Swyddog y Gymraeg mewn Addysg a'r Cwricwlwm Ehangach-Welsh in Education and Wider Curriculum Officer

Salary: £33,366.00 - To: £35,235.00

Required from: July 2025- as soon as possible there after
Contract Type: Permanent: Secondment will be considered dependent on scale
Salary: Grade 6 -
Closing Date: Friday 23rd May 2025
Interview date: Monday 9th June 2025

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council learning department is looking for a committed, enthusiastic Welsh in Education and Wider curriculum officer, who would support the authority in driving forward the work of the Welsh in Education Strategic Plan and our wider curriculum offer as part of the Raising Aspirations, Raising Standards Strategy and the Councils Wellbeing objectives. The role would require you to engage with departments throughout the Local Authority, Schools and with External Partners to establish and maintain relationships, as well as identifying opportunities for support the Welsh language both in terms of teacher and learner skills, as well curriculum delivery. The role will also require you to engage with regional partners, as well as wider organisations for other areas of the curriculum that form part of the learning departments portfolio including Music and the SEREN provision.

For further information please contact Andrea May on 01685 725000 or email Andrea.May@merthyr.gov.uk

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 23.05.2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.