language teacher

Whitgift is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys, with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding pupils and flexi boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fluent Japanese speaker to join our vibrant and dynamic Japanese Department as a full-time full-year Japanese Language Tutor. The Languages Faculty at Whitgift is one of the largest in the country, comprising seven curricular languages. In addition to Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Latin and Ancient Greek are also taught within the School.

The successful candidate will be pro-active and enthusiastic about promoting Japanese across the School. He or she will play an important role in preparing students for examinations and interviews, working with students in small groups and assisting teachers in the classroom. She or he will be able to produce resources and lead enjoyable discussions that challenge students while simultaneously building their confidence and ability to converse in both a natural and articulate manner. In addition to preparing resources for his or her own teaching, the successful candidate will work with the Head of Japanese to assist in the production of high quality and innovative resources to support classroom teaching and exams. A high level of accuracy in both spoken and written Japanese and English will be essential, and the ideal candidate will excel in encouraging our students to engage with current social and political issues in Japanese-speaking countries, drawing inspiration from the media and other authentic sources. Independence and proactivity are essential and experience of teaching or tutoring within a busy school will be an advantage. Knowledge of the IB syllabus will be an advantage as the successful candidate will be responsible for teaching IB Language A candidates. Flexibility and a willingness to engage with the broader life of the school is a prerequisite.

In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including a money purchase pension scheme (plus Life Assurance over), Employee Discount Club, discounted school fees for the Foundation Schools, membership of a healthcare plan, a range of family-friendly benefits and season ticket loan.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

For further information and an online application form, please visit www.whitgift.co.uk/vacancies. For any queries, please telephone the HR Department on 020 8688 9222 or e-mail .

Applications will be reviewed daily and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

`Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure & Barring Service and on-line media checks (including personal, professional and other online activities)`.