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Bi-lingual Support Worker

Employer
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Location
Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Salary
£17,410 - £18,845
Closing date
8 Dec 2019

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This job is temporary up to 2 years due to funding.

We are looking for applicants who can speak English and Kurdish or English and Romanian/Hungarian.

You will work as part of a team to support children, young people and their families who are International New Arrivals [INA) which include asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants, and children missing in education who have arrived in to Kirklees and require educational provision.

You will work in partnership with other services e.g. Schools, Early support, C & K Careers, housing, health and the voluntary sector to develop and extend effective home school liaison and positively impact on family integration, well-being, school attendance and pupil attainment.

You will need:

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in a relevant subject eg. health, social care or education
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Driving licence or able to travel independently across Kirklees
  • Experience of working positively  with children and families
  • Experience of working in partnership with other agencies e.g. Early Support, Social Care, schools, health, housing
  • Knowledge and understanding of the process of language acquisition

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this job.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss the job or require any further information please contact Kathryn Howard on 01484 221000.

To apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.  Applications for secondments will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed Secondment Permission Form, signed by your manager.  If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

 

In order to be shortlisted for this job please provide examples of how you meet the skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications as detailed on the attached Job Profile.  CVs will  not be accepted.

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