We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as an ACL Support Worker
St Helens Adult and Community Learning Service (ACL) has an exciting opportunity for a sessional Support Worker in the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) department.
The ACL team wishes to recruit a focussed and committed Support Worker to support ESOL learners with their studies, as soon as possible.
Working under the direction of ESOL tutors, the post holder will be responsible for providing in-class support to ESOL learners, helping to identify needs, and communicating effectively with the class tutor to provide the best possible learning experience.
ESOL is taught from Pre-Entry to Level 1. There will be a maximum of 9 support hours per week across this range of levels, plus paid meeting and CPD hours.
There will generally be no more than 8 learners per class and classes will be levelled to ensure that the ability range is manageable.
We are interested in talking to candidates who can work under direction, are empathetic to the needs of learners, communicate well, and can assist learners to reach their potential in a community learning environment. An awareness of strategies that could be used to support learning a language would be helpful.
In return for your commitment, we can offer you a position in a friendly and committed team, a competitive salary, and an annual programme of continuous professional development opportunities.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dawn Sweeney (ESOL Development Manager) on 01744 677400.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
