Head of Pottery

We are Places for People Group, a social enterprise that believes people make a community. At Places Leisure, we create active places and healthy people, while ensuring our teams feel valued and supported.

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The Malden Centre Adult Education Department welcomes applications for a Head of Pottery, starting in September 2026. Our pottery classes run Monday to Friday, with some Saturday sessions. Classes operate during school terms, with additional workshops and sessions offered during the holidays.

This is a 10-hour-per-week role, with the opportunity to teach a 2.5-hour pottery class on Tuesday evenings.

You will be responsible for the Pottery Studio, working alongside our Technician to ensure the studio is safe, organised and well maintained. You will also support the pottery programme, lead the pottery instructor Team and cover classes when required.

You will report to the Activities Manager.

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You will be a qualified and experienced pottery or ceramics practitioner with a strong knowledge of pottery studio practices, equipment, materials, glazes and kiln processes.

You will be confident supporting learners with different levels of experience and able to cover and deliver engaging pottery classes when required. Previous teaching experience, particularly within an adult education, community or leisure setting, would be highly desirable.

You will be organised, responsible and able to work effectively alongside our Pottery Technician, instructors and Adult Education team. You will have a strong understanding of health and safety requirements within a pottery studio and be committed to maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming environment.

New Malden has a large and vibrant Korean community. The ability to speak Korean would be an advantage for this position, but it is not essential.

Professionalism, creativity, punctuality, reliability, commitment and excellent communication and organisational skills are indispensable attributes for this role.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

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