St Peter's School York - Spanish Language Assistant

Summary

The successful candidate will support the Spanish department through working with pupils to improve their spoken fluency, overall language skills, cultural knowledge and enjoyment of Spanish learning.

Detail

Responsible to: The Head of Spanish

Hours of Work: Expected to be a guarantee of 26-28 lessons per week (34 weeks per year). Each year there will be a review in Summer term to discuss if there are business need changes relating to the number of lessons. Any change would be in consultation with the appointed candidate.

Remuneration: £23.82 per lesson (inclusive of holiday pay)

Start date: As soon as possible, dependent upon the successful candidate’s notice period

Overall purpose of the post:

Work with pupils to improve their spoken fluency, overall language skills, cultural knowledge and enjoyment of Spanish learning.

Provide support within the Modern Foreign Language department as required.

Main responsibilities:

To enthuse pupils about Spanish speaking countries and their cultures, routines and traditions.

To work the timetable agreed with the Head of Department.

To arrive in good time and fully prepared for lessons.

To be able to work independently as well as part of a team.

To fully plan, deliver and resource small classes of pupils to prepare them for the oral examination and improve overall language skills, with particular emphasis on preparing pupils for GCSE and A-level examinations.

To take the initiative in helping to devise resources for the conversation lessons and to take responsibility for the overview and guidance of the A level Individual Research Project

To insist on high standards of work, behaviour, attendance and punctuality from pupils.

To record pupil progress, to maintain registers and report on absences.

To work with individuals, small groups or a whole class, as specified by the relevant Spanish teacher.

To carry out internal examinations and practice examinations.

To keep up to date with changes to the curriculum as appropriate.

To motivate, encourage and provide constructive feedback to pupils.

To attend training and meetings as appropriate.

To take responsibility for the Spanish Assistant’s classroom, to decorate and update resources in consultation with the Head of Department.

To be pro-active about keeping up to date with current affairs in the Hispanic world.

To participate in MFL events and activities across the languages dept to promote a love of languages.

To host Spanish ‘Lunch clubs’ for highly motivated pupils who would like to further improve their language on a voluntary basis.

General

1. Health & Safety - You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to, St Peter’s School’s Health and Safety policy.

2. School values – You have a duty to ensure your work, communication and approach conforms to the school’s core values and mission. You will need to be aware and comply with school rules, policies and procedures at all times including, but not limited to, those relating to safeguarding, conduct, equality and data protection.

St Peter's School strives to be diverse and inclusive. We encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the school. The school is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and pupils. This means that employees are treated fairly, irrespective of sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, gender, marital status or other reason. The post holder is expected to always comply with the provisions set out in law and the St Peter's policies on equality and diversity

The school is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Note: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities associated with the post. The post holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. The job description will be reviewed as part of the cycle of appraisal, and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post holder.

Documents

• Spanish Language Assistant Recruitment Pack- July 2026 PDF Document
• Privacy Notice for Job Applicants - May 2026 PDF Document