Foreign Language Assistant (French)

Do you like helping students learn? Do you want to work with engaged and motivated young people? Are you looking for classroom experience?

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, assured and dependable Language Assistant to support our students in the French Department. The role includes working one-to-one with students in KS4 and KS5, predominantly on their French speaking skills. A successful candidate should have an awareness of the requirements of the AQA A-level speaking examination and the Pearson Edexcel GCSE 2024 speaking examination.

Foreign Language Assistants play a crucial role in promoting and supporting the creation of an environment that enriches and enlivens the students’ language studies by engaging each student in spoken and occasional written activities. It is the Department’s belief that these activities are most effective and enjoyable when they are supported and developed by individuals who are passionate and understand the culture, traditions and current affairs of the countries in which the language is spoken.

This is a part-time, permanent position offering an actual salary £7,722 per annum (£24,404 Full Time Equivalent), based on 14 hours per week, term time only.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Sarah Rose, PA to the Headteacher, on sarah.rose@sjwms.org.uk.

Working with us: Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School was founded in 1701 in order to provide an education to young men who would go on to work at the famous Chatham Dockyard. More than 300 years later we still pride ourselves on providing a superb academic education alongside an unparalleled range of opportunities for personal growth and character development. Awarded ‘outstanding’ in our last Ofsted, the comment that stands out to us is, “students thrive within its distinctive ethos, enabling them to succeed academically and to develop into confident, well-rounded individuals who are prepared extremely well for their future lives.”

In 2012 the School became one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools and in 2021 was successful in converting this into becoming one of the first 35 National Teaching School Hubs. Alongside our work as a National Support School, our position in Leigh Academies Trust and as the lead school in the Kent and Medway Maths Hub the school is in unrivalled position to offer superb support and training to any new member of staff, regardless of their role, or their experience.