This is a one-year contract, 11.25 hours per week.

The Tuning In project is a pilot project that aims to explore and harness the therapeutic impact of music-making on mothers in prison and on their connections with their children. Working with the Senior Changing Tunes Musician-in-Residence for HMP Eastwood Park, the Tuning In Project Facilitator will:

• co-facilitate group sessions with residents at HMP Eastwood Park, including those who have children on the outside, and with parents and babies on the prison’s Mother and Baby Unit.
• co-facilitate music recordings with participants and Family music workshops with participating residents and visiting children and guardians.
• contribute to the development of a Therapeutic Framework for this new project, to provide a more psychologically informed environment for vulnerable women.
• contribute to ongoing evaluation and project development, supporting participants to play a meaningful role in informing the design, delivery and development of this pilot project.

Essential skills (not full list):

• A qualification in an appropriate discipline such as psychology, social work or psychotherapy would be an advantage.
• Substantive experience running therapeutic groups, possibly with a musical focus.
• Some skills /experience along with a high level of enjoyment in group singing /music making.
• Ability to support and provide basic accompaniment to people who aren’t musicians on at least one instrument.
• Ability to facilitate creative activities using a range of methods and materials.

For more information and to apply, please visit:
changingtunes.org.uk/job-opportunities