Welsh Immersion Teacher

Salary: Pay Scale Within: £32,433 - £49,944

**This post is restricted to internal applicants only**

EDUCATION DIRECTORATE Pembrokeshire County Council Wanted: for 1 April, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

LANGUAGE IMMERSION TEACHER (Foundation Phase)

PART TIME TEMPORARY POST UNTIL 31.03.2026.

Pembrokeshire County Council are seeking to employ a teacher to join the workforce of the Language Centres and Welsh Education Service of the Local Authority to collaborate with primary Welsh medium schools to support pupils with the acquisition of Welsh.

This is an exciting opportunity for continued professional learning within an innovative Immersive Education System for latecomers in Pembrokeshire. Salary is paid in accordance with the Teacher Pay Scale (£32,433 - £49,944) according to experience and qualification.

The ability to teach effectively through the medium of English and Welsh is essential to the job. The schools operate in accordance with their Language Policy. The candidates will need to reach the linguistic level set out in the Person Specification.

Further details and/or an informal conversation about the post can be obtained by contacting Elin Fry, frye37@hwbcymru.net or Catrin Phillips phillipsc58@hwbcymru.net

CLOSING DATE: 23:59 P.M, MONDAY, 17 MARCH, 2025

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are essential. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.