Salary: Band 4, £24,420 to £25,652 per annum full time equivalent, pro-rata for part-time hours as follows:
£10,303 to £11,015 pro rata 18 hours per week (Romanian and Spanish)
£6,583 to £7,037 pro rata for 11.5 hours per week (Malayalam)
£3,721 - £3,977 pro rata for 6.5 hours per week (Urdu)
Contract: Secondment/fixed term contracts until 31 December 2025
Hours: Part Time (18 hours - Romanian and Spanish, 11.5 hours - Malayalam, 6.5 hours - Urdu), Term Time Only (39 working weeks)
Closing date: Tuesday 21 January 2025, 23:59
Interview date: Friday 31 January 2025
Please indicate on your personal statement/cover letter which language you are applying for.
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS 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.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
EMAS are a team of Bilingual Learning Assistants, Bilingual Support Officers and Advisers working with the Education 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.
Your New Role:
You will provide a support service complementary to teaching activities, primarily through first language or bilingual communication, acting as a classroom assistant and supporting the language and learning needs of pupils, particularly in their access to the national curriculum. You will support the class/subject teacher or EMAS adviser in providing a stress-free 'settling-in' period for new entrants, recent arrivals or returnees from extended stays in country of origin. You will assist in monitoring progress and assessing performance, communicate important information to teachers about the child's full language repertoire, and assist in the production of bilingual language/curriculum support materials.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have fluency in English and either Romanian, Spanish, Malayalam or Urdu. You have experience of working with children at home and/or in a school setting, and of interpretation and translation (formally or informally). You have excellent communication and organisational skills, good interpersonal skills, and can work as part of a team. You understand safeguarding and confidentiality, can deal with different situations in a sensitive manner, and can promote diversity within the school setting. You have a positive and flexible approach to work, can remain calm and focussed when working under pressure, and are willing to learn. You can work in locations across the city.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
* A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
* Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
* Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
* Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
* Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards:
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Ruth Nabholz-Duncan, Bilingual Assistant Deployment Manager, ruth.nabholz-duncan@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 841 549
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
How to complete your application:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' section of the full Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please indicate on your personal statement/cover letter which language you are applying for.
If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.