Spanish Language Assistant

Surrey
Reed's School
Full-time

Summary

PART TIME – MINIMUM 12 HOURS PER WEEK FIXED TERM CONTRACT FROM SEPTEMBER 2025 TO APRIL 2026

Detail

Reed’s School is a fantastic place to work. Teachers and pupils alike flourish in its friendly, supportive, forward-thinking community. It is one of the leading Independent Day and Boarding Schools in the country and is proud to be providing an education for around 800 pupils, including a significant number who are funded by our charitable foundation. The school is all-boys from 11-16 and has a co-educational Sixth Form.

We are currently looking to appoint an enthusiastic Spanish Language Assistant to deliver conversational lessons both on a one-to-one basis, and with larger groups of pupils. The candidate appointed will be a native level speaker of Spanish and will help students in the preparation for their speaking exams and develop their cultural knowledge. The candidate will have a desire to be part of a team of committed professionals within the MFL Department.

The successful candidate will assist Teachers in the classroom by producing innovative resources, leading challenging and interesting discussion with pupils to build their confidence.

You will be required to work for a minimum of 12 hours per week, over four or five days a week, term time only.

The closing date for this vacancy will be midday on Friday 21st of March 2025.

For Safer Recruitment purposes all applicants must complete a Reed’s School application form. Full details including a job description and application form can be found on our website or alternatively by emailing hr@reeds.surrey.sch.uk.

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a completed application as soon as possible. The School reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate present themselves.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of their application.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

www.reeds.surrey.sch.uk