Gaelic Family Liaison Officer - ARB18901

Argyll and Bute Council; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Argyll and Bute Council is seeking a Gaelic Family Liaison Officer based at Sandbank Primary School to support Gaelic Medium pupils and their families in the Dunoon/Cowal area. The post focuses on targeted support and delivering Gaelic learning opportunities within the wider school community, with a view to strengthening partnerships with local Gaelic partners.

Gaeilge language skills are desirable; the role requires PVG membership and a flexible, community‑facing approach.

Qualifications

• Gaelic language skills desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support Gaelic Medium pupils and families in the Dunoon/Cowal area.
• Deliver Gaelic learning opportunities for families within the wider school community.

Skills

Gaelic language

Job description

Gaelic Family Liaison Officer - ARB18901

Gaelic Family Liaison Officer Post, Cowal Area - based at Sandbank Primary School.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place

to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This is a new and exciting opportunity to support Gaelic Medium pupils and their families in the Dunoon/Cowal area. The role will focus on targeted support of identified pupils and the delivery of Gaelic learning opportunities for families within the wider school community. This new post will deepen partnership working with local and national Gaelic partners.

Gaelic Speaker is a desirable criteria.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you’re welcome to get in touch with us at

[e-mail]. If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact

[e-mail] directly.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help we look after the things we all care about.

• Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme
• Disability Confident
• Equality and Fairness
• Climate Change
• Flexible and Hybrid Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

This post is temporary until 2nd July 2027.

The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked, on a term time basis.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will requirement to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

Telephone: [phone]

Reference: ARB18901

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit