Native Speaking French Language Assistant

Salary:                     £14.85 per hour plus holiday pay of £2.13 per hour worked taking total pay to £16.98 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay).

Contract type:             Fixed-term contract from 8 September 2025 to 22 May 2026, with possible extension for the right candidate

Working hours:          Casual hours, approximately 18 hours per week, term-time only.

On behalf of Greenhead College, thank you for your interest in the post of French Language Assistant. We are pleased that you are considering Greenhead College as the next stage in your career, and we hope, subject to matching our criteria, you will apply.

Greenhead College is located on an attractive campus close to Huddersfield town centre, adjacent to the picturesque Greenhead Park. We are a short drive from the M62 and within walking distance of the train and bus station. Therefore, the College is an easy commute from much of the Northwest and Yorkshire.

The College provides outstanding education to approximately 2750 students, who study predominantly A Level courses. The philosophy of the College is based on the principle that each student and staff member is an individual and to be valued. According to the Government performance tables, Greenhead is currently the top performing Sixth Form College in the Yorkshire and the Humber for A Level results and third best nationally.

In March 2022, the College was once again graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, with no areas of weakness identified. This is testament to the resilience, ambition and success of our students, and the hard work of staff. Therefore, Greenhead is both a successful and significant Sixth Form College, with an outstanding local and national reputation.

The College is a great place to work, with a warm, inclusive atmosphere existing between students and staff. Our staff are recognised for their hard work and are encouraged to inspire each another, and to develop and grow. We are proud to have a strong and able Senior Leadership Team, experienced Governors, and a team of highly skilled teaching and support staff who work collaboratively to deliver the College’s mission, values and strategic objectives. The College offers a wide range of employee benefits such as generous holiday entitlement, a significantly enhanced occupational pension scheme, free use of the College gym, cycle to work scheme, plus many more.

The role will involve supporting the teaching of French in our Sixth Form College. You will help to plan activities and lessons, produce resources to help students to improve their language skills, and prepare students for their A-level French oral examination via one to one conversation sessions.

You will also get an opportunity to introduce students to your own culture by discussing topics such as current affairs, films, sport and festivals. 

We are seeking applications from native French speakers, with excellent communication skills.

Closing Date:  

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 30 March 2025 and interviews will take place week commencing 31 March 2025. 

Applicants for this post are asked to: 

1.     Complete the College’s application form or TES application form and Equality and Diversity form. 

2.     Write a supporting letter of application, with CV if you consider it useful. 

Completed documents should be sent to Jen Rothery, HR & Recruitment Manager, as an email attachment to jobs@greenhead.ac.uk

Greenhead College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to safer recruitment checks. This position is working in regulated activity and therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be required to self-disclose particular criminal convictions should they be shortlisted for interview. Further details can be found within the DBS filtering guide at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance 

All offers of employment are subject to the following pre-employment checks: 

·      Two satisfactory references 

·      Enhanced DBS check with barred check list 

·      Overseas check if you have lived or worked abroad within the last five years 

·      Evidence of the right to work in the UK 

·      Prohibition check order  

·      Qualifications 

·      Fitness for Work 

In line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.

If you apply and are unsuccessful in being called to interview, can we thank you in advance for your time and trouble in making this application. Due to time constraints, it would be impossible to respond to everyone individually - we hope that you will understand. 

The college is committed to Diversity and Inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.