About The Service
Cardiff Council delivers over 700 different services to our citizens, visitors, and businesses across the city. As a local government organisation, our customers depend on us to deliver our essential services every day, even during a pandemic. Whether employed in a customer facing, technical, trade or support role, our employees help us to make a difference to the communities we serve.
We have a fantastic track record for supporting staff to develop their Welsh language skills and to use their language at work. Our corporate learning and development team co-ordinates an attractive and practical Welsh learning offer for hundreds of staff every year.
Our Cardiff Academy Team is looking to employ a Welsh Language Trainer who will be based at City Hall, Cardiff, CF10 3ND for a proportion of their time and also be able to work from home.
Cardiff Academy is part of our Human Resources Service, providing training opportunities for Council employees and to other public sector bodies in Cardiff. The successful applicant will work as part of a team to deliver this first class service.
About the job
In this role:
You will deliver Welsh language learning courses to internal staff. The role will include teaching, developing, and co-ordinating Welsh learning opportunities for Council staff.
Taking a creative and collaborative approach with both internal and external stakeholders, you will ensure staff can access the best possible language learning programme.
Up-to-date knowledge of the field of Welsh for Adults will be key to deliver this, with the post offering the opportunity to shape an ambitious programme, addressing barriers staff may face in accessing training.
We aim to offer courses as required by Welsh Language Standards through the medium of Welsh should there be demand. Therefore, we are also looking for enthusiasm to develop a skill set to deliver relevant training courses for staff through the medium of Welsh. Full training is provided, and prior experience in a teaching, learning and development, or human resources role is advantageous.
You will work closely with the Council’s Welsh Translation and Policy Team (Bilingual Cardiff) to ensure that training meets organisational needs, the National Welsh Learning Curriculum, and Welsh Language Standards
With support from your colleagues in Cardiff Academy, you will implement a programme of courses for Council staff, with the opportunity and support to develop skills in various areas.
A proportion of training will be delivered virtually and some onsite at City Hall. You will be provided with the required device/equipment to enable homeworking.
Additional Notes – Standard working hours 9:00-17:00, Monday-Friday however flexibility when required to work outside of these hours.
What We Are Looking For From You
The successful candidate will have experience of working as a trainer, creating and delivering face-to-face training to customers whilst demonstrating a good insight into the principles behind high quality Welsh language related learning and development and the role it plays in supporting an organisation.
Additional information
This post is temporary until 28/02/2025.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
To support your application or potential future interview you may find it helpful to find out a little more about the wider role of the Council by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, subscribe to our YouTube Channel, or by visiting our website www.cardiff.gov.uk We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
If you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact John Latchem-Agnew at john.latchem-agnew2@cardiff.gov.uk or call 07966 228534.
When completing your online application, you should tailor your application to the role in the Supporting Information section, stating how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification. You should also state how you meet any desirable criteria as we may use these to shortlist should we receive a large volume of applicants meeting all the essential criteria. The Supporting Information section of the online application form is limited to 4,000 characters – you can upload additional Supporting Information.
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