Current vacancy
Lead Storytelling Practitioner
Lead participant-centred creative sessions and help adults turn memory, place and lived experience into strong stories without taking authorship away from them.
Applications close: Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time.
At a glance
Know the commitment before you apply.
4 workshop days required. Up to 2 additional paid preparation or mentoring blocks may be commissioned, giving a maximum planned commitment of 6 paid sessions.
£180–£240 per workshop
Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time
Sat 23 Jan 2027 · Find the Story; Sat 20 Feb · Shape the Story; Sat 20 Mar · Make the Work; Sat 17 Apr · Refine and Publish. Workshops run 10:30–15:30. Venue TBC · Fenland.
Freelance sessional contractor
Why this role exists
A real delivery responsibility, not a generic job title.
Create the creative spine of the programme: a welcoming progression from first idea to an intentional story that can live in writing, audio, photography, film or a digital form chosen by the participant.
What you will own
Responsibilities
- Plan and lead accessible storytelling workshops for a mixed-confidence adult cohort.
- Help participants identify the story they want to tell and the form that best serves it.
- Teach practical story structure, interviewing, editing, voice and sequencing.
- Create space for memory and lived experience without forcing disclosure.
- Give useful feedback while protecting participant authorship.
- Work with specialist practitioners where deeper technical input is useful.
What we need delivered
- Workshop plans and simple participant resources.
- A clear creative-development path through the four workshops.
- Practical feedback and story-readiness support.
- Contribution to final publication and showcase preparation.
What you should bring
- Strong facilitation with adults of mixed confidence.
- Substantial practice in storytelling, writing, documentary, oral history or multidisciplinary creative work.
- Excellent consent and boundary instincts.
- Ability to teach clearly without becoming the author of somebody else's story.
Helpful, not mandatory
- Participatory or community arts experience.
- Experience across more than one storytelling medium.
- Knowledge of Fenland or place-based creative practice.
Success in the role
What good looks like.
Participants gain creative confidence and ownership.Stories become clearer without becoming generic.Participants understand their publication and privacy choices.
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Deadline: Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time. This form is specific to this vacancy. When successfully submitted, the application is added to the Common Ground HQ recruitment desk against Lead Storytelling Practitioner.
