Bilingual Classroom Assistant

TESOL International Association; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Bilingual Classroom Assistant to support EAL learners in a vibrant and inclusive environment. The role involves working closely with students from diverse backgrounds, providing tailored support to enhance their learning experience. Ideal candidates will possess Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths, along with the ability to communicate in additional languages. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact on students' educational journeys.

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths required.
• Ability to speak and ideally read/write in additional languages.
• TEFL/ESOL qualification and experience in teaching English as a second language desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support EAL learners in class and lead small group interventions.
• Monitor and report on EAL students' progress.
• Develop interventions to boost and accelerate student progress.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Knowledge of best practices for EAL learners

Education

Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths

TEFL/ESOL qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Bilingual Classroom Assistant

Location: Plumstead, South East

Salary: £25,497 per annum (Actual gross salary) - Scale 3

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Closing Date: Friday 30thMay at noon

Plumstead Manor is a thriving community school whose goal is to provide a world-class education through our vision of excellence for all. This fundamental goal is supported by our core values of pride, ambition, respect and teamwork which infuse all our work together. We aim to release the full potential of every young person during their seven-year journey with us, and support them to go beyond what they ever thought possible.

Ours is 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 see our young people progress onto a full range of future pathways including medicine and veterinary science, courses at the most competitive universities as well as high-quality apprenticeships.

About The Role

We are looking for a Bilingual Classroom Assistant to work in our tiered provision for EAL leaners to 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.

About You

The successful candidate will have Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths and the ability to speak, and ideally to read and write in one or more additional languages. We have a very wide array of languages spoken across the school community, including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Nepali, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian, and Yoroba.

A TEFL/ESOL qualification and/or experience of teaching English as an additional second language is desirable.

Of the utmost importance is the need for flexibility and the capacity to work across many languages and to support students from diverse backgrounds and needs. You will need good communication skills, flexibility and knowledge of best practice in meeting the needs of EAL Learners.

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.

If you're interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward, please hit APPLY and keep an eye on your emails for our application form, this can also be found on our website as well.

Candidates with previous job titles and experience of; Teaching Assistant, Classroom Support, Teacher's Support, Teaching Support, Classroom Assistant, Bilingual Education, LSA, Learning Support Assistant may also be considered for this role.

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