Teacher of French and Spanish in City of Westminster

We are currently looking to appoint a dedicated and inspiring Teacher of MFL, with the ability to teach French and Spanish. At Harris Westminster Sixth Form, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our excellent students. We are based in the heart of Westminster, and work in collaboration with the Harris Federation and Westminster School.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The purpose of your role will be:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan).
• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process).
• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area).
• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress).
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders.
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students).
• Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (including teaching practice), ideally in multi-ethnic urban schools and in an 11-18 school.
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning.
• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor.
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work.
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff.
• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards.
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students.
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary.
• Have good written and spoken communication skills.
• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively.
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We have professional development pathways to support your career ambitions, with a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. There are opportunities for career progression through our teacher development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.

We offer a positive and supportive working environment with flexible options to help balance professional and personal responsibilities where possible. We offer a competitive rewards and benefits package including Harris Allowance (typically £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, the Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

The Harris Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students and aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve.