Foreign Language Assistant
Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PG18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October 2025
Closing date
1 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Part time: 9 Hours Per Week
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- £25.24 p/h
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and dedicated Spanish Foreign Languages Assistant to join our collaborative and supportive MFL department. Applicants for this post should be completely fluent in Spanish as well as interested in and up to date with current affairs in Spain. The ability to support students in building confidence in their oral skills is essential. They should also have a good working knowledge of the aspects of speaking which are the focus of language oral examinations; our current examination board is AQA both at GCSE and Advanced Level.
The role is paid at an hourly rate (£25.24 p/h), and we would anticipate the successful candidate being in school for approximately 9 hours a week, these hours to be worked flexibly to meet the requirements of the school during term time from October until May each year.
If you would like more information about the role, please contact Simran Sahota (Executive Assistant) by emailing s.sahota@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk.
Informal visits to the school are encouraged. We would also be happy to discuss the school and the role in more detail via a phone conversation. Please contact Simran Sahota (Executive Assistant) to arrange this, by emailing s.sahota@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk
Applications should be made using the application form available from the Mercian Trust Recruitment Portal and set out how your experience and expertise match the requirements of job description and person specification. Please read the information pack, which is also available on the job listing.
Closing date: Monday 01 September
Interviews: W/C 01 September 2025
Queen Mary’s Grammar school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
What the school offers its staff
Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are engaged and committed to study; the staff are intelligent, friendly and forward looking. The role would also require the successful candidate to deliver some sessions at Queen Mary’s High School which is a short drive away.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Queen Mary’s Grammar school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website.This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
Applying for the job
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About Queen Mary's Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1377 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Queen Mary's Grammar School website
- Email address
- lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk
Queen Mary’s Grammar School is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are intelligent and committed to study; the staff are friendly and forward looking. It is far more than just a place of work – it is a thriving community, proud of its past and confident of its future. We are an outstanding school, as recognised by OFSTED in our most recent inspection in March 2023.
Arranging a visit to Queen Mary's Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk.
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