As our Young People's Coordinator, you'll be responsible for championing our younger entrants (people aged under 25yrs). You will seek to establish close working relations with staff at criminal justice settings that work with young people and look to find ways to ensure that the young people in these settings have their creativity inspired, motivated and seen, and that their voices are heard by public audiences and our stakeholders. The successful post-holder will have: Experience in working with disadvantaged or hard-to-reach young people. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Be proactive, detail-oriented, ambitious and adaptable.
Dec 22, 2025
Full time
As our Young People's Coordinator, you'll be responsible for championing our younger entrants (people aged under 25yrs). You will seek to establish close working relations with staff at criminal justice settings that work with young people and look to find ways to ensure that the young people in these settings have their creativity inspired, motivated and seen, and that their voices are heard by public audiences and our stakeholders. The successful post-holder will have: Experience in working with disadvantaged or hard-to-reach young people. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Be proactive, detail-oriented, ambitious and adaptable.
Koestler Arts is an arts charity that works with every prison in the UK. We are looking for a Creative Writing & Spoken Word Officer who'll bring their expertise to our team to champion the many written entries to the Koestler Awards. The post-holder will help drive forward writing-focused outreach work, judging, feedback, partnerships and showcasing. The charity receives thousands of entries to its annual Koestler Awards for people in the criminal justice system, across poetry, poetry collection, spoken word, stage play, fiction and more. Each piece receives a tailored response. Koestler Arts exhibitions and events feature hundreds of pieces of creative writing and spoken word that engage audiences across the UK. This new post will build on this work, leaving a lasting legacy and enhancing our impact. The successful applicant will have: Significant previous experience working with poetry, spoken word and creative writing organisations/professionals. Innovative showcasing ideas that put our participants' voices at the heart of communicating to audiences - and the practical skills to make them happen. Experience of engaging people who are new to poetry, writing and spoken word activities.
Dec 22, 2025
Seasonal
Koestler Arts is an arts charity that works with every prison in the UK. We are looking for a Creative Writing & Spoken Word Officer who'll bring their expertise to our team to champion the many written entries to the Koestler Awards. The post-holder will help drive forward writing-focused outreach work, judging, feedback, partnerships and showcasing. The charity receives thousands of entries to its annual Koestler Awards for people in the criminal justice system, across poetry, poetry collection, spoken word, stage play, fiction and more. Each piece receives a tailored response. Koestler Arts exhibitions and events feature hundreds of pieces of creative writing and spoken word that engage audiences across the UK. This new post will build on this work, leaving a lasting legacy and enhancing our impact. The successful applicant will have: Significant previous experience working with poetry, spoken word and creative writing organisations/professionals. Innovative showcasing ideas that put our participants' voices at the heart of communicating to audiences - and the practical skills to make them happen. Experience of engaging people who are new to poetry, writing and spoken word activities.
