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Date: 05-Jul-2022
Location: Dubai, Middle East and North Africa, AE
Company: British Council
English and Exams is a dynamic and global community within the British Council, the UK’s international organization for cultural relations. Be part of a unique global teaching team striving to help English language learners achieve their linguistic, study, work, and life goals.
Joining the British Council as a teacher offers flexible opportunities to teach English to young people and adults around the world. Our professional and innovative teaching practices demonstrate and support our values of being open and committed, expert and inclusive, optimistic, and bold. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and provide a nurturing and supportive environment for students, including strong support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our teaching centres and online courses build cultural links between the UK and 38 countries around the world, as well as supporting the cultural relations programmes in arts and sciences delivered by the British Council.
Role Purpose
- To maintain and enhance professional development and academic quality in the teaching centre, through the management of in-house teacher development programme and support
- To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English
- To provide learners with a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience
- To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission
Accountabilities
- Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles
- 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
- Actively engage in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning, and maintain the British Council’s position at the forefront of best ELT practices
- Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service
- Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
- Child Protection
- Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Health and Safety
Qualification
Essentials
- First degree
- Cambridge CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL followed by 2 years’ relevant teaching experience.
Desirables
- TEFL Q qualification (DELTA or Trinity Diploma in TESOL)
- Recognised YL teaching qualification, e.g. PGCE/B.Ed in Primary or relevant subject, TYLEC or YL extension to CELTA
Work Experience
Essentials
- 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience
- Experience in teaching relevant age groups specific to the centre:
- Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours) And one or more of the following:
- Young learners aged 6 to 10 (400+ hours)
- Young learners aged 11 to 13 (400+ hours)
- Young learners aged 14 to 17 (400+ hours)
Desirable
- Experience of teaching Early Years (4-5 year olds)
Language Requirement
- High proficiency in English i.e. full mastery of English across all 4 skills equivalent to user (CEFR C2) IELTS Band 8/9 in each of 4 sections of the academic module
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: AED 9,922 and AED 10,197 per month (depends on the qualification and teaching experience)
- Housing Allowances : AED 4,583.33 per month
Additional Information
- Contract duration : 1 Year
- Teaching Contract : 24 contact hours weekly- Teaching staff can be requested to teach at any scheduled time and location
- Work Schedule : The usual current weekly shift pattern is Saturday to Wednesday. This is driven by market needs and can change. Class times and days are driven by customer demand and change according to market opportunity. Teachers’ timetables change accordingly. The peak teaching times in UAE are currently late afternoon (starting from 16.30) and early evening (starting from 19.00). We offer a few classes in the mornings (starting at 09.00).
- Passport requirements/ Right to work in country : All employees must be sponsored, by a company or a spouse and according to current UAE labour law, work visas for expatriate workers over the age of 60, will only be issued on a yearly basis.
Closing Date and Time – Tuesday 19th July 2022 (23:59 IST)
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Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement
The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.
We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you have any problems with your application please email [email protected]
Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.
