Higher Level teaching Assistant - Mandarin Expert
Roding Valley High School, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3JA8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until Summer 2025
Pay scale
- Scale 5 Points 9-12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Higher Level Teaching Assistant- Mandarin
Contract term: Fixed Term – Until Summer 2025
Start date: Immediate Start
Contract type: 21 hours per weeks- 3 days (We are open to to discussion around full time as an option for a candidate that can also offer French)
Salary: Scale 5 Pt 9 – 12 Actual Salary: £12703 - £13515 (depending on experience)
We are seeking to appoint a Mandarin speaker to deliver our first ever Mandarin curriculum. We have successfully joined the Mandarin Excellence Programme introduced by the British Council. In our first year, four lessons per week need to be taught to Year 7 students new to Mandarin. The candidate would also work as a Language Assistant to complete the two days per week employed.
The successful candidate will:
- have the vision to help establish Mandarin in our school and inspire the students that are chosen for this exciting opportunity
- have the vision to fully develop and support the Modern Foreign Languages faculty.
- be an inspirational communicator and have the skills to both challenge and encourage students to achieve their potential.
- have the ability to think creatively and encourage student engagement.
This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a highly experienced MFL faculty that is fully committed to developing a love of languages at RVHS. The Languages Team hosts foreign visits from schools across the globe and they regularly hold language days for our students to engage with.
The school has recently been inspected by Ofsted and to quote the Lead Inspector; “This is a very good school with an outstanding Sixth Form.” “Pupils are proud to attend Roding Valley High School. From the time they arrive in Year 7, to when they leave the sixth form, they respond to leaders’ high expectations. Parents are positive about the education the school provides. Typical comments praise ‘the aspirations for every child’ and the ‘caring support’ from staff.” Ofsted September 2022 It is an exciting time in the history of the school with the further development of the sixth form, expansion of pupil numbers, a new building which has provided a state-of-the-art learning environment and two new all-weather sports facilities.
"RVHS is a great place to work as it combines the freedom to be creative in your teaching alongside the support which ensures you are best able to do your job." You will be joining a school with enthusiastic and dedicated leaders at senior and middle leadership levels and a commitment to the professional development of staff. RVHS is keen to embrace an approach that is centred on teaching and learning and academic attainment for our students. RVHS is an 11-18 school in Essex, that enjoys a good reputation in the local area and benefits from excellent transport links, including being adjacent to Loughton tube station (Central Line).
For further information see the website www.rodingvalley.net Informal discussions with our Head of Faculty, Peter Melvin, can be arranged. Please contact pmelvin@rodingvalley.net for more information.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- a friendly and supportive working environment
- a comprehensive induction programme and the opportunity to engage in further professional development
- Bike to Work and Tech Schemes
- freshly made food on-site delivered through our excellent canteen facilities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Roding Valley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1471 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Roding Valley High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- gtravers@clptrust.com
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
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