Part-time Spanish Language Assistant - start 1st September 2025

Harrodian; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a part-time Spanish Language Teaching Assistant starting September 2025. The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree, be fluent in Spanish, and have a passion for supporting students in their language learning. Responsibilities include assisting with the Spanish curriculum, preparing students for exams, and engaging in cultural activities. Benefits include a range of cultural and leisure activities, along with competitive pay.

Benefits

Free car park

Cycle to work scheme

Free refreshments and lunches

Access to sport and leisure facilities

Defined contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate an enthusiasm towards developing students’ spoken, reading, listening, and writing abilities in Spanish.
• Experience working with young people is advantageous.
• Knowledge of current affairs and culture in Spain is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils in small groups or one-on-one with Spanish curriculum.
• Prepare pupils for GCSE and A Level oral and aural exams.
• Conduct lunchtime clubs for young bilingual Spanish speakers.

Skills

Fluency in Spanish

Good English

Cultural understanding of Spain

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are looking to appoint a friendly and outgoing Spanish Language Teaching Assistantto our academically ambitious and popular Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) department. This position is part-time, approximately 2 days per week over 2 or 3 days (the timetable has yet to be confirmed), starting 1 September 2025. The position would particularly suit someone already working in a similar role on a part-time basis or giving private tuition or working with children. In all instances, applicants should be able to offer flexibility around their availability.

This post will be to specifically support pupils from Years 7 to 11 (GCSE year) with the delivery of the Spanish curriculum but could also involve supporting Spanish students in Year 12 (A Level). This support will usually be given in a one-to-one or small group setting. We would like the post-holder to offer lunchtime clubs for our Pre-Prep and Prep School pupils on the days that they work, including for young bilingual Spanish speakers.

The post will involve conducting conversation lessons with pupils in small groups, pairs or one-to-one; preparing pupils for their GCSE and A Level oral and aural exams; contributing to the MFL resource library; participating in trips to Spain (where applicable); and day-to-day interaction with members of the Spanish department and the MFL department to support the planning and delivering of MFL lessons and any other language-based activities at the school.

The successful candidatemust be a team-player and demonstrate an enthusiasm towards developing our students’ spoken, reading, listening and writing abilities in Spanish, as well as their cultural understanding and appreciation of Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. It is essential that they have, at minimum, a Bachelor's degree,are fluent in Spanish with proven excellence in all aspects of the language,possess good English and have a detailed grammatical knowledge of both Spanish and English. Familiarity with current affairs, events, culture and trends in Spain is essential. Prior experience as a Spanish Language Teaching Assistant in a school environment or extensive experience of working with young people would be advantageous.

The Modern Foreign Languages Department at Harrodian is thriving and well-resourced. It is centered around a friendly staff base, currently comprising fourteen teachers (five for Spanish) and four native-speaker language assistants (two for Spanish), offering teaching in Italian, French and Spanish between them. Pupils learn French in the Junior school and choose either Italian or Spanish as an additional language in Year 7. Our results are very strong, with virtually all students gaining 9-5 grades in one or two MFL GCSEs. All three languages are taught to A level and Spanish is an extremely popular choice of language. Teaching is lively and innovative and we run a range of subject-related enrichment activities, including lunchtime clubs and local and overseas trips and exchanges.

Working days and hours

This is a part-time (days and hours to be confirmed), term time plus staff training days only position (35.2 weeks). Full-time working days and hours at Harrodian are Mondays from 08h00 to 17h00 and Tuesdays to Fridays from 08h15 to 17h00. Five (full) staff training days are held over the year, at the start of the Autumn, October half, and Spring terms. Term dates are published on the School's website.

Salary And Benefits

The agreed salary will depend upon qualifications and experience. The salary will be compliant with the national minimum wage, paid on the basis of 35.2 working weeks and paid equally over 12 months.

Harrodian offers a range of benefits, including a free car park (on a first come first served basis), a cycle to work scheme, free refreshments and lunches during term time, free access to some of the School’s sport and leisure facilities at stipulated times, access to an ongoing cycle of cultural, musical, theatrical and sporting talks and events, and a defined contribution pension scheme.

How to apply

Please submit a fully-completed application form, to include a cover letter addressed to the Headmaster, and full CV, accounting for any gaps in employment. Please specify your available working days/hours in your cover letter.

Closing date: Thursday, 19th June 2025 at 9am. Please note: we wish to appoint as soon as possible and encourage early applications. The School reserves the right to appoint at any stage of the application process.

Interview dates: as soon as possible.

Applicants should ideally have the right to live and work in the UK. Harrodian is unable to act as a sponsor for an employment visa.

Safeguarding and employment checks: Harrodian is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service, checks with any applicable Overseas Criminal Records body, medical clearance and proof of legal right to work in the UK. In accordance with current Keeping Children Safe in Education recommendations, online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks. Please read our Safer Recruiting Policy and Safeguarding Children and Child Protection Policy by selecting from our list of policies HERE.

All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Enhanced DBS check will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available from HR. References will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications.

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