Catalan and Spanish Language Assistant

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01/08/23

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Condiciones económicas 

Grade 5: - £25,285 - £28,131 per annum

Descripción 

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures seeks to appoint a Language Assistant in Catalan and Spanish. The post will be full time. It is a fixed-term post for 12 months. The post-holder will ideally be in post on 01 September 2023.

The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery of Catalan and, if required, Spanish language teaching to undergraduate students at all levels, as well as conducting assessment and assisting with the development of assessments and course materials.

Requisitos 

It is essential that in your written application you give evidence that you meet the selection criteria.  

Essential
Qualifications
•    A strong undergraduate degree

Special Knowledge
•    Understanding of cultural, political and social aspects of contemporary Span, with specialised knowledge of Catalonia
•    Knowledge of communicative and student-centred language teaching methods

Skills & Competencies
•    Native or near-native proficiency in spoken and written English
•    Native or near-native proficiency in spoken and written Catalan and Spanish
•    Ability to communicate clearly, precisely and effectively in written and oral forms
•    Ability to work as a member of a team that delivers a range of language courses
•    Willingness to engage with and contribute to activity in a professional and collegial manner

Desirable
Qualifications
•    A postgraduate qualification in teaching Catalan and/or Spanish as a foreign language

Experience
•    Experience of teaching Catalan and/or Spanish as a foreign language
•    Experience of teaching Catalan culture

Special Knowledge
•    Knowledge of recent developments in Language Learning and Teaching
•    Knowledge of UK secondary and tertiary education systems
•    Knowledge of Blackboard or equivalent virtual learning environments

Cómo solicitar 

Apply online.

All applicants are asked to submit: 

  • a CV and covering letter which details your experience, skills and achievements in meeting (or the potential to meet) the criteria set out.

We will notify you on the status of your application at various points throughout the selection process, via automated emails from our e-recruitment system.  Please check your spam/junk folder periodically to ensure you receive all emails. 

Referees 

You should provide details of one referee and the details of your current line manager so that we may seek an employment reference (if they are not listed as an academic referee).  Please note:
•    We shall seek references during the application process.
•    We would ask that you alert your referee to this application as soon as possible so that we can quickly obtain references.  If you do not wish your referee to be approached during the recruitment process; you must clearly indicate this to us at the time of your application.
•    We will seek a reference from your current line-manager if we make you an offer of employment (albeit you may have also nominated your line manager as an academic referee).  Please clearly indicate on the application form which referee is your current line-manager and indicate if we should only approach them once an offer has been made.

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