Education Support Officer – Gaelic – ABC08535

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Duration: Permanent , Part Time (17.5 hours per week)

Location: Marischal College

Job Purpose

The postholder will work within the Quality Improvement Team and the wider Education Service to raise standards in schools, ensure that systems, procedures and processes are fit for purpose; and that they support the consistent delivery of high-quality education that impacts positively on children, young people and their families.

Requirements

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Educated to degree level
• Relevant professional teaching qualification
• Ability to provide evidence of GTCS registration or eligibility
• PVG Membership for Regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made

Responsibilities

The post holder needs to demonstrate skills and experience in:

• Integrated and cross-cutting approaches to policy and curriculum development, implementation and improvement
• Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, council education policy and best practice
• Proven record of delivering required results within a customer focused organisation to coach and mentor individuals or teams
• Ability to build relationships and work in partnership with internal and external partners
• Effective organisational skills
• Capacity to meet deadlines, satisfy political objectives and organisational priorities

The Post Holder Needs To Demonstrate Understanding Of

• Local and national developments in content and methodology related to area of expertise
• Curriculum planning, development and delivery
• Policy development
• Learning and Teaching in one or more of early, primary, secondary or ASN contexts
• Meeting learning needs
• GIRFEC, Child Protection and Safeguarding
• Current local and national policy in relation to education
• Supporting others to improve and meet teaching standards in line with GTCS

The Post Holder Needs To Demonstrate Commitment To

• Meeting and maintaining standards consistently
• Being a role model for professionalism
• Maintains confidentiality
• Demonstrating honesty and integrity in decisions and actions
• Professional Learning

The Individual

See Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

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 silver 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

Role

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who

• have a disability
• are care-experienced and aged 16-29
• 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

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs