French Language Assistant

We are looking for a hard-working, reliable French Language Assistant to plan and deliver appropriate and inspiring small group conversation sessions in the target language during “Lab”

Tuesday Afternoon, 1.5 hours per week

Your opportunity

The successful candidate will help to provide a motivating and structured learning experience, which will provide students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.

Harris Benefits

As part of the Harris Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

• Access to a diverse network of phase and subject specialist groups
• Support and mentoring from some of the best leaders in education
• An Inner/Outer London Harris Allowance, plus a performance and loyalty bonus
• Pension scheme (TPS) and access to our Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan, covering a range of health and wellbeing benefits
• The opportunity to work with our amazing students!

What we are looking for:

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:

• The ability to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with teaching and other support staff
• The ability to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students
• Ability to lead and manage own work effectively and take responsibility for own professional development
• Ability to inspire students, raise their aspirations and to support high level learning

Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.

About Harris Westminster Sixth Form

A 2016 Ofsted inspection found Harris Westminster Sixth Form to be Outstanding in all areas, confirming our status as London’s leading state sixth form for able students. Harris Westminster combines the strengths of Westminster School in teaching academically able students with the Harris Federation’s experience in establishing and running outstanding maintained sector schools. We take full advantage of our location just off Parliament Square to provide students with a vibrant and stimulating academic environment including weekly guest lectures in school. We are highly over-subscribed, academically selective and have a varied student cohort including 40% Pupil Premium. 17 students from our 2016/17 cohort went on to study at Oxbridge. We are looking for outstanding individuals to join this exciting and scholarly community.

Why work at Harris Westminster Sixth Form?

• The opportunity to teach some of the brightest young minds in London and open up the world’s most prestigious universities to them
• Support, CPD and networking with subject experts at Westminster School and from across the Harris Federation
• A positive and innovative learning environment where teaching is spread across six days per week
• Opportunities to deliver Cultural Perspectives classes in areas of knowledge that are of particular interest to you
• Excellent prospects for future promotion

Come and see us in action: visits to Harris Westminster Sixth Form are strongly encouraged and very welcome. Please call 0203 772 4555 or email enquiries@harriswestminstersixthform.org.uk to arrange a time to come in or an informal conversation with the Principal.

The Harris Federation

Our academy is part of the Harris Federation, the leading large Multi Academy Trust in the country for both primary and secondary education. Harris has an unrivalled track record in raising standards and achieving success for the children in our academies.

Professional development and sharing best practice are a key part of the Harris Federation success, and we can draw on this to offer you top quality training at every stage of your career path, from Beginner Teacher to Middle Leader. We will invest in you with coaching, mentoring, and can offer a wide range of training programmes, delivered by our Teaching School Alliance.

We look for talented teachers who are passionate about their subject and making a difference. You can help us transform education in London, and create exceptional places of learning.

Please note: academies may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. You will still be able to add information until the closing date, but you will not be able to submit your application. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement. Harris Federation is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.