Teacher of English - Part-time (Temporary Cover)

Teacher of English - Part-Time (Temporary Cover)

Date :30 Oct 2023

Location : Bilbao, European Union, ES

Company :British Council

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.

Role Purpose :

• To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English.
• To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.

About British Council -

British Council has been delivering English courses to adults and young learners for 20 years in Deusto, Bilbao. The Basque region is a dynamic and vibrant context with strong demand for English. Our teaching centre delivers courses to young learners aged 4-17 as well as adults during the academic year as well as in the summer.

Much of the teaching takes place on the British Council premises and also off-site in partner premises, including Early Years and Primary teaching.

ELT activity is managed by a Teaching Operations Manager, one Senior Teacher, and two coordinators and supported by a customer services team, as well as financial and administrative management and support roles. There are currently over 25 teachers in the teaching team delivering around 15,000 hours of classes each year.

Accountabilities : Support British Council’s global English strategy by

• delivering teaching to the highest standards of English Language Teaching
• enhancing British Council’s reputation as a world authority in English Language Teaching
• continuing professional development and sharing of best practices

Main Duties-

• Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles. Ensure that lesson materials are tailored appropriately to the needs of particular groups and individuals, and that British Council materials are used to maximum effect to meet learners’ needs.

• Monitor and assess progress and provide regular feedback - both written and face to face - to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy, using the setting and correction of homework for that purpose. Meet individually with parents and students as part of the student’s learning process.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of the Teaching Centre by actively working as a member of the teaching team.

• Complete teaching related administrative tasks (such as prompt completion of class registers, record of classwork or break duties) to specified standards.

• Actively engage in CPD to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning and maintain the British Council’s position at the forefront of best ELT practices.

• Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students’ understanding of contemporary UK.

• Provide support to the teaching operation through tutorials, and guiding learners and young learner parents towards the most suitable courses and learning paths.

• Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:

• Safeguarding. Ensure all YL students are safe, secure and looked after while they are in our care.

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

• Health and Safety

Requirement of the role-

• Most teaching takes place on weekday lunchtimes, evenings and on Saturdays. Some adult classes involve early morning starts. :

• Experience in teaching Young Learners is essential ( Primary and secondary)

• Increasingly our young learner teaching takes place in schools, so travel is often required.

• Teachers may be expected to work in more than one location, e.g. British Council center and a partner institution.

Qualification

Essential

• Undergraduate and or University degree
• Cambridge CELTA and or Trinity CertTESOL

Desirable

• Diploma in TESOL or equivalent

• Extension qualifications:

• NILE Teaching English in Pre-Primary Education

• TYLEC - Trinity Young Learners Extension Certificate

Work Experience

Essential

• 2 year post-certificate i.e. CELTA / Trinity cert TESOL experience
• Experience in teaching relevant age groups specific to the centre
• Early Years aged 2 to 5 (400+hours)
• Primary aged 6 to 10 (400+ hours)
• Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (800+ hours)
• Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (400+ hours)
• University/Vocational students aged 18 to 25 (400+hours)
• Adul