Education Officer (Teacher Training & Lessons from Auschwitz project)

HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

The Trust’s Education Officers work within the Education Team, ensuring all aspects of our work are based on sound educational practice. The Education Officers deliver teaching workshops for students as part of our Outreach Programme, create new and innovative educational resources, deliver training sessions for training and practicing teachers, and educate on our flagship Lessons from Auschwitz programme for sixth form students.

As an Education Officer you will work directly with colleagues across two core programmes (60% Teacher Training and 40% the Lessons from Auschwitz Project) to ensure that we are delivering high quality and robust educational material. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, feeding into the development of content and material. You will deliver Teacher Training (including but not exclusive of online sessions, in person and residential seminars and conferences, in person site based learning). You will also participate in the preparation, delivery and follow-up for our Lessons from Auschwitz Project. This will involve educating at seminars and on educational visits for more than 200 participants.

Please note, this role involves national and international travel throughout the year.

As a member of the education team, you would also be expected to contribute across the organisation’s delivery areas ensuring that all of our programmes are educationally robust, historically authentic, and engaging.

Our aim is to educate people from every background about the Holocaust and its relevance today – if you are interested in the role, and have the necessary skills and knowledge, we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate should have these skills/experience:

• PGCE and/or qualified teacher status, or equivalent classroom-based experience (primary, secondary or Further Education)
• Detailed knowledge of the history of the Holocaust and the pedagogy of teaching and learning about the Holocaust
• Comprehensive understanding of school curricula across the UK, and the workloads and expectations placed on schools and teachers
• Ability to engage different audiences (ages and subject backgrounds) in discussions about Holocaust history and Holocaust-related issues
• Willingness to engage in all aspects of our work
• Experience of visiting Holocaust-related sites across Europe, in particular experience of visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau

In your first 3 months, you’ll:

• Observe, be trained for, and start delivering on our Lessons from Auschwitz Project, and our Teacher Training Programme for primary, secondary and FE teachers and trainees
• Shadow colleagues in dealing with inquiries and requests from within and outside of the organisation
• Collaboratively plan and / or co-deliver bespoke educational sessions when needed Accompany a cohort of teachers on a residential course, if one takes place within this induction window, or shortly thereafter if not

After 3 months in post, we’d expect you to:

• Regularly plan and deliver Teacher Training and act as Lead Educator for the Lessons from Auschwitz Project – drawing on the Education Officers and Lessons from Auschwitz Team for guidance when useful. Please note, from the outset, this role will require regular national and international travel
• Assist colleagues in the development of educational content across various projects Take a proactive role facilitating the planning and delivery of residential courses as part of the Teacher Training programme, as well as assisting the logistical planning of the Lessons from Auschwitz Project
• Work with colleagues in Teacher Training to plan and lead online and in-person Teacher Study Seminars
• Answer enquiries from colleagues, teachers, and other members of the public, putting them in touch with other colleagues or organisations where necessary

Like the rest of the team, you will also benefit from:

Flexible working

A generous annual leave package

Enhanced Parental leave packages

Pension scheme.

Private medical insurance

Enhanced Sick Pay, Income Protection and Life assurance policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loans

Next steps:

In order to apply, interested candidates should email their CV and cover letter to . The closing date for applications will be Monday 5th June, 10am. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail before applying, please contact .