We are looking for a Young Learners Teacher of English:

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

Details

Location Caracas, Venezuela
Closing date Monday 31st December 2018

Role overview

Accountabilities:

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

Responsabilities:

  • 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 duties (global standards):

  • Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles Teacher Role Profile – global template 2 of 4 Recruitment Team Jan 2012
  • 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 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
  • 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:
  1. Child protection
  2. Equal Opportunity and Diversity
  3.  Information management
  4. Health and safety
  5.  Anti-bribery

How to apply

You can find the post at the British Council jobs portal in the following link: https://goo.gl/7MyACZ