Freelance Artist / Facilitator for Mighty Mega Saturday Morning Club
Application closing on Mon 16 Mar 12pm
Discover Children’s Story Centre is seeking creative facilitators, artists and companies to lead a series of inclusive Saturday morning sessions and accompanying digital activities for disabled children and their families and/or carers.
We are looking for a range of practitioners to deliver a term (12 weeks) of participatory, in-person weekly sessions that centres creativity, play, storytelling and accessible engagement for children with diverse needs.
About Mighty Mega
Mighty Mega is a longstanding, free Saturday morning club for disabled children and children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), aged 5–11, and their families and carers.
Each session combines:
- Free play and craft activities in our immersive Story Worlds
- A multi-sensory, artist-led creative workshop
- A welcoming, supportive environment for families
- Mighty Mega centres creativity, accessibility, play, and storytelling, with activities designed to respond to the diverse needs of participating children.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a facilitator to deliver:
- 12 in-person workshops across one school term
- Two high-quality pre-recorded digital activities to share with Mighty Mega families and wider audiences
- Workshops should explore an art form or theme across the term and be:
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- Inclusive and adaptable
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- Interactive and participatory
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- Flexible and responsive to individual needs
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- Rooted in creativity and play
Facilitators will work alongside Discover’s experienced Story Builders and the Community & Education team to ensure sessions are accessible and supportive for all participants.
Read full brief and person specification.
Fees
- Planning: £500
- In-person session delivery: £100 per session = £1,200
- Digital activities development and delivery: £100 per activity and £200 planning = £400
- Transport: £100
Total artist fee: £2,200
*Additional materials budget will be provided. A supporting artist fee is negotiable.
To apply
To apply, please include a CV and a proposal detailing:
- An overall theme for the term.
- An overall structure for the term with an overview of content.
- Proposed digital activities or content.
- Your preferred period of delivery, if any (please see full job description for details).
Please send the CV, proposal, and Equal Opportunities form to recruitment@discover.org.uk with the subject line ‘Mighty Mega Facilitator’ by midday (12pm) on Monday 16 March 2026. Interviews will be conducted online on 19 and 20 March 2026.
Discover is committed to equity, inclusion, and access. We particularly welcome applications from disabled artists and practitioners, and from individuals currently underrepresented in the arts sector. If you require the application process in an alternative format or need access support for interview, please contact us.
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