Experienced Freelance Creative Facilitators

Newcastle Libraries


  • Job Title: Experienced Freelance Creative Facilitators
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Sun, 08 Feb 2026

  • Location:

    North East

Job Summary

Newcastle Libraries is looking to recruit several freelancers to deliver a series of sessions as part of their Smoking Cessation Project. We are working with Newcastle City Council’s Public Health Team to offer support to people wanting to quit smoking. Our strapline is Give it Up for…

Job Description

We are also looking for specialist creative freelancers with experience of working with communities around health and wellbeing issues. We would like you to propose one-off or up to 4 half-day sessions to work with adults who want to quit smoking to provide introductions to creative alternatives and interests. This could include but is not limited to sessions such as floristry, art, creative journaling, photography, film making, poetry and creative writing, music, digital media, dance and drama. We are open to any creative suggestion.

Job Requirements

We would applicants to propose one-off or up to 4 fun and engaging half-day beginner sessions to support up to 15 adults who want to quit smoking by providing introductions to creative alternatives.

This could include but is not limited to sessions such as floristry, art, creative journaling, photography, film making, poetry and creative writing, music, digital media, dance and drama. We are open to any creative suggestion.

Most sessions will take place in one of our Newcastle Libraries and involve small groups of no more than 15 people.

Delivery must begin before 31 March and may run between February and April 2026.

Fee- £200 per 2/3 hr session or £350 per day which includes prep time.

We may be able to purchase some materials and equipment so please include in your proposal

DBS check and PLI up to £5 million are required

How to Apply

Please submit your CV, alongside your availability for February, March and April, which project you are applying for, any extra equipment you would need and its cost. Please include any equipment you can provide. Please add a short paragraph detailing your practice and what you propose to deliver. Please include references.

Please respond by Sunday 8th February. We are hoping to let all applicants know within 7 days of closing date.

For any further questions or to return proposals please email [email protected]. Please put Smoking Cessation as the subject.

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