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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
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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)
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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).
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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
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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