Bilingual Classroom Assistant (Romanian speaker desirable)

We are looking for a bilingual Classroom Assistant to work in our tiered provision for EAL learners and provide excellent tailored support for our students whose first language is not English. You will support the learning of individual students and small groups in class under the guidance of a teacher, as well as leading small-group withdrawal interventions. You will also monitor the achievement of EAL students, recording and reporting on their progress, and will develop interventions to boost and accelerate their progress.

To be successful, you will have Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths, a work-related qualification, and the ability to speak and, ideally, to read and write in one or more additional languages. A Romanian speaker would be desirable. Other languages we need support with are Ukrainian and Russian. Of overall importance is the need for flexibility and the capacity to work across many languages and support pupils from diverse backgrounds and needs. You will need good communication skills, flexibility and knowledge of best practice in meeting the needs of EAL learners.

About us

Plumstead Manor is a thriving and popular secondary school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. There has been a school on our site since 1913, with the first 105 years as a girls’ school. In response to local demand, we admitted our first mixed cohort in 2018 and are now fully co-educational.

Ours is a vibrant, diverse and inclusive school with over 70 languages spoken across our community. We have a clear vision founded on excellence and justice, with the ambition to offer a world-class education to the young people and families of Greenwich. Our recipe to achieve that is based on high-quality teaching and academic rigour in a safe and happy environment. Above all, we want our young people to leave school equipped with the powerful knowledge and necessary skills to change the world for the better. In order to foster successful young people and cultivate harmonious communities, we aim to offer young people excellence in all that we do so that they can overcome any barrier in their lives and secure greater justice. Our curriculum offers a range of pathways blending the mastery of knowledge with the development of transferable skills and sees our young people progress onto a full range of future pathways, including medicine and veterinary science and courses at the most competitive universities, as well as high-quality apprenticeships.

To apply online, please visit www.plumsteadmanor.com

Alternatively, contact the HR Team on 020 3260 3123 or email jobs@plumsteadmanor.com quoting ref: 026.

Closing date: Noon on Monday 15 April 2024.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. References will automatically be requested for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will be required to be DBS checked prior to taking up post.