Language Assistant at Radley College
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About this Role
Radley College is inviting applications for Language Assistant roles in French, Spanish, and German for the 2025–26 academic year.
The Language Assistant will support our dynamic and friendly modern languages department for the 2025–26 school year (1 September 2025 to 30 June 2026) for up to 30 hours per week. The successful
candidate will speak the target language to native standard and have an interest in language learning or perhaps a career in education. A willingness to get involved in broader aspects of boarding school life is preferable.
About the Role:
As a Language Assistant, you will support students in developing spoken fluency and cultural awareness. You will work closely with language teachers, lead small group conversations, and play an active role in classroom activities and language events.
French - 30 hours per week
Spanish - 25-30 hours per week
German - 12-14 hours per week
These positions may come with accommodation (shared) that is provided rent-free with a small contribution to utilities.
Free meals during term time and subsidised membership of the College sport facilities.
What We’re Looking For:
Native-level proficiency in French, Spanish, or German
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
A genuine enthusiasm for education and cultural exchange
Willingness to contribute to the wider life of a boarding school
Experience working with young people is an advantage but not essential
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, 25 April 2025 but we reserve the right to consider applications as they arrive. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the vacancy please email the Head of Modern Languages, Ollie Astley (oja.astley@radley.org.uk).
Please be aware the school is on Easter break and you may therefore not receive an immediate response from Ollie. The College’s HR Director will be in over the break and you can get in touch with her on hr@radley.org.uk.
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HR@radley.org.uk
Radley College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:
- Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position. Study the job description and describe any experience and skills you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrates your ability and attitude to undertake the duties of this post
- In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks. In order for us to carry out these checks, please can you provide your date of birth, nationality and personal email address. We are unable to use work email addresses for these checks. The scope of such checks will include all online open-source information, but specifically: • up to 10 years’ online history; • social and professional networking and media; • blogs and vlogs; • news and media reports; • information displayed publicly online by third parties; • any other relevant open-source information available. You can find out more about how these checks are carried out and how your personal data will be used at https://sp-index.com/privacy-policy/ If you have any concerns about the above please contact hr@radley.org.uk. We will only carry out these checks on shortlisted candidates.
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