Freelance Drama Facilitator - Dementia Specialism
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Lichfield Garrick Theatre |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Lichfield Garrick is looking for a Drama Facilitator with a specialism in working with people living with Dementia to lead our Living Stories project.
Living Stories is designed to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia in Lichfield City. The role involves visiting local Care Homes and the Memory Café to work sensitively with participants and draw out stories from their lives and present-day experiences. These stories will be shaped into spoken word pieces or storytelling performances, shared either by participants themselves, by the facilitator/professional performer, or through a combination of both.
Activities will include regular visits to local Care Homes and the Memory Café, one-to-one and small group storytelling sessions, the development of spoken word or storytelling pieces shaped from participant contributions, and informal sharings or performances within the care setting where appropriate. All activity will be delivered with flexibility and sensitivity, and in close collaboration with care staff.
We envisage the delivery being 11 half day sessions in total (or equivalent).
You will be an imaginative, approachable, and inspirational artist with experience or expertise in working with people living with Dementia and their families and carers. You will work closely with the Community Producer, as well as an assistant facilitator. We are open to working with a more than one artist with different specialisms to deliver the project, or with one person who can work regularly with the participants.
RATE OF PAY: £2,300 in total for the project, including preparation and travel. A budget will be provided for project materials.
PROJECT DURATION: Sessions to be arranged between April-July 2026.
Please send an up-to-date CV, and an expression of interest one-two sides of A4 (or equivalent) explaining your approach, ideas, and relevant experience, to recruitment@lichfieldgarrick.com together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form which you can download from our website at www.lichfieldgarrick.com/get-involved/job-vacancies, by 1pm on Monday 16th March.
If there is anything we can do to provide additional assistance with your application, such as providing this information in a different format or accepting your application in a different format, then please get in touch. We value and welcome people from all backgrounds, and we're committed to building a workplace where everyone feels included. We strive for a fair hiring process that does not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances, and shortlisting is anonymous. Even if you don’t meet every requirement listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply—especially if you’re passionate about the role and can tell us how you can make a difference. We know that some people might not apply if they don’t tick every box, but we’re more interested in your potential and transferable skills than in finding someone who matches the job ad perfectly.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact recruitment@lichfieldgarrick.com or call the Garrick Admin number 01543 412110 (this number is answered by someone who can arrange for a colleague to call you back about the role). We’re sorry that speculative in-person enquiries can’t always be accommodated.
We recognise that some applicants may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help write their application. If you choose to use AI, then please only use it to assist you rather than relying on it to write your whole application. Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting.
Living Stories is designed to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia in Lichfield City. The role involves visiting local Care Homes and the Memory Café to work sensitively with participants and draw out stories from their lives and present-day experiences. These stories will be shaped into spoken word pieces or storytelling performances, shared either by participants themselves, by the facilitator/professional performer, or through a combination of both.
Activities will include regular visits to local Care Homes and the Memory Café, one-to-one and small group storytelling sessions, the development of spoken word or storytelling pieces shaped from participant contributions, and informal sharings or performances within the care setting where appropriate. All activity will be delivered with flexibility and sensitivity, and in close collaboration with care staff.
We envisage the delivery being 11 half day sessions in total (or equivalent).
You will be an imaginative, approachable, and inspirational artist with experience or expertise in working with people living with Dementia and their families and carers. You will work closely with the Community Producer, as well as an assistant facilitator. We are open to working with a more than one artist with different specialisms to deliver the project, or with one person who can work regularly with the participants.
RATE OF PAY: £2,300 in total for the project, including preparation and travel. A budget will be provided for project materials.
PROJECT DURATION: Sessions to be arranged between April-July 2026.
Please send an up-to-date CV, and an expression of interest one-two sides of A4 (or equivalent) explaining your approach, ideas, and relevant experience, to recruitment@lichfieldgarrick.com together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form which you can download from our website at www.lichfieldgarrick.com/get-involved/job-vacancies, by 1pm on Monday 16th March.
If there is anything we can do to provide additional assistance with your application, such as providing this information in a different format or accepting your application in a different format, then please get in touch. We value and welcome people from all backgrounds, and we're committed to building a workplace where everyone feels included. We strive for a fair hiring process that does not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances, and shortlisting is anonymous. Even if you don’t meet every requirement listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply—especially if you’re passionate about the role and can tell us how you can make a difference. We know that some people might not apply if they don’t tick every box, but we’re more interested in your potential and transferable skills than in finding someone who matches the job ad perfectly.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact recruitment@lichfieldgarrick.com or call the Garrick Admin number 01543 412110 (this number is answered by someone who can arrange for a colleague to call you back about the role). We’re sorry that speculative in-person enquiries can’t always be accommodated.
We recognise that some applicants may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help write their application. If you choose to use AI, then please only use it to assist you rather than relying on it to write your whole application. Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting.