Creative Display Lead

5 hours per week during term-time (38 weeks per year)

We are looking for a creative, imaginative and inspiring Creative Display Lead / Artist in Residence to help transform the environment at Whitehill Primary School.

This unique role will focus specifically on celebrating children's work and creativity through high-quality displays, exhibitions and installations throughout the school.

Taking an “Artist in Residence” approach, you will work collaboratively with children and staff to bring corridors, communal spaces, entrance areas and other parts of the school to life. The Creative Display Lead will create inspiring environments that capture children’s ideas, celebrate their learning and make every child feel a genuine sense of pride in what they have achieved.

Children will walk through the school and see evidence everywhere that their creativity, ideas and achievements matter.

At the heart of the role is our belief that:

“Our walls tell the story of our children.”

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your creativity, artistic vision and passion for working with children to a supportive and collaborative team, within a Trust committed to improving life chances for all children.

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: