Job Description
/ Role ProfileTeacher of English
Tunis, Tunisia
Job Title / Teacher of English
Directorate or Region / MENA / Department/Country / Teaching Centre/Tunisia
Location of post / Tunis / Pay Band / Teacher salary scale
Reports to / Senior Teacher / Duration of job / 2 years (extendable)
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 British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.
The Tunis teaching centre is located in modern, 3-storey, purpose-built British Council premises. We have 14 classrooms, all equipped with interactive whiteboards. The academic year is made up of 4 nine-week terms and 2 summer intensive courses in July and August. Teachers take a longer leave period in the summer (July or August) with a shorter break at Christmas, a break at the end of March and other breaks around the local public holidays. Teachers teach a maximum of 24 contact class hours per week.
The centre has between 400-500 adult students per term on regular public General and Business English, and Exam preparation courses and around 1500 young learners across three age groups – Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary. We also teach a small number of corporate contracts both on and off-site.
The staff consists of 12 full-time teachers, 6 hourly paid teachers, a YL coordinator, an ICT coordinator, 2 Senior Teachers (Adults and Young Learners) and Deputy Teaching Centre Manager, overseen by Deputy Director/Director English. The administration staff is made up of a TC Admin Officer, a Registrar, an Assistant Registrar, five Customer Services assistants and support staff who deal with finance, IT and premises. We are a multicultural staff with a good mix of locals and internationals.
We have a rapidly growing English language exams department. Both training and examining work is available in IELTS, Cambridge main suite, BEC and YLE tests.
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
Responsibilities
· 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
1 / Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles
2 /
Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy
3 /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
4 /Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards
5 / 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 practices6 / Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students’ understanding of contemporary UK
7 /
Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service
8 /Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
· Child Protection· Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
· Anti-bribery
· Information management
· Health and safety
Key relationships:Internal
· Other teachers
· Teaching centre management team
· Teaching centre administration team
· Customer services staff
· Other wider BC teams
· Wider EFL community
External
· Learners
· Parents
· Partner schools
· Corporate Clients
Other important features or requirements of the job
We guarantee teachers a two consecutive day weekend. Teachers either work Wednesday to Sunday with a Monday/Tuesday weekend or Tuesday to Saturday with a Sunday/Monday weekend, according to centre requirements. Other day patterns may become necessary, but a two day weekend will be maintained. For most teachers, outside summer school, teaching starts at 14.00 on weekdays. Our weekend classes start earlier but finish at 19.00, at the latest.
The majority of our customers are young learners.
Our adult customers are young, working people therefore our adult classes are in the evening, finishing at 21.30. Weekday Young Learner classes are on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. We also run YL exam preparation classes. Weekend Young Learner classes are Saturday 11.00 – 19.00 and Sunday 8.30 – 13.00.
Teachers attend teachers’ meetings, training days and assist with placement testing as required.
All teachers have a mix of young learner and adult classes and a timetabled cover slot each week.
Passport/visa and/or nationality requirements. / An internationally recognised first degree, or qualification in teaching (PGCE, TEFL-I) is necessary to facilitate gaining a working permit. Due to visa restrictions, we are unable to employ teachers who are 58 years old or older, or obtain visas for unmarried partners unless we have employed them in teaching posts.
Security and/or legal checks required for this role. / Reference checks will be carried out prior to appointment to the post. UK nationals need to apply for a UK DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. A local police check is required from non-UK nationals. In addition, all new teaching staff should acquire a police check from their current country of residence.
All the above must be cleared prior to arrival at the posting. The delivery of a working visa is subject to the approval of the Tunisian Ministry of Labour.
Person Specification
Essential / Desirable / Assessment stageLanguage Requirements / § 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 / Short listing
Behaviours
(global standard) / § Making it happen (essential)
§ Working together (essential)
Please note: the other behaviours below will not be assessed at interview. However, all behaviours will be used for performance management purposes.
§ Being accountable (essential)
§ Shaping the future (essential)
§ Connecting with others (essential)
§ Creating shared purpose (essential) / Interview only
Skills and Knowledge / Teaching Skills – level 1 = essential
§ Classroom management (1)
§ Course and lesson planning (1)
§ Subject knowledge (1)
§ Understanding your learners (1)
§ Learning technologies (1) / Interview
Experience
(specific to centre) / 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience
Experience in teaching at least one of the following YL groups
§ Young learners aged 8 to 10 (400+ hours)
§ Young learners aged 11 to 13 (400+ hours)
§ Young learners aged 14 to 17 (400+ hours)
Experience in teaching
§ Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours) / Specialist courses (800+ hours)
§ Business English
§ Exam preparation / Short listing
and interview
Qualifications / Cambridge CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL (global minimum standard)
An internationally recognised first degree, or qualification in teaching (PGCE, TEFL-I) is necessary to facilitate gaining a working permit / Recognised diploma in EFL i.e. DELTA/Trinity diploma in TESOL / Short listing only
Submitted by / Cormac Kenny / Date / December 2017
The British Council believe that all children have potential and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC 1989
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