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What's it like to work at the British Council as a Teacher?
Role Purpose:
To deliver quality teaching and ensure the effective learning of English To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission Job Overview
British Council’s English Language Centre in Paris was opened in 1998, initially as a small operation offering classes to Young Learners (YL). Today it operates out of its prestigious, centrally located Invalides premises and currently 6 off-site premises in the Il-de-France region. We offer a wide range of Young Learner classes to 4,000 learners aged between 3 and 17 during the Academic Year and to another 2,000 during the holiday courses. The adult program began in 2007 and now offers the flexibility of MyClass, a system in which adults book lessons individually as preference. At any one time, we have over 1,000 adults engaged in learning with us.
A part-time teacher will be expected to be available to teach a range of ages and courses at any of the British Council’s delivery locations and will work with a large and highly successful team of teachers and academic staff.
Accountabilities
Plan, prepare and deliver between 6 -12 hours per week of high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles in the Il-de-France region. Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy Contribute 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 Complete teaching-related administrative tasks to specified standards Qualifications
Essential
Cambridge CELTA or Trinity cert TESOL. Desirables
Specific Young Learner (YL) extension course (TYLEC or CELTYL or NILE etc.) Either Recognised diploma in EFL e.g. DELTA, or Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Bachelor of Education in primary, secondary or any relevant subject Work Experience
Essential
Experience in teaching relevant age groups specific to the centre: Early Years aged 2 to 5 (400+) Primary aged 6 to 10 (400+ hours) Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (800+ hours) Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (800+ hours) Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours) Cambridge suite and IELTS exam preparation courses Desirable
Teaching Experience to Young Learners: Early years (age 2 - 5) (800+ hours) Primary (age 6 – 10) (800 hours) Secondary (age 11 – 17) (1900+ hours)
Salary and Benefits
Salary: 543 - 965 Euro per month for 12 months (Depending on hours offered, qualification and work experience) Guaranteed hours with competitive rates of pay including paid preparation time ((31 hours paid training time) Continuing professional development with an extensive INSETT programme and additional support for new starters with less experience. Internal and External courses available to develop your career. External training is funded by the Teaching Center for suitable trainees. Meals and transport are subsidized on working days. 35 days paid leave and allowance for privileged days The opportunity to be part of a global organization with teaching centers in nearly 50 countries worldwide and events and programs in many more.