Resident Graduate Language Assistant
Wellington School
Wellington, Somerset
- £15,000 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Accommodation + Meals during term time
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- November 2021
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2021
Job overview
We are looking for Graduate Language Assistants or Graduate first language speakers (1x French, German & Spanish) to join our busy boarding and day School from November 2021. Initially this will be a fixed term opportunity until May 2022.
Working with small groups of pupils, one to one, or supporting in the classroom, Language Assistants play an important role working with teachers and pupils in the Modern Foreign Languages department. Successful applicants will also play an active role within the boarding and co-curricular life of School with accommodation and all meals provided during term time.
Applicants should be eager to work in education, have a passion for working with young people and bring energy to the role, alongside excellent degree level language skills in one or more of the three languages.
Successful applicants must be committed to safeguarding and will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child protection checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Attached documents
About Wellington School
Wellington School is a Church of England denominational, co-educational, day and boarding school in Somerset. As of the most recent inspection, there were 900 pupils on the school roll. The school’s motto is the opening of Psalm 127; ‘If God Be Not With Us, Our Labour is in Vain’. The Senior School teaches pupils between the ages of 11-18. The school also offers preparatory facilities from the ages of 3 onwards. Founded in 1837 as a boys school, Wellington has been fully independent and co-educational since 1978. The 35 acre site is a combination of traditional and more recent architecture. The school operates in both a boarding and day capacity.
Headmaster
Eugene du Toit
Values and vision
Purpose:
To ensure that our pupils leave school equipped with everything they need to thrive
Vision:
To provide a life-changing, pupil-centred, values-led education for engaged and ambitious young people who wish to contribute to the School and the wider community.
Mission:
To honour our purpose and achieve our vision, we will
· build outstanding relationships across our community
· engender a mindset which sees pupils and staff pursuing excellence
· cultivate a love of learning, in all its forms and settings
· care for and support the wellbeing of pupils and staff
· ensure that every pupil feels known, valued and understood
· recruit and invest in outstanding staff
· provide a 21st Century-relevant curricular and co-curricular offering
· ensure that our physical environment is safe, uplifting and sustainable
· strive to maintain an environment in which individuals receive the respect, acceptance and positive regard which is needed for maximum personal growth
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