Job description

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.

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

Main Accountabilities

• 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 individual 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 Complete teaching-related administrative tasks (such as prompt completion of class registers, record of classwork, break duties or level testing) to specified standards Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas: Child protection. Ensure all YL students are safe, secure, and looked after while they are in our care Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Health and safety

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate and or University degree Cambridge CELTA and or Trinity Certificate TESOL

Desirable

• Recognised Diploma in English as a foreign language e.g. DELTA  or Trinity Diploma A Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Bachelor of Education in primary or a relevant secondary subject is highly desirable

Work Experience

Essential

• Equivalent to 1 year’s experience post-certificate (CELTA and or Trinity certificate TESOL) Experience in teaching relevant age groups specific to the center 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)

Contract Duration:  Indefinite

Contract Teaching Hours- 15.5 hours a week, 474 hours annually

Work Schedule:  

Typical teaching slots are: weekday lunchtime, afternoon and evening classes, and Saturday morning and afternoon classes. Days off: Sunday plus another day of the week off, eg Friday. Some adult classes involve early morning starts.  Increasingly our young learner teaching takes place in schools, so travel is often required. Corporate classes usually take place off our premises. Teachers may be expected to work in more than one British Council center. They are also likely to work in more than one location, e.g. British Council Centre and a partner institution.  

Local Restrictions on Employment

Applicants must be EU nationals and have the right to work in Spain  

Benefits

• Offsite Travel Allowance

Apply link: Please click on the below link to apply.

 https://careers.britishcouncil.org/job-invite/43238/