Foreign Languages Teaching Assistant (Spanish)
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4FZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d0c5920b-02fd-4a6d-8dc8-1064e312c509 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving Eastleigh. We are looking to further enhance our Languages department by recruiting a subject specialist Teaching Assistant who is fluent in Spanish and will support us in our Foreign Language lessons.
Your role will include; working with small groups or individual students to ensure that they are kept on task and complete activities, helping prepare students for oral exams and practise their speaking skills, supporting the department with planning, sourcing and preparing resources (photocopying, laminating etc).
A keen interest in, and passion for Foreign Languages is essential. Experience of working in a similar role or within an education setting is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. This post offers an exciting career opportunity for someone new to the education sector or for experienced practitioners looking for a fresh challenge and in which you will have the opportunity to help young people flourish and achieve.
What the school offers its staff
The MFL subject department sits within the EBacc Faculty. It is an exceptionally upbeat and innovative Faculty. It is cohesive, team spirited and well led. The MFL results are some of the strongest in the school and is a leading department in Hampshire. We are looking for someone who can play an active role in contributing to the already high standards within the department, especially as our attainment in MFL is high.
Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition, Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do.
We will ensure that the successful candidate has:
• comprehensive induction including a dedicated mentor
• continuous professional learning, development and improvement
• the opportunity to contribute to raising standards for all our students
As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:
• wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
• free lunch every day
• free tea and coffee
• half termly cooked breakfasts
• accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
• One well-being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
• weekly thank you bulletin
• birthday cards
• heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
• acts of random kindness
• access to mental health first aiders
Further details about the role
Please download details and a Support Staff Application form from the school website www.crestwood.hants.sch.uk located under the School Information / Vacancies tab. Please note we cannot accept a CV as a means of application. Email your completed application form to hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Commitment to safeguarding
Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving Eastleigh. We are looking to further enhance our Languages department by recruiting a subject specialist Teaching Assistant who is fluent in Spanish and will support us in our Foreign Language lessons.
Your role will include; working with small groups or individual students to ensure that they are kept on task and complete activities, helping prepare students for oral exams and practise their speaking skills, supporting the department with planning, sourcing and preparing resources (photocopying, laminating etc).
A keen interest in, and passion for Foreign Languages is essential. Experience of working in a similar role or within an education setting is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. This post offers an exciting career opportunity for someone new to the education sector or for experienced practitioners looking for a fresh challenge and in which you will have the opportunity to help young people flourish and achieve.
What the school offers its staff
The MFL subject department sits within the EBacc Faculty. It is an exceptionally upbeat and innovative Faculty. It is cohesive, team spirited and well led. The MFL results are some of the strongest in the school and is a leading department in Hampshire. We are looking for someone who can play an active role in contributing to the already high standards within the department, especially as our attainment in MFL is high.
Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition, Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do.
We will ensure that the successful candidate has:
• comprehensive induction including a dedicated mentor
• continuous professional learning, development and improvement
• the opportunity to contribute to raising standards for all our students
As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:
• wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
• free lunch every day
• free tea and coffee
• half termly cooked breakfasts
• accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
• One well-being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
• weekly thank you bulletin
• birthday cards
• heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
• acts of random kindness
• access to mental health first aiders
Further details about the role
Please download details and a Support Staff Application form from the school website www.crestwood.hants.sch.uk located under the School Information / Vacancies tab. Please note we cannot accept a CV as a means of application. Email your completed application form to hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Commitment to safeguarding
Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.