday 7th October

Interviews : week beginning 12th October CCH is unable to reply to every application. If you do not hear from us within three weeks after the closing date, you should assume that you have not been short-listed for interview.

The post-holder will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

The Centre for Computing History is committed to equality of opportunity.

 

 

Date : 01-10-2015

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