About the Role You will be joining a committed and supportive team of teachers who are passionate about supporting adult learners in the community to improve their English and/or maths skills to secure employment, advance to higher education and achieve their full potential.

For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, charlotte.batra@manchester.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.

Qualifications and Experience We are looking for candidates who can inspire adult learners to develop their skills and aspirations to enable learners to improve employment opportunities, confidence, health or helping their families.

• Have a track record of successfully delivering English courses to varying skills and knowledge levels including learners with additional needs.
• Ideally, you will have experience of teaching adult learners and candidates are expected to have maintained their competency in a recent teaching role. However we welcome applications from newly and recently qualified teachers, as well as established teachers.

You Should Be Able To Demonstrate

• Professional and academic competence/qualifications to teach on the courses.
• Experience of adopting a range of teaching and learning strategies both face to face and online.
• Use of e-learning platforms such as Google Classroom and others (e.g. BKSB) or the willingness to learn.
• Commitment to develop your professional development.
• A flexible approach, coupled with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to engage and develop adult learners, and role model the attributes that we develop within our learners.
• Hold GCSE A* - C / 9 - 4 in English or equivalent (essential).
• Hold GCSE A* - C / 9 - 4 in Maths or equivalent (essential).
• Hold a teaching qualification, ideally to Level 5 (subject specialism) or willingness to work towards this qualification.

Working for Manchester City Council Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city that leads change and improves lives. Whether you’re supporting communities or improving public services, you’ll help create opportunities and shape a better future for everyone.

Benefits We Offer

• Up to 42 days’ annual leave.
• Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave.
• Up to 3 days’ volunteering leave.
• A 37-hour work week for full-time roles.
• We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions.
• Teachers pension scheme.
• Enhanced parental and carers leave.
• Employee discounts and perks.
• Good Employment Charter member.

For more information about working for Manchester Council, please visit Careers - Manchester City Council.

Creating an Inclusive Team at Manchester City Council Manchester City Council values equality and works to provide a fair and inclusive environment for a workforce that is as diverse as the communities it serves. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly welcome applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

Guaranteed Assessment Scheme Requirements:

We guarantee assessments for applicants who meet the recruiting panels minimum shortlisting requirements for the role and identify with at least one of the criteria below:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care.
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term condition.
• Have you completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme or any MCC positive action programmes?

When You Join Us We’re a Disability Confident Employer, Offering:

• A workplace adjustment hub which provides specialist support, advice and guidance to ensure you have the adjustments needed to thrive at work.
• Disabled Staff Network, Neurodiversity Staff Network and Mental Health Staff Network that provides a safe inclusive space to share experiences and opportunities to influence council practice.
• A strong commitment to ensuring all information adheres to accessibility standards and that our workplaces are accessible and disability-friendly.

For more information about the role or any adjustments, email jobs@manchester.gov.uk.

What We Will Need From You If You're Successful In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.

Other Relevant Information We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

For more information about the role, please ensure that you read the role profile attached.

GM Elevate Programme If you have completed the GM Elevate( Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'Personal Statement' section or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.

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