Subject Advisers

Subject Advisers

Contract: Part-time, fixed term from 01 March 2024

Salary: £41,814 – £45,396 per annum (pro-rata where applicable)

WJEC are looking to expand our Subject Advisory team and have 5 opportunities available spanning a range of qualifications. Offered as temporary contracts, the roles would also make great secondment opportunities for individuals working in secondary/further education who want to better understand the work of an exam board. We’ll provide each Adviser with plenty of opportunity to develop and grow, bringing their new skills back to their school/college.

The role:

Subject Advisers are integral members of our subject teams who commission and quality assure Professional Learning for teachers. Post-holders also write aspects of the training and deliver it in events. We are looking to recruit appropriately qualified and experienced teachers on either a part-time or full-time basis depending on the number of subjects you can offer. The role is offered as a hybrid opportunity, enabling staff to split their time between our Cardiff offices and their home address.

Subjects:

For the duration of this contract, the successful post holders will mainly focus on shaping our Professional Learning courses which will be designed to support teachers preparing to teach our new made for Wales GCSEs in support of Curriculum for Wales in one or more of the following WJEC GCSE subject areas.

• Welsh Language and Literature – Single Award and Double Award (0.5 FTE until 31 May 2025)
• English Language and Literature – Single Award and Double Award (0.5 FTE until 31 May 2025)
• Business (0.5 FTE until 31 May 2025)
• History (0.5 FTE until 31 May 2025)
• Computer Science and Digital Technology (0.5 FTE until 31 May 2026)

The person:

Applications are welcomed from teachers with several years teaching experience, preferably in Wales. You’ll be a reflective classroom practitioner with an ability to design and deliver relevant and engaging Professional Learning to your peers and ideally you will have some experience leading projects. Applicants will need to have a flexible approach to work and be available to travel around Wales and possibly other parts of the UK, and work occasional weekends. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable*, but not essential for this role.

*With the exception of the WJEC Welsh Language and WJEC Welsh Literature role

Our benefits:

WJEC is a welcoming and supportive organisation, which is proud to offer a range of generous employee benefits including: 25 days annual leave a year (plus 16 statutory/additional days), training and development opportunities including free Welsh language courses, and either Local Government or Teachers Pension scheme.

If you would like to know more about this role, or about working at WJEC, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah in our HR team ([email protected]), who will be more than happy to help.

Please visit our website to download a copy of the job description and application form.

Closing date: 12:00, Monday 29 January 2024