Sessional Teacher - Languages

Variable Teacher Roles

Grade B - £28,598 - £34,434 (pro rata)

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

This is an exciting time for the service and its journey towards becoming an outstanding provider of adult and community education.

We are looking to recruit highly motivated, well-qualified, innovative and inspiring languages teachers who will be led by the Programme Managers and Head of Faculty and will work closely with the team to shape and create a vibrant curriculum offer that meets local need, while ensuring the experience of every learner is the best that it can be.

We are looking to recruit teachers of: Arabic, French, Italian and Spanish

You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues to plan, prepare and deliver high quality, learner-centred teaching, learning and assessment.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Why work for BAES?

Work with highly motivated adult learners with high levels of respect. BAES was graded outstanding by Ofsted for Learner Behaviour and Attitudes in June 2024.
An opportunity to make a real difference to adults who have settled in Birmingham.
Friendly centres with supportive colleagues.

For informal enquires contact: Pauline Desch - pauline.desch@birmingham.gov.uk

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

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