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Toy Library Manager
lewisham toy library

Job Description

Lewisham Toy Library encourages learning through play for 0-8 year olds. We have a large range of toys that are designed to promote learning through play, including an excellent range of toys specially designed for special needs children. We believe the provision of play equipment and opportunities supports children in reaching their potential, enhances quality of life and improves their chances in adulthood.

We're looking for somoene who is passionate about social mobility and learning through play. We promise you the role will be anything other than an easy ride (boring), but hopefully we are on a journey to create London's best toy library - maybe even reinventing the way that toy libraries operate along the way!

We've survived some of the deepest cuts in living memory in recent years, and are in comparatively good operational health, although there is still much to be done if we want to reach our goal. We will be changing premises sometime soon and will use that as an opporutnity to reassess our offering and range of toys. You will be an important part of helping us to be ready for the new era, including an increased focus on fundraising from corporate and private interests.

We want smart people, so we don't want to tell you exactly how to do the job, but as something of a guide to how the role has been done before, we attach the most recent job descripition. In addition to balancing the time required to provide the toy library service, you will need to balance other needs including recruiting and managing volunteers and assisting with fundraising opportunities. The role pays the London Living Wage for 15 hours per week.

Please read the Toy Library Manager job description and apply by attaching a CV and sending us a Cover Letter (each of which should be not more than 2 pages).

Get your application in early - We'd like your commencement date to be in the first week of September, and we need a chance to get to know you first!