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Job Details:
Bilingual Assistant - Polish Speaking
Reference number:
2167
Group:
Learning & Achievement
Salary:
£8.01 - £8.57 per hour
Job Type:
Temporary
Job Hours:
Part-time
Job Hours/Type Notes:
1 x post 28.25 hours per week
1 x post 11 hours per week
These posts are term time only workin
Location:
Portsmouth,Hampshire
Description:
This is a temporary post from September 2010 to March 2011
Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
CRB Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Service
We are a team of Bilingual Learning Assistants, Bilingual Support Officers and advisers working with the Learning and Achievement Team. We work in partnership with schools to meet the needs of bilingual learners and ethnic minority pupils at risk of under-achievement. We support pupils across both primary and secondary age phases, as well as in nursery settings.
What is the role?
• Provide a support service complementary to teaching activities, primarily through first language or bilingual communication.
• Act as a classroom assistant, working in partnership with the class/subject/EMA advisers, supporting bilingually the language and learning needs of pupils, particularly in their access to the national curriculum.
• Support the class/subject/EMA advisers in providing a stress-free 'settling-in' period for new entrants, recent arrivals or returnees from extended stays in country of origin. This may include involvement in admission/induction/assessment/placement procedures e.g. parent/pupil conferences.
• Assist in monitoring progress and assessing performance including: early profiling of new arrivals; teacher/adviser assessment and records of achievement.
• Communicate important information to teachers about the child's full language repertoire, including details about first language in both spoken and written format.
• Assist in the production of bilingual language/curriculum support materials.
• Assist in pastoral support systems and alert school/EMA staff to pupils' bicultural needs, including sensitive religious and cultural information e.g. dietary requirements, clothing appropriateness etc.
• Assist in the promotion of home-school links/parental partnership e.g. contributing to the reporting process by interpreting at parents' evenings, translating home/school communications etc.
• Respect and maintain confidentiality in negotiations with parents, pupils, teachers and community representatives.
• Support school/EMA adviser in liaising with other educational agencies/services.
Who is the person?
You need to have:
• good numeracy and literacy skills in English and first language
• experience of working with children at home and/or in a school setting
• spoken skills in two languages for effective interpretation
• experience of interpretation and translation (formally or informally)
• excellent communication and organisational skills
• the ability to deal with different situations in a sensitive manner particularly when working with children, families and schools.
• to work as part of an effective team
• to support school staff effectively in the classroom
• an understanding of the need for confidentiality in working with children, school staff and parents
• to promote diversity within the school setting (including religious, cultural and language)
• a positive and flexible approach to work AND be able to adapt to the needs of the service.
• to remain calm and focussed when working under pressure
• the willingness to learn and develop additional skills required by the service
• good interpersonal skills
• to be mobile enough to work at locations city wide as required by the service.
How to apply
There is NO application form, we will shortlist for interview / assessment based on the information you provide, so:
Send us your details including:
• Why you are the right person for this job – Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in ‘who is the person’ above. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you are submitting a C.V. please ensure it is tailored to meet this requirement.
• Your full work history, explaining any gaps. Including employers name, address, dates from and to and reasons for leaving. This is a legal requirement for this position.
• The post you are applying for
• How we can contact you – by telephone and email
• Please provide details of two references including your current/last employer (if currently unemployed). If you are not currently working with children but however have done so in the past the references should include these employers.
• Where you saw the position advertised
• Please also complete the attached ethnic monitoring form
• Please ensure that you include in your application (either by cutting and pasting or copying) the following statement.
Disclosure of relationships please delete as applicable
i) I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am not related to, or in a relationship with, any Councillor, or employee of Portsmouth City Council
ii) I declare that I am related to, or in a relationship with, the following Councillor or employee of Portsmouth City Council.
Name……………………… Position………………………. Relationship…………………
Name……………………… Position………………………. Relationship…………………
Signed…………………………………………... Date……………………………….
• Closing Date: 12 noon 31st August 2010
Interviews to be held on 10 September 2010
• email to recruitment@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
• post to Recruitment, Portsmouth City Council, Floor 3, Core 1, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2QA
Or, if you have any queries, please contact us on 023 9268 8536
Please note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if you are appointed to the post and possible referral to the police and or the ISA.
The information you provide will be used for the recruitment of this post only and will be stored for 12 months.
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.
Closing Date:
31 Aug 2010