Language Assistant - French

King's is an extremely sought-after school with outstanding academic results and a vibrant co-curriculum. It strives to appoint able, committed, and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every child at the school achieves their best.  Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south-east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic language assistant for the 2022/2023 academic year to assist pupils with the study of the French language at King’s College School, Wimbledon.

The role at King’s involves conversational practice in small groups of King’s pupils preparing for GCSE (year 11) and A level/IB French (years 12 and 13), which includes teaching 20, 40-minute conversational lessons per week.  In addition to the King’s conversational classes, there is a requirement to support the King’s partnership programme by undertaking external conversational sessions on Thursday evenings and also participating in the partnership programme at King’s on Friday afternoons between 1.30pm and 4.00pm. 

As part of the role, there will be other duties also, as expected of most educational professionals, such as developing teaching resources, attendance at INSET days and departmental meetings, examination invigilation, departmental library activities and other reasonable tasks as directed by the head of French/head of MFL.

Person Specification  

• A native level speaker in French.  
• A university degree and/or teaching qualification such as TEFL, PGCE or equivalent or to have recently lived in a French-speaking country.  
• A genuine interest in the relevant language and a keenness to promote not only the education of the language but also the cultural aspects of France.   
• An ability to inspire and motivate pupils in their learning.  
• An ability to communicate effectively with young people, with excellent communication skills, both orally and written.  
• An ability to take work well as part of a team but also to be confident in using one’s own initiative.  
• To demonstrate effective planning, reliability and good organisation skills.

Further details can be found at: www.kcs.org.uk 

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 7th July 2022

Interview date: Friday 8th July 2022

Interviews may be staged and we may choose to appoint at any time during the application process.

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.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.  King’s College School is fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in its recruitment of teaching and support staff.