Teaching Assistant

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners.  We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Gower College is seeking to appoint two Schools support worker to contribute to the efficient and effective operation of the exciting 14-16 Schools programme.

• Part-time (20 - 25 hours per week)
• Term-time (36 weeks per annum)
• One role is permanent, the other is 1 year fixed term
• Based on 20 hours per week, pro rata salary would be £10,107 per annum (£23,403 FTE)
• Tycoch campus

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and mentor young people, some with challenging behavior supporting them to achieve their full potential
• Liaise with the school staff and College lecturers, working together to create an effective environment for the learners

About you:

• Maths and English GCSEs: A - C Grade or equivalent  
• Experience of working with young people in a similar job role
• Good understanding of safeguarding and supporting learners with additional needs
• Confident, resilient, excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits for you:

• 28 days (pro-rata) annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• Free parking
• Staff support groups: menopause, LGBTQ+, time for talking
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended. 

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).

Benefits:
https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

Cynorthwyydd Addysgu

Amdanom ni:

Coleg Gwyr Abertawe yw un o golegau mwyaf Cymru ac mae gennym enw da iawn am addysgu a dysgu o ansawdd uchel. Mae gennym chwe champws ledled y ddinas a dros 4,500 o ddysgwyr amser llawn a 10,000 o ddysgwyr rhan-amser. Ar hyn o bryd, mae gennym drosiant o £50 miliwn, sy’n golygu ein bod yn gyflogwr sylweddol yn y rhanbarth. Rydym yn cyflogi tua 1,000 o staff.

Yng Ngholeg Gwyr Abertawe, rydym yn angerddol am fuddsoddi yn ein staff a gofalu am eu lles, er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn derbyn cefnogaeth yn y gwaith a gartref.

Y rôl:

Mae Coleg Gwyr am benodi gweithiwr cymorth Ysgolion i gyfrannu at weithrediad effeithlon ac effeithiol y rhaglen gyffrous ar gyfer Ysgolion 14-16.

• Rhan-amser (20 - 25 awr yr wythnos)
• 1 flwyddyn cyfnod penodol
• Yn seiliedig ar 20 awr yr wythnos, byddai cyflog pro rata yn £10,107 y flwyddyn (£23,403 FTE)
• Campws Tycoch

Cyfrifoldebau Allweddol:

• Cefnogi a mentora pobl ifanc, rhai ag ymddygiad heriol gan eu cefnogi i gyflawni eu llawn botensial
• Cydgysylltu â staff yr ysgol a darlithwyr y Coleg, gan gydweithio i greu amgylchedd effeithiol ar gyfer y dysgwyr

Amdanoch chi:

• TGAU Mathemateg a Saesneg: Gradd A - C neu gyfwerth  
• Profiad o weithio gyda phobl ifanc mewn swydd debyg
• Dealltwriaeth dda o ddiogelu a chefnogi dysgwyr ag anghenion ychwanegol
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu a rhyngbersonol hyderus, gwydn

Buddion:

• 5.66 wythnosau o wyliau blynyddol gan gynnwys gwyliau banc. Hefyd, mae’r Coleg ar gau am bythefnos dros gyfnod y Nadolig
• Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol a chyfraniad cyflogwr o 21% ar gyfartaledd (2023)
• 2 ddiwrnod lles i staff
• Disgowntiau ar gostau astudio os ydych yn astudio un o gyrsiau’r Coleg
• Cliciwch y linc i ddarganfod rhagor o fuddion: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/cy/recriwtio/buddion-a-lles

Angen cymorth gyda’ch cais? Cliciwch ein tudalen canllaw. 

Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan unigolion, waeth beth fo’u hoedran, rhyw, ethnigrwydd, anabledd, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, hunaniaeth rhywedd, cefndir economaidd-gymdeithasol, crefydd a/neu gred. Rydym yn croesawu’n arbennig ceisiadau gan grwpiau nad ydynt wedi’u cynrychioli’n ddigonol o fewn ein sefydliad.

Os hoffech ymgymryd â’r broses ymgeisio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, ewch i’n gwefan Cymraeg. Rydym yn annog unigolion i gyflwyno ceisiadau Cymraeg gan ein bod yn cydnabod pwysigrwydd darparu gwasanaethau Cymraeg a’r angen i ehangu gweithlu dwyieithog.

Mae Coleg Gwyr Abertawe yn ymrwymedig i ddiogelu a hyrwyddo lles pobl ifanc ac rydym yn disgwyl i bob aelod o staff gydymffurfio â’r ymrwymiad hwn. Bydd gofyn i’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ymgymryd â gwiriad DBS manylach a chofrestru gyda Chyngor Gweithlu Addysg Cymru.

Rydym yn disgwyl nifer fawr o ymgeiswyr ar gyfer y swydd wag hon. Os derbynnir llawer o geisiadau, efallai y byddwn yn atal unigolion rhag cyflwyno cais cyn y dyddiad penodedig. Awgrymir felly ichi gyflwyno’ch cais yn gynnar. 

Fel rheol, bydd penodiadau yn cael eu gwneud ar waelod y raddfa gyflog gyda chynyddrannau blynyddol ar 1 Awst bob blwyddyn (yn amodol ar ddyddiad cychwyn cyn Chwefror 1).

Buddion:
https://www.gcs.ac.uk/cy/recriwtio/buddion-a-lles

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