Teacher of MFL (French and/or Spanish)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic MFL teacher to join our high-performing and extremely welcoming MFL team. You will work alongside our Head of Department and other experienced MFL staff to deliver this vital core subject across a range of abilities and age groups. The successful candidate will teach across both KS3 & KS4 and there will also potentially be an opportunity to teach aspects of A Level Spanish should the successful candidate be interested in doing so (there is no requirement for the successful candidate to have experience of, or an interest in, teaching A Level).

Our MFL department’s results are consistently excellent and have been a major contributing factor to the exceptional whole school outcomes that St John’s has achieved in recent years. At GCSE we deliver both French & Spanish (French has been incorporated to our curriculum in the past 2 years), and Spanish is also offered at A Level (French will be offered at A level when our cohorts studying French reach A level age).

What the school offers its staff

• Additional October Holiday (ensuring staff have a two week break in October in order to refresh and recuperate during the longest two terms of the academic year)
• Support Line and Wellbeing App (providing a free confidential helpline available 7 days a week, 365 days a year)
• Access to rewards programmes (e.g. Blue Light & Kent Rewards)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye-Care (financial contribution to the cost of eye care for regular VDU users)

Commitment to safeguarding

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.