Head of Education at Perform Drama School Full Time

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Perform is recruiting a Head of Education to run their very busy and dynamic Perform for Schools Department.

This full-time position (8am-5pm Monday to Friday) involves overseeing and managing the Perform for Schools and Drama for All Departments.

The Head of Perform for Schools will be responsible for booking workshops in schools. They will organise the leaders to facilitate them, develop new workshops, as well as supervise and train new staff and manage the social media for the department.

Perform For Schools

Perform For Schools is the primary school division of Perform – the UK’s leading provider of drama, dance and singing workshops for 4-12-year-olds.

Perform For Schools offers a host of educational workshops to primary school and theDrama4ALL project offers FREE drama and dance-based workshops to primary schools across London and the South-East and West.

The Role

The Head of Perform for Schools will work in a team and specifically deal with the following:

• Talk to Primary School Teachers on the telephone and by email
• Sell and book Perform Drama Workshops into Primary Schools Manage the Drama4All Targets and liaise with the Area Partners about bookings
• Deal with all correspondence and invoices including chasing up outstanding balances
• Manage the growth of Perform for Schools
• Develop new workshops alongside the Principal of Perform
• Audition and recruit new Perform Teachers
• Book staff for workshops and telephone advisors
• Organise training sessions for staff
• Ensure that Perform Teachers have necessary creative resources for workshops they are booked for
• Oversee the social media for Perform for Schools
• Occasional other duties which may involve travel beyond the office premises for meetings with schools and visiting staff to evaluate them.

The Candidate:

• Candidates must be educated to degree level with ideally a degree in Drama or Dance and have a passion for promoting drama within education.
• Must be incredibly organised have great communication and management skills.
• Have exceptional standards of written and spoken English (good spelling and grammar).
• Be IT literate and have reasonable typing skills with a good knowledge Excel.
• An excellent and confident conversationalist over the telephone.
• Not afraid to take initiative and think outside the box.
• An early riser as have to be at desk by 8am!
• Calmness under pressure.
• A positive self-starting attitude.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills.
• A friendly and professional manner at all times.