BritishCouncil - Teacher Role

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1 of 5 Recruitment Team Jan 2012

Job Description Ref no:

Job Title Teacher of English

Directorate or Region EU Department/Country Portugal

Location of postPorto / Coimbra /Greater Lisbon

Pay Band Teacher salary scale

Reports toSenior Teacher / co-ordinator

Duration of jobIndefinite term, followingsuccessful completion of statutory6 month probation period.

Purpose of job

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

Context and environment

The Teaching Centres in Portugal are dynamic and well-established and we have worked for over 70 years inPortugal.

The three main centres also work through smaller centres which include dedicated branches and otherlocations at educational establishments in their respective cities.

Most courses are 30 hours over 10 weeks and there are three main terms per year with a shorter term in thesummer. Classes are offered between Monday and Saturday. The busiest times are Friday evening and

Saturday morning for Porto and Greater Lisbon, and Wednesday and Friday for Coimbra. Most teaching staffwork Tuesday to Saturday.

YLs make up the majority of students and therefore teachers are expected to have experience in andenthusiasm for teaching YLs.

We offer YL courses for Primary, Junior, and Teens age groups. Adult courses include General English, ExamPreparation and Business Skills courses. We also offer training courses for companies either at their premises

There are opportunities for Continuing Professional Development through an in-house teacher development

programme, as well as Delta and TYLEC funding.

Accountabi l i t ies

Support British Council’s global English strategy by

delivering teaching to the highest standards of ELT

enhancing British Council’s reputation as a world authority in ELT

continuing professional development and sharing of best practices

Responsibi l i t ies

Teacher of English – Porto / Coimbra / Greater Lisbon – Portugal

Role Profile




Ensuring teaching meets learner needs and expectations

Ensuring teaching meets Teaching Quality standards and organisational expectations

Maintaining good relationships with customers and colleagues

Supporting the teaching centre’s activities and British Council plans

Main dut ies

1Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of differentcustomer groups taking into account individual learning styles

2Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout thecourse, and actively promote learner autonomy

3Contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and

related services, in order to meet students’ needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team

4 Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards

5 Actively engage in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and highstandards in teaching and learning, and maintain British Council’s position at the forefront of best ELTpractices

6Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students’understanding of contemporary UK

7Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in deliveringexcellent customer service

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Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for thefollowing areas:

Child protection

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Health and safety

Key relat ionships : (include internal and external)




Internal

Other British Council teachers

Teaching centre management team

Customer Services staff

Other wider BC teams

Wider EFL community

External

YL and Adult Learners

Parents

Partner schools

Corporate Clients

Other impor tant features or requirements o f the job

(e.g. travel, unsocial/evening hours, restrictions on employment etc)

Evening and weekend work will be required, up to 22.00. The working week in main term time is

Tuesday – Saturday, but this may change to Monday – Friday at other times of the year.

Please specify any passport/visaand/or nationality requirement. Permission to work in the EU.

Please indicate if any security orlegal checks are requiredfor this role.

CRB and police check from departing country (where available).




Person Specification

Essential DesirableAssessmentstage

Behaviours Making it happen (essential)

Working together (essential)

Please note: the other behaviours below will not beassessed at interview. However, all behaviours willbe used for performance management purposes.

Being accountable (essential)

Shaping the future (essential)

Connecting with others (essential)

Creating shared purpose (essential)

Interview only

Skills andKnowledge

Teaching Skills

Classroom management (1 / 2*)

Course and lesson planning (1 / 2*)

Subject knowledge (1 / 2*)

Understanding your learners (1 / 2*)

Learning technologies (1 / 2*)

*TEFL-Q teachers are expected to demonstrateteaching skills at level 2 for a minimum of 2 skills.

English as first language or CEFR C2, IELTS band9.

Interview

Experience Minimum of 2 years experience of ELT after initialtraining (i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL), whichmust include the following:

A minimum of 1200+ hours experience shouldhave been gained from teaching two or more ofthe following a groups

Young learners aged 5 to 7 Young learners aged 8 to 10

Young learners aged 11 to 13

Young learners aged 14 to 17

Adults General English / Exam Preparation 18+

Business Englishand experienceof working withcorporate clients

Experience of

exampreparationcourses: CESOLand IELTS

Short listingand interview




Qualifications TEFL – I (Cambridge CELTA . Trinity TESOL)

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

TEFL Q (DELTA,Dip TESOL orequivalent)Recognised YLCertificate e.g.CELTY / YL

extension toCELTA / TYLEC

Short listing only

Submitted by Gaynor Evans Date 19.08.2013

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