Teacher of English - London, United Kingdom - British Council

    British Council
    British Council London, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

    We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

    Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

    What's it like to work at the British Council as a Teacher?

    Role Purpose:

  • To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English.
  • To support the wider aims of the British Council and its cultural relations mission.
  • To engage in continued professional development in order to keep up-to-date with developments in the field and to facilitate consistent provision of high quality teaching

    • Main accountabilities

  • Planning, preparing and delivering high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles.
  • Monitoring progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy.
  • Contributing to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services.
  • Ensuring teaching meets the standards expected in Teaching and Learning Reviews, the annual Academic Quality Plans and organisational expectations.
  • Using technology during lessons when required.
  • Finishing administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Contributing to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students' understanding of the contemporary UK.
  • Assisting in covering classes for colleagues.
  • Actively engaging in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning and maintain British Council's position at the forefront of best ELT practices.
  • Supporting local marketing and promotional strategy and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service.
  • Ensuring safeguarding and other guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas: Child protection Equality, diversity and inclusion Health and safety

    • Qualifications

    Essentials

  • Cambridge CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL.
  • Bachelor's degree / first degree required

    • Desirables

  • Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Diploma or equivalent
  • PGCE/B.Ed in Primary or relevant subject
  • TYLEC or CELTYL

    • Work Experience

    Essentials

  • A minimum of 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience gained from teaching a variety of age groups and levels from young learners through to adults.
  • You should have experience in teaching two or more of the following age groups: Young learners aged 6 to hours) Young learners aged 13 to hours) Adults aged hours)
  • Other experience (centre specific)

    • Desirables

  • Experience teaching with British Council global products for adults and young learners
  • Experience teaching Business Communication Skills, ESP, IELTS preparation courses or A0/A1 level students
  • Recent experience working in a teaching context similar to the British Council
  • Experience collaborating and working with teams both virtually and in-person

    • Language requirements

  • Full proficiency in English across all 4 skills, equivalent to CEFR C2/IELTS Band 8/9 in each of 4 sections of the academic module.

    • Salary & Benefits:

  • Salary: Between 2,750 TND-3,750 TND/ Month (Gross) (based on years of experience and qualification level)
  • Inbound Flight (If recruited outside of Tunisia) - Economy flight for self, spouse and dependents of 21 years or younger
  • Settling-In Allowance (If recruited outside of Tunisia) 7% annual base salary for single 10% annual base salary for accompanied Capped at GBP8,000 One-off payment with first month's salary
  • Settling-In Leave (If recruited outside of Tunisia): Settling-in leave for 3 days
  • Temporary Accommodation (If recruited outside of Tunisia) : 2 weeks of temporary accommodation
  • Annual Leave allowances: You will be entitled to leave at the rate of 35 working days per annum earned based on a 5-day week, for each 12 months served at the British Council in Tunisia
  • Medical Allowance: You will be registered on the local health insurance scheme (COMAR), where you will be expected to make a contribution of 2.25% with the British Council making a contribution of 6.75%.