About Us Meet the team Vacancies MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS LEAD Job Type: Part-time, 4 days (28 hours, flexible working is possible) Location: Musselburgh (hybrid work requires staff to be in the office 50% of their hours) Salary: £28,000 (FTE pro rata) Responsible to: CEO Charitable Purpose Teapot Trust is at the forefront of transformative mental health support for children and young people living with chronic health conditions and their families. We provide a UK wide programme of art therapy in hospitals, in community venues and online. Through art therapy, we help children to express emotions which they may not be able to articulate verbally, build their resilience and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Role With ambitious growth plans, we are looking to recruit a creative marketing and communications professional, with a track record of managing websites and social media channels to build and manage the charity’s growing reputation and engage new audiences. The Marketing and Communications Lead will play an important role within the team, helping us share the impact of our work with families impacted by chronic illness, clinicians and fundraisers, so that art therapy becomes more widely accessible to all who need it. Familiar with marketing strategy and tools to increase engagement, the post holder will be responsible for our communication channels and content, shaping our social media, mailings, and website. You will work to deliver a message with authenticity and resonance, engaging identified stakeholders in appropriate dialogue rather than “pushing out” the same messages across all platforms. Experience gained in the charity sector is desirable and an understanding of and empathy with our work is important. We are looking for a creative person, capable of developing new and exciting content while managing and prioritising a diverse workload. You will be comfortable both in planning and implementing strategy, be self-motivated and a team player. If you are a motivated and organised individual interested in playing a key role in a growing charity with widespread impact, we’d love to hear from you. A full job description can be downloaded here. Application notes Please send your CV and cover letter to Carrie Cowley (carrie@teapot-trust.org), by 9 am on Monday 5th February. Interviews are expected to be held in person as soon as practical. Art Therapists Are you an art therapist looking for work? Teapot Trust is an award-winning mental health charity on a mission to ease the challenges of chronic health conditions and disabilities experienced by children, young people, and their families. We work in hospitals, in the community and online. We want to hear from you if you are newly qualified or an experienced art therapist. All our art therapists are self-employed and work on a sessional basis. We provide interesting art therapy projects, and opportunities in Scotland, England, and Wales. Priority area right now: Ilford, East London If you are interested in joining our talented network of art therapists, please register your interest below so that we can learn more about you. Thank you. Register Interest New Trustee Vacancies Teapot Trust would like to appoint 3-4 new trustees. Please apply with a CV and cover letter to Ruth Girvan, Chair of Trustees ([email protected]). We’d especially welcome applications from people with the experience, below, and from those with diverse backgrounds. lived experience as a parent of a child with a hidden health condition art therapy expertise strategic fundraising expertise senior level charity sector expertise Trustees usually serve for a three-year term and our Constitution enables this to be renewed once for up to a further three years. Further details about the charity can be found here: Our Story, Annual Review, Governance page. Manage Cookie Preferences