Spanish Foreign Language Assistant
Queensmead School, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0LS19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2025
Closing date
14 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Spanish
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours of work are Monday to Friday, term time only, 8.55am to 2.55pm, with 40 minutes unpaid breaks.
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year - 2nd September 2025 to 31st August 2026
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,454 (FTE) / 36 hrs pw / 52 weeks pa
Actual salary
- £20,213 (Actual Salary) / 26.67 hrs pw / 38 weeks pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a conscientious, reliable and enthusiastic person, with effective communication skills, to work as a Spanish Foreign Language Assistant. The successful candidate will be educated to Degree level and be fluent in Spanish.
Responsibilities:
To work with individuals, small groups or a whole class, as specified by the teacher
Cover language lessons during staff absence and when staff are unavailable (additional pay to be provided per lesson covered and cover work to be provided)
Follow guidance set by MFL Teachers and the Head of Department in accordance of departmental syllabuses and schemes of work for each teaching group
Provide clerical/administrative support, e.g., photocopying, typing, filing, displays, etc.
Assist in the preparation and development of agreed curriculum activities
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures
Attend relevant meetings when necessary
Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of a teacher
Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs and access to learning activities
Establish good relationships with pupils, have the highest reasonable expectation of individual student performance and act as a role model
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
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
Undertake any other duties from time to time, as may reasonably be required by the Head of Department
What the school offers its staff
A comprehensive induction programme will be provided
Free membership of the Fitness Zone at Queensmead Sports Centre
Free BUPA Health Care Plan (Includes benefits worth over £2000)
Ride to Work Scheme
Free access to Goals Soccer Centre
Refer a Friend / Colleague Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Queensmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to acoughlan@qmschool.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Queensmead School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1491 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Queensmead School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@qmschool.org.uk
About Queensmead School
Queensmead School is based in South Ruislip, Middlesex, and is a ‘Good’, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school where students achieve very highly and display ‘excellent behaviour’ (Ofsted). It currently has around 1,450 students.
Head Teacher
Rhona Johnston
Values and Vision
Queensmead School strives to maintain a learning environment where students can reach their maximum potential, wherever their skills may lie. Technology is a key part of the education environment, with devices such as visualisers, iPads and Chromebooks a regular classroom feature. There is also a strong emphasis on attendance and punctuality, with these qualities seen as essential to the learning process and academic endeavour.
Queensmead offers students the chance to participate in activities such as music tuition and sports, with facilities including basketball courts, a fitness zone and access to five-a-side football pitches. International experiences offered to secondary students include language development in France, Germany and Spain, trekking excursions in Morocco, and skiing in Italy and Austria.
Ofsted Report
“There is a strong culture of respect and tolerance at the school. Pupils are calm and mature. The school’s values of kindness, respect, resilience and independence shine through when staff and pupils interact... Behaviour around the school is excellent. All staff are supported by leaders and school systems to maintain high expectations of pupils’ behaviour... ”
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