Graduate Chrysalis Partnership Assistant

The Role

The Chrysalis Partnership Assistant (formerly Chrysalis Teaching Fellow) programme was established in 2014 and there have so far been ten successful cohorts of recent graduates. The team is line managed by the Partnerships Teaching Coordinator and comprises one Graduate Chrysalis Partnership Assistant and two Chrysalis Partnership Assistants. The assistants have contributed immensely to starting and running various projects and the invaluable experience gained during their time with us has helped them to move on to successful careers in the Law, Civil Service, Academia, Education and Research Science.

Chrysalis Partnership Assistants are responsible for helping to deliver partnership teaching projects undertaken by Highgate and partner schools, including the London Academy of Excellence, Tottenham. They assist with the administration, planning, running and assessment of partnership projects and report on their progress. Graduate Partnership Assistants are encouraged to take on the added responsibility of generating ideas for new projects and to pilot these during their time with us, analysing and reporting on their effectiveness at delivering on the Chrysalis objectives. Several long-running projects in the Chrysalis programme have been generated by Graduate Partnership Assistants. During this one-year fixed term contract, there will be opportunities to engage with different teams within the school based on the successful applicant’s interests and aspirations. This is a great way to explore the complete workings of a school such as Highgate while supporting other schools in the local area.

The Graduate Chrysalis Partnership Assistant also works closely with the more junior Chrysalis Partnership Assistants, helping the Partnership Teaching Coordinator in providing a degree of mentorship for the other Assistants.

The post would be suitable for someone with a keen interest in education who might be thinking of a career in education and/or would be interested in developing their skills of project administration, delivery and management. Candidates should possess or be in line to achieve a good honours degree, and we especially welcome candidates who have or are working towards a degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Design Technology or a related STEM subject. They should be organised, possess strong interpersonal skills and be highly motivated to meet the projects’ goals.

Main Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Assist Highgate teachers in the delivery of rich educational experiences for pupils in partner schools that will cultivate a long-lasting interest in the subjects taught and encourage pupils to choose these subjects at A-level and beyond.
• Work as a Classroom Assistant in a partner school with a Highgate teacher or partner school teacher
• Assist in the running of Thursday Lunchtime Activities (TLA) and Friday Lunchtime Activities (FLA) that take place in or with partner schools or members of Highgate’s local community—these may be in any area and are not necessarily academic
• Team teach or tutor in partnership events and projects at Highgate and partner schools
• Be an academic, extra-curricular or pastoral mentor to our partner school pupils

Examples of Highgate’s Partnership Teaching Projects can be found on our website Partnerships | Highgate School

Project Management and Administration

• Help with the administration, organisation and delivery of Chrysalis partnership teaching, community projects and other related events
• Assist with the collection and analysis of assessment data for all projects
• Report to the Partnership Teaching Coordinator

Communication and Marketing

• Assist with devising and developing communication material to promote partnership teaching and community activities and evaluate the success of this material
• Collaborate with the School’s Communications department to develop insightful and innovative digital content to communicate the impact of what we do

Community Partnerships

• Assist the Head of Pupil Charity and the Community Partnerships Officers with the organisation and running of the school’s community-facing programmes and events, such as the Year 10 Environment Morning and Y9 Community Days.
• Administer the programme of community-based pupil volunteering, including engaging with local schools and institutions in the local area, liaising with staff members responsible for the Duke of Edinburgh programme and reporting on pupil volunteering to senior members of staff.
• Liaise with staff and pupils responsible for carrying out the school’s charitable objectives.
• Assist with any reasonable request from the School in relation to Community partnership work.