Gaelic Development Coordinator

Closing Date: 03/11/2026
Contract Type: Temporary until 31/10/2027
Salary: £14,680 - £15,456
Hours: 17 hours and 30 minutes per week

Are you passionate about promoting Gaelic language and culture? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Gaelic-speaking individual to join our team as a Gaelic Development Coordinator. This is a part-time role with flexible working hours, offers an excellent opportunity to help shape and deliver the ambitions of our Gaelic Language Plan 2027-2032.

Working with Stirling council services, schools, community groups and partner organisations, you will coordinate and support initiatives that increase the number of people speaking, learning and using Gaelic across Stirling. The role involves building strong partnerships, supporting project delivery, monitoring progress, and promoting Gaelic language, arts and culture.

We are looking for someone who is a fluent Gaelic speaker, has excellent interpersonal and partnership working skills, and is passionate about making a positive difference within our communities. Experience of working collaboratively and delivering successful projects is desirable.

Join us and help strengthen the future of Gaelic across Stirling.

Please contact educ-comments@stirling.gov if you would like to discuss any specific aspects of the role.

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

A bheil thu dealasach mu bhith a' brosnachadh na Gàidhlig agus a cultair? Tha cothrom air leth air èirigh do chuideigin le Gàidhlig san sgioba againn mar Cho-òrdanaiche Leasachaidh na Gàidhlig. ’S e dreuchd phàirt-ùine a tha seo le uairean obrach sùbailte, a’ tabhann cothrom air leth gus cuideachadh le bhith a’ cumadh agus a’ lìbhrigeadh amasan a’ Phlana Ghàidhlig againn airson 2027-2032.

Ag obair còmhla ri seirbheisean Comhairle Shruighlea, sgoiltean, buidhnean coimhearsnachd agus buidhnean com-pàirteach, bidh thu a’ co-òrdanachadh agus a’ toirt taic do dh’iomairtean a bhios ag àrdachadh àireamh nan daoine a bhios a’ bruidhinn, ag ionnsachadh agus a’ cleachdadh na Gàidhlig air feadh Shruighlea. Tha an dreuchd a’ gabhail a-steach a bhith a’ togail chom-pàirteachasan làidir, a’ cumail taic ri lìbhrigeadh phròiseactan, a’ cumail sùil air adhartas, agus a’ brosnachadh na Gàidhlig, a h-ealainean agus a cultar.

Tha sinn a’ sireadh cuideigin aig a bheil Gàidhlig fhileanta, aig a bheil sgilean eadar-phearsanta agus obair com-pàirteachais sàr-mhath, agus aig a bheil dealas airson diofar le piseach a dhèanamh sna coimhearsnachdan againn. Bhiodh eòlas air co-obrachadh agus air a bhith a’ lìbhrigeadh phròiseactan soirbheachail na bhuannachd.

Thig còmhla rinn agus cuidich gus a’ Ghàidhlig a neartachadh air feadh Shruighlea san àm ri teachd.

Cuir fios gu educ-comments@stirling.gov ma tha thu airson bruidhinn mu thaobh sònraichte sam bith den dreuchd.

Job Description

Job Description Gaelic

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The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme