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Location: Rosemount Community Centre,
Duration: Fixed Term, Part Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £16.50 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job purpose/about the role
Provide tuition and guidance to adult learners and deliver the core adult learning offer. The core offer is literacy, numeracy, core skills, ICT and ESOL. Work collaboratively with adult learners to improve their literacy, numeracy, ICT, English language and core skills.
Work collaboratively with adult learners to address personal growth through experiential learning and development of core skills to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
Delivering ESOL classes to various cohorts, including those with low level language and/or literacy skills. Learner centred classes designed to engage and empower learners as they acquire new language and literacy skills.
- CELTA/Trinity Certificate in TESOL/TEFL or equivalent
- PVG Membership for Regulated Work with Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made
- Membership of Community Learning and Development Standards Council, or commitment to join within first 3 months of appointment
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with people participating in adult learning programmes
- Delivering Adult Literacies, English for Speakers of other languages (ESOL), Digital or other Community Based adult learning for outcomes of personal development and to raise levels of skills and confidence
- How individuals learn and familiarity with a range of educational approaches using appropriate materials
- Being flexible and adapting approaches and styles for different audiences
- Monitoring and evaluation processes
- Planning, achieving and maintaining quality outcomes within tight deadlines
- Communicating effectively in a variety of work settings.
- A working knowledge of wider community resources/potential referral sources
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [email protected].
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: [email protected]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
