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SUBJECT LEADER - ENGLISH

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
ASTON LEARNING CENTRE 99 WHITEHEAD ROAD ASTON B6 6EJ
Salary
£26,470 - £33,136
Closing date
27 Mar 2019
Reference
BCC000696

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Adult and community learning
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Subject Leader - English

Birmingham Adult Education Service

Full-time 36.5 hours per week

2 posts

Salary £25951 - £33,136

 

Birmingham Adult Education Service provides high quality learning and personal development services alongside the city’s FE, HE and training providers, and in partnership with other Council services. BAES has a key purpose to make learning accessible to adults with low and/or no skills, with poor health and well-being and with low civic engagement. These priorities are set out in the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Regional Skills Plan.

 

In the English Department our priorities are to broaden access to education and work opportunities by improving functional literacy and offering qualifications that are needed to progress to further and higher education.  The English programme includes courses at all levels from Entry 1 to Level 2 Functional Skills and GCSE. Courses are part-time, ranging from 3 to 5.5 hours per week and we offer courses daytimes, evenings and Saturday mornings at 13 venues close to local communities.

 

Subject Leader Job Purpose

  • To work with other Subject Leaders to support a cross-city team of English tutors in delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment
  • To develop and disseminate high quality teaching and learning resources, including ILT, which promote interactive and independent learning
  • To monitor and implement quality assurance and standardisation processes for specified qualifications or courses across the service
  • To support the development of the English programme in specified areas
  • Undertake an agreed number of teaching/training/assessment hours per year

 

In order to be shortlisted, applicants will hold a full Level 5 teaching qualification, a subject specialism in Literacy and a English and Maths GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent qualification). Other key requirements are a proven track record of delivering good or outstanding teaching and learning and substantial experience of teaching English (GCSE or Functional Skills) and of teaching adults.  

 

For any informal enquires please contact Wendy Meredith on 0121 675 6336 or email Wendy.Meredith@birmingham.gov.uk

BCC000696

 

 

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

 

“Right to work in the UK documentation will be fully checked for all applicants.  All non UK and non EU applicants are required to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council and must be approved by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) before any employment offer can be confirmed.”

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Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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