Job Description

About The Role

Role

:Cultural Education and Engagement Officer

Location

: Chorley and South Ribble

Contract

: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent

Salary

: 30,559 - 32,654

Closing Date

: 20 July 2025



Are you passionate about making culture and heritage accessible, engaging, and inspiring for all? Chorley and South Ribble Councils are looking for a creative and enthusiastic

Cultural Education and Engagement Officer

to lead the development and delivery of innovative educational and engagement programmes across our boroughs.



Working across iconic sites such as

Astley Hall

,

Worden Hall

, and

South Ribble Museum

, you'll play a key role in connecting communities with their local heritage through exciting activities, events, and partnerships.

What you'll be getting up to

Designing and delivering creative engagement and education programmes that bring local culture and heritage to life. Leading group visits, workshops, and open sessions to attract new and diverse audiences. Supporting the implementation of the councils' Cultural Strategies. Building partnerships with schools, community groups, artists, and volunteers. Helping to develop an artists' network and supporting cultural events. Managing educational budgets and ensuring compliance with health and safety and GDPR regulations. Working flexibly across locations and occasionally outside normal hours.

Who we're looking for

Someone with experience in cultural engagement, education, or public-facing roles. A proven ability to lead group sessions and organise events or activities. An enthusiastic, customer focused team player with an understanding of creative approaches to cultural learning and engagement. A motivated individual with knowledge of school curriculum topics and relevant legislation.

Other requirements

This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.

Our Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown) Hybrid/agile working from day one Local Government pension Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments Cashback website access for savings on brands you love Volunteering days Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the "Contact Us" form on our careers website.

About Us

Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we're always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.



We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.



If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.