Pottery Project Worker

Vision 21 is a local charity that supports life-changing opportunities for people with learning needs. 

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to work in our  V21 Pottery project for a 9 month maternity cover. 

The successful candidate will:

(9 month fixed term maternity cover contract)
Salary Point:  15 – £17,229 pro rata per annum
Hours:  30 per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 – 4.00)
Plus Pension Plan

Location - V21 Sbectrwm Centre, Bwlch Road, Fairwater. 

Main Responsibilities:

• To ensure that the individual training needs of the trainees are met
• To co-operate with the staff team in all activities relating to the trainees training and efficient running of the Project
• Play a part in developing people's potential through increasing confidence, self-esteem, making people feel valued and appreciated as individual
• Take a flexible approach to cover the project in the absence of co worker

General Tasks:

• Follow Agored and Soft Skills training programmes for individual trainees as defined by the Project Leaders
• Support trainees to undertake ceramic and technician work as directed; using safe systems of work
• Ensure work is finished to quality standards in order to take the work made in the pottery training sessions through the firing cycles
• Maintain the pottery studio equipment and workshop using safe working practices
• Supervision of all aspects of pottery student training including at lunch and break times
• Preparing pottery stock for delivery and collection to and from sales outlets and maintain the sales records
• Maintain appropriate records, including daily logs and participate in student reviews.
• Use practical, vocational and social skills as an example to students attending the Project(s) and attend to their needs (where appropriate and necessary) in a respectful manner