Education Officer (Foreign Languages)

Role

• Facilitate the development of content for a variety of language upskilling programmes for language teachers and monitor provision;
• Contribute to and facilitate the development of an online pedagogical manual and tutorials, with exemplars of good practice for the teaching of all languages;
• Encourage and support the use of innovative teaching methods and ICT supports for learning languages;
• Contribute to the expansion of communities of practice among foreign languages teachers;
• Collaborate with and facilitate dissemination of work carried out by the Council of Europe and the European Centre for Modern Languages to promote excellence in language education;
• Pilot a variety of options for introducing lesser taught languages into schools including shared classes/ blended learning models;
• Deliver CPD for teachers of new languages
• Design and provide resources to support quality learning and teaching;
• Contribute to the development of guidelines and good practice exemplars to support new and immigrant languages;
• Collaborate with relevant agencies and cultural institutes to promote excellence in language learning and teaching
• Prepare language assistant training programme and later implement training programmes for language assistants at a group and individual level and liaise with schools;
• Develop and pilot CLIL for TY

Job requirements

• A degree in a foreign language and a post-graduate degree in applied linguistics or other relevant area;
• In-depth knowledge and experience of teaching foreign languages;
• Experience and expertise in the use of active learning methodologies which foster student engagement with the curriculum;
• Proven record of managing complex projects, meeting deadlines, and achieving results;
• Confident, personable and proactive personality with ability to motivate and inspire others;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent planning and organisational skills;
• Competence to engage stakeholders and partners;
• In-depth understanding of post-primary and the Irish education system;
• Advanced IT and digital literacy skills;
• Experience in training, facilitating workshops, and delivery of presentations
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise where necessary;
• Flexible approach, self-motivating with ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

Desirable

• Expertise in CLIL
• Expertise in blended learning

Application

This is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EducationOfficerPPLI.

Notes:
One year temporary contract
Secondment arrangements can be made for teachers
Expected interview date: Late November
Expected start date: January 2019

Closing date for application: Friday 16th November noon

Salary and additional information: See Information Booklet at PPLI webpage http://languagesinitiative.ie/news/item/284-new-opportunity-education-officer-role-foreign-languages

http://languagesinitiative.ie is a project of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland, and a lead partner in the implementation of Languages Connect, Ireland's strategy for Foreign Languages in Education.

Questions should be directed to karen.ruddock@languagesinitiative.ie