Link Worker – English Language Support

SAVTE Application Form – Parts 1, 2 and 3

Part 1 Applicant Information

First Name: Family Name:
Address:Post Code:
Phone: Email:
Do you need any adjustments to help you at the interview or to undertake the role? (We will contact you about these if you are shortlisted.)Yes/No

Education

Name of

Establishment

Dates Country Qualification

References

Please list two professional references.

1

Full Name: Relationship to you:
Job Title: Phone:
Email:
May we approach the referee without consulting you beforehand? Yes/No
Full Name: Relationship to you:
Job Title: Phone:
Email:
May we approach the referee without consulting you beforehand? Yes/No

Current / most recent employment

Job title:
Employer name, address and phone number:
Brief description of

duties:

Dates and length of notice required:
Job title:
Employer name, address and phone number:
Brief description of

duties:

Dates and length of notice required:

Previous employment / regular volunteering activity (add boxes if required)

Employer/organisation Dates Role and Brief Description of Duties

Other Relevant Experience

Please provide details of any training, experience or activities which, you feel, are relevant to the job. (For example, less regular voluntary work, work in the household, hobbies, involvement with community groups, adult education courses etc.) The space expands as you add text.

Training undertaken:
Short-term volunteering and employment:

Part 2 – Meeting the person specification

Do you need more ideas on how to fill in this form? We really want to hear about your skills and experience. Please come to the information session mentioned in the advert or look at the guidance notes on the website. If you need to speak to someone, please contact our chief executive.

Please tell us more about how your experience meets the person specification of the role.

Where appropriate, give us examples of when you demonstrated skills or personal qualities. You can use the same example several times. Don’t worry if you can’t find examples to show all of them but make sure you give examples for those we have marked ‘essential’ for the role.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE – please refer to the person specification
  • Experience of working with and supporting volunteers in diverse communities particularly with adult speakers of other languages
  • At least 2 years’ experience delivering ESOL support for adults, ideally in a community setting
  • Experience of assessing and supporting adult ESOL learners with additional needs and barriers to participation in mainstream learning provision
  • A qualification at L4 or above in Education and Training or ESOL subject specialism (e.g. CELTA, TESOL)
  • Knowledge and experience of supporting progression and using IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance) to enable adults to achieve further learning or employment outcomes
  • Experience of using technology to support learning activities online
  • Monitoring and evaluation, collecting and maintaining records, producing reports to evidence outcomes
Any experience that is transferable to this role:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS – please refer to the person specification
  • Awareness or lived experience of the barriers facing of people whose first language is not English
  • Understanding of learner-centred development methods and resources for one-to-one teaching in the home, informal groups, other community settings and online
  • Experience of developing and producing learner-centred teaching resources
  • Experience of assessment of learners’ English levels and learning needs to inform appropriate inputs and measure impact
  • Use of a reflective approach to review work and adapt accordingly
  • IT skills – e.g. MS Office, Google Workspace
PERSONAL QUALITIES
  • Ability to work on own initiative to organise, plan and prioritise own work programme, including when under pressure, in order to ensure agreed deadlines are met
  • Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills necessary for effective interaction with learners (speakers of other languages), volunteer tutors, organisations and the public
  • Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team and motivation to work on own initiative, taking responsibility for own performance
  • Knowledge of, and commitment to, equity, diversity and inclusion and community development values
  • Commitment to maintaining security in compliance with safeguarding and GDPR requirements

Part 3 – Declarations and diversity monitoring

Declaration

Eligibility to work

Do you have any current criminal

proceedings pending against you?

Yes/No
If yes, please provide details.
Is there any restriction on your ability to work in the UK? Yes/No
If you have answered Yes to the above questions, please state what kind of visa/permission to work in the UK you hold.
Please provide any other information relating to your eligibility to work in the UK.
If you hold a visa or other permission entitling you to work in the UK, when does it expire?

The information contained in this form is, to the best of my knowledge, accurate and complete.

Signed: Date:

Please tell us where or how you found out about this job

Diversity Monitoring – Please click on the link below and complete our anonymised monitoring form. It will help us monitor and improve our recruitment process.

Diversity Monitoring Form

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