Spanish Language Assistant at St Peter's School 2-18

About this Role

St Peter's School is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expectsall staff and volunteers to share this commitment by always complying with theschool's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. Thesuccessful applicant will be requiredto undergo statutorypre-employment checks, includinga Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Spanish Language AssistantJob Description

Responsible to: The Head ofSpanish

Hours of Work: Expected to be a guarantee of26-28 lessons per week (34 weeks per year). Each year there will be a review inSummer term to discuss if there are business need changes relating to thenumber of lessons. Any change would be in consultation with the appointedcandidate.

Remuneration: £23.82 per lesson(inclusive of holiday pay)

Start date: As soon as possible, dependent upon thesuccessful candidate's notice period

Overall purpose of thepost:
• Work with pupils to improvetheir spoken fluency, overall language skills, cultural knowledge and enjoymentof Spanish learning.
• Provide support within the Modern Foreign Languagedepartment as required.

Mainresponsibilities:
• To enthuse pupils about Spanishspeaking countries and their cultures, routines and traditions.
• To work the timetable agreedwith the Head of Department.
• To arrive in good time andfully prepared for lessons.
• To be able to workindependently as well as part of a team.
• To fully plan, deliver andresource small classes of pupils to prepare them for the oral examination andimprove overall language skills, with particular emphasis on preparing pupilsfor GCSE and A-level examinations.
• To take the initiative inhelping to devise resources for the conversation lessons and to takeresponsibility for the overview and guidance of the A level Individual ResearchProject
• To insist on high standards ofwork, behaviour, attendance and punctuality from pupils.
• To record pupil progress, tomaintain registers and report on absences.
• To work with individuals, smallgroups or a whole class, as specified by the relevant Spanish teacher.
• To carry out internalexaminations and practice examinations.
• To keep up to date with changesto the curriculum as appropriate.
• To motivate, encourage andprovide constructive feedback to pupils.
• To attend training and meetingsas appropriate.
• To take responsibility for theSpanish Assistant's classroom, to decorate and update resources in consultationwith the Head of Department.
• To be pro-active about keepingup to date with current affairs in the Hispanic world.
• To participate in MFL events andactivities across the languages dept to promote a love of languages.
• To host Spanish 'Lunch clubs'for highly motivated pupils who would like to further improve their language ona voluntary basis.

General

1. Health & Safety - You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety andthat of others and you are expectedto be familiar with, and adhere to, St Peter'sSchool's Health and Safetypolicy.

2. School values- You have a duty to ensureyour work, communication and approach conformsto the school's core valuesand mission. You will need to be aware and comply with school rules, policiesand procedures at all times including, but not limited to, those relating tosafeguarding, conduct, equality and data protection.

St Peter's School strives tobe diverse and inclusive. We encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asianor from a Minority Ethnicbackground, who are underrepresented at the school. The school is committed toproviding equal opportunity to all employees and pupils. This means thatemployees are treated fairly, irrespective of sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion,disability, age, gender,marital status or other reason. The post holder is expected to always complywith the provisions set out in law and the St Peter's policies on equality anddiversity

The school is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a placewhere we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Note: This job description is not intended to be acomprehensive list of duties and responsibilities associated with thepost. The post holder will be expectedto comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level thatis not specified in this job description. The job description will be reviewed as part of the cycleof appraisal, and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any timeafter consultation with the post holder.