Are you interested in developing artistic or creative skills as well as an area of arts leadership? Do you enjoy working with others to develop activities for care experienced communities?
Join us for a FREE 6-month long online programme to develop your creative leadership skills!
We are looking for 8 people with lived experience of the care system living in Scotland over the age of 18.
As part of the programme you will receive
with leading industry professionals.
Session 1: Facilitation and presentation skills / pitching a creative idea
Session 2: Managing the creative life- admin/finance, workload priorities etc
Session 3: Funding session – Panel session with funding experts
Session 4: Skills audit- putting your creative passions into a job context
with an industry professional in the creative practice/industry of your choosing. This could be anything from painting, pottery, writing, knitting, sewing, songwriting and much more! In total you’ll get the chance to have three sessions with either one individual mentor or multiple mentors in different areas. These sessions can either be in person or online, your choice!
Develop creative activity for other care experienced people to join! Together with your fellow group members you’ll co-create a programme, which will be free to attend.
Separate budgets are available to support accessibility costs and travel. Any access costs you might have during the programme, the mentoring will be covered by us and you will receive travel support for any journeys involved for mentoring (within reason).
How do I know if I am care experienced?
The term ‘care experienced’ refers to anyone who has been or is currently in care at any stage in their life, no matter how short, including adopted children and young people who were previously ‘looked after’.
The care may have been provided in one of many different settings such as in residential care, foster care, kinship care, or through being ‘looked after’ at home with a supervision requirement. This could include children and young people who are on the edges of care and who need support in order to avoid becoming care experienced.
How do I apply?
If you’re interested in joining this programme, please fill in our short expression of interest form below or contact us to arrange to chat through the application instead. If you prefer submitting your register of interest in a video format or audio recordings, that’s not a problem at all, please send it to pauline@moniackmhor.org.uk.
When is the deadline?
Please register your interest by 20 April, 5pm.
What are the next steps?
After the deadline we will review all registers of interest and invite a group of 8 to join the programme. We’re aiming to let everyone know about the outcome in early May.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Sorcha sorcha@moniackmhor.org.uk or Pauline pauline@moniackmhor.org.uk
